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Find New York Times Bestsellers at NYPL - May 5th, 2013
For the week of May 5th, 2013 we have hardcover fiction, hardcover non-fiction, and young adult fiction.If you have an iPhone, iPad or Android phone, download our free app! Use it with your library...
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Booktalking "Wild About Books" by Judy Sierra
One day, librarian Molly decided to drive her mobile library van into the zoo, and all of the animals were flummoxed! She read from Dr. Seuss and the zoo animals were drawn toward her. They were...
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Una taza de escritura con café: Tinta, Papel, y...Café
Tinta, Papel, y...Café, una serie de tertulias que nace en la biblioteca Mid-Manhattan, cuenta con un grupo muy interesante de participantes. Todas tienen una historia que contar, como lo demostraron...
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Career Path Workshop Series at Francis Martin, June 3: Know Your Professional...
Are you ready to explore your potential? If yes! Save the date. Meet our dynamic Career Coach Robyn Saunders and let her work with you. Come and join this FREE informative series workshop at your local...
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World Trade Week NYC 2013 and SIBL
If you are a businessperson already engaged in international trade or just a small businessperson interested in international trade then World Trade Week NYC 2013 may be of interest to you. The New...
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Business Books from "The Economist," April 13, 2013
The April 13, 2013 Economist included its quarterly business book reviews. Here is a listing.For those interested in the articles, you can find them through some of our electronic resources—We...
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Library Time Travel: Ruminations in Science, Literature and Film
I've always been fascinated by the possibility of traveling backwards and forwards in time, and scientific opinion is still divided on whether or not such a thing is even theoretically possible. Noted...
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Free Job Training for Community Health Workers
CUNY Career PATH is a low-to no cost program funded by the grant program of the U.S. Department of Labor Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training, also know as TAACCCT.In order...
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Flappers and Philosophers: F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald and Their...
The newest film version of The Great Gatsby is opening in theaters on May 10th. This is the fifth time this story has been filmed, I believe. This version boasts a modern soundtrack and promises to...
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A Family for My Art: Poets at the American Place Theatre
The PlaceIn 1963, a small not-for-profit theater called the American Place Theatre was founded in St. Clements Church, a Victorian Gothic church tucked away in Manhattan's Theater District. The theater...
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Give it up for the Bronx! Events May 9-19
This year the Bronx will be celebrating its 41st Annual Bronx Week. What is unique about Bronx Week? It's a 10 day (May 9-19) celebration showcasing the best the Bronx has to offer.At the Bronx Library...
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Mother's Day Reads
Making plans with your mother, grandmother, in-laws or kids this weekend? Consider stopping by the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building to see Daring Methods: The Prints of Mary Cassatt on display.If you had...
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Create Your Own Classic Film Festival
The fourth annual TCM Classic Film Festival, held April 25 to 28 in Hollywood, included screenings of roughly 80 films and featured at least as many special guests, including Jane Fonda, Eva Marie...
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Cycling in the City
Cycling is not only great for your health; it’s better for the environment and less expensive than other forms of travel. Currently the city is working toward making NYC more friendly to cyclists and...
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Booktalking "Which Side Are You On?" by George Ella Lyon
This book is the story of a song written by Florence Reece in 1931. Florence's son tells how his father is a miner, their family resides in a company house, and his father gets paid in money that is...
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May is National Mental Health Month
An estimated one in five adult Americans is living with a mental health problem, according to a recent survey by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Yet less than 50...
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Reader's Den: The Contract With God Trilogy by Will Eisner - Week 1
For this month's Reader's Den, we'll be hosting an online book discussion of Will Eisner's The Contract With God Trilogy: Life on Dropsie Aveue. This is only the second time we have featured a graphic...
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Drawing People and Places: Gearing Up!
At Jefferson Market Library, our 10 week drawing course for adults 55+ is drawing to a close, and we are gearing up to host an event celebrating the artists who have participated.We will be showcasing...
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The Art of Drawing When One is Blind or Low-Vision
With my hand, I touch the outside, or contour, of a small ceramic jug, a container for cream. I slowly trace the curve of the rim, continuing to the pointed lip. I put down the jug, and pick up a piece...
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Caring for Your Books, Papers, and Photographs at Home
Have your own books, papers, and photographs seen better days? Or do you simply wonder how you can best take care of these things so they last as long as they can? The New York Public Library can...
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