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Our New Home Page, Search-dominance, and NYPL's Goals
I'm truly pleased to announce the launch of NYPL's new home page! It has more and better feature items for us to share great NYPL activities and materials with you, and a new book recommender tool that...
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We Are Asking For Your Help With Technology Challenges at NYPL
Over a century ago, The New York Public Library was founded with a basic purpose: to provide free access to information, literature, and cultural resources for the enjoyment and enrichment of all New...
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Booktalking "Our Library" by Eve Bunting
When the librarian told the kids that the library was slated to close because it was in a state of disrepair, the kids brainstormed about how to help the library. In fact, at each step of the way, not...
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Adventures in Marketing Research: IBISWorld - Market Research Reports
I know the danger of first impressions. And of reportage on the basis of superficial knowledge. But when something newsworthy comes along, caution must yield in the moment. So, permit me to introduce...
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Find New York Times Bestsellers at NYPL - May 12th, 2013
For the week of May 12th, 2013 we have hardcover fiction, hardcover non-fiction, and children's picture books.If you have an iPhone, iPad or Android phone, download our free app! Use it with your...
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Novedades de Mayo 2013: ¡Celebra Los Libros Latinos! ¡Ajá! ¡Leyendo!
Mayo es el Mes de Los Libros Latinos y ¡Ajá, Leyendo!. Vamos a celebrar a nuestros escritores y sus historias con esta breve selección de temas de ficción y no ficción recientemente adquiridos y a...
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Mad Men on the Menu
You are what you eat is the common adage, but What you eat describes who you are is more appropriate for circa 1960s Madison Avenue and New York City.The power lunch. Two-for-one happy hour. The...
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Fiction Atlas: Brooklyn in Children's Fiction and Picture Books (Part I)
Where in the world are you reading about? Fiction finds its settings in all corners of the world (and some places only imagined in our minds) but there's something special about fiction set in a...
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New Business Bestsellers: May 2013
Here is a selection of books new to The New York Times list of Business Best Sellers published in the Business Section print edition Sunday, May 5. Plus, a quick look at the Nielsen BookScan in the May...
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The Influence of Struwwelpeter
Struwwelpeter is a children's book that has been endlessly imitated and retold, while providing the inspiration for countless parodies.Struwwelpeter, pronounced Strool'vel-pay-ter, is a collection of...
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Homeschooling Through High School at the Library
"You're not going to homeschool for high school are you? How can you possibly teach all those subjects?"I guess my husband's friend had no idea how insulting his comments were, but they made me laugh....
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NYC Teen Author Festival at NYPL: March 22-23, 2013
Every spring, the NYC Teen Author Festival takes place at various locations around the city, including bookstores and NYPL locations. Teens, authors, librarians, and anyone interested in teen...
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Steampunk: An Introduction for Teens
What is Steampunk? For a way to explain a fantasy subgenre, Steampunk is not very descriptive. According to The Steampunk Bible (2011), it can be explained most easily by this equation:Steampunk = Mad...
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Booktalking "Wild Horse Scientists" by Kay Frydenborg
Horse reproduction! I never thought that I would learn so much about this subject by reading a book about wild horse scientists, but I guess that it makes sense. After all, managing the numbers of wild...
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Memorial Day: Commemorating and Remembering Our Veterans and Those Who Serve
May 27th is Memorial Day. Did you know that this U.S. federal holiday goes as far back as the American Civil War in the 1860s?Memorial Day, formerly known as Decoration Day, occurs ever year on the...
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Career Fair 2013
The New York State Department of Labor will present the Dr. King Career Fair in New York City on June 6 and June 13. Events will run from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. and will be held at the following locations:...
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Rikers
The prison is a structure. It has walls and it has smells and there are sounds you hear inside the prison. There are people who work and who live there. There are rules and there are gates and there...
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RecruitMilitary: New York Veteran Job Fair
RecruitMilitary is a leading full-service military–to-civilian recruiting firm in the United States. They use online and offline products to connect employers, franchisors, and educational institutions...
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Following Cheryl Strayed's Journey on the Pacific Crest Trail
How interesting could a book about a long walk possibly be? In the case of Cheryl Strayed's book Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, the answer is very. Some may have foolishly...
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On-Site Recruitment: Home Health Aides
The New York State Department of Labor and New Partners, Inc. will present an on-site recruitment for Home Health Aides. Job SummaryTrained and certified health care worker who provides assistance to a...
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