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June Author @ the Library Programs at Mid-Manhattan

Should we worry about a Medicare Meltdown? Is a newly identified autoimmune disease responsible for instances of demonic possession recorded in the past? What is the Secret History of Coffee, Coca...

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Seeing with the Senses Art Exhibition

Come see and even touch this new art exhibition, created by adult students from the Metropolitan Museum, drawing class called "Seeing Through Drawing."The students all have low vision or are blind, and...

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Chinatown Manpower Project: Nurse Aide Training Program

Chinatown Manpower Project, Inc. (CMP) provides vocational training, employment services, educational programs and economic development opportunities to disadvantaged immigrants and refugees throughout...

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Find New York Times Bestsellers at NYPL - June 2nd, 2013

For the week of June 2nd, 2013 we have hardcover fiction, hardcover non-fiction, and children's series.If you have an iPhone, iPad or Android phone, download our free app! Use it with your library...

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Free Programs at New Dorp Library: June 2013

The school year is coming to an end and the temperatures are rising! You could spend your summer at the beach showing off that new swimsuit you searched for all winter... or you could spend some time...

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Booktalking "Giant Dance Party" by Betsy Bird

Lexy longs to perform in dances, but stage fright nixes that dream. Instead, she decides to become a dance teacher so that she can dance and avoid the stage. After all, dance teachers do not have to...

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The Time Machine of Moving Image Collections

Time Machine: if you could see what I have seen with these eyes.Time travel is possible within the narrow bounds of my studio. It is remarkable that this can be accomplished with such primitive...

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A Dystopian Future With a Cure For Suicide: The Program by Suzanne Young

Sloane lives in a world where teens have to hide their true emotions. If a friend, teacher, or even a family member sees her having an emotional outburst, they could report her and have her taken by...

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Música Soul: The Soundtrack of the Black Power Movement in Brasil

"If we had said 'Negro power' nobody would get scared. Everybody would support it. If we said power for colored people, everybody would be for that, but it is the word 'black' that bothers people in...

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Get the Facts: GED Changes in 2014

The GED® test is changing on January 1, 2014.After January 1, scores from previous tests will be invalid and cannot be combined with any new test scores.If you have taken the test since January 1, 2002...

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Book Discussion at Epiphany: "Caleb's Crossing" by Geraldine Brooks

The month of May found the EpiphanyBook Club tackling a writer beloved by its members. Geraldine Brooks has written several novels, the book club previously read People of the Book. This time around we...

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Reader's Den: The Contract With God Trilogy by Will Eisner - Week 3

This May, we've been reading Will Eisner's The Contract With God Trilogy: Life on Dropsie Avenue. This online book discussion is in conjunction with Reader's Den and NYC Summer.Here is a schedule of...

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The Annotated Superman: A Top 10 List

Happy Birthday, Superman! This past April marked the 75th Anniversary of Superman. To celebrate that, and in anticipation of Zack Snyder's upcoming film Man of Steel, we have put together a list of...

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New York City Employment and Training Coalition

New York City Employment and Training Coalition is an association of 200 community based organizations, educational institutions, and labor unions that annually provide job training and employment...

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Novedades de Junio 2013: ¡Leyendo al aire libre en un verano caluroso, pero...

¿Cual sería el mejor espacio para leer?El buen clima ya empieza a favorecernos para darnos la oportunidad de preparar nuestros planes veraniegos.En esta temporada, muchos nos vamos de vacaciones. Otros...

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Waiting on Wednesday: Amelia Bedelia, Piggie, and Greeks

Waiting on Wednesday is where we take a look at some of the most anticipated children's books that are now available to borrow on NYPL's catalog. What are you waiting for? Picture Book Ameila Bedelia's...

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Make Music New York at NYPL Branches: June 21, 2013

Make Music New York is a live, free musical celebration on June 21, the longest day of the year. From 10 in the morning to 10 at night, public spaces throughout the five boroughs become impromptu...

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Celebrate National Doughnut Day

The first Friday in June is National Doughnut Day.Usually I am skeptical of nonsensical food holidays. Did the cinnamon-sugar lobby come up with this? The lard council?Still, National Doughnut Day...

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Reader's Den: The Contract With God Trilogy by Will Eisner - Week 4

Thank you for joining us for this month's Reader's Den! Our discussion of Will Eisner's The Contract With God Trilogy: Life on Dropsie Avenue is part of NYC Summer and we have many more events still to...

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NYPL on the Road: Photography and the American Civil War at the Metropolitan...

The Registrar's Office at the New York Public Library manages a robust outgoing loan program. We are responsible for all logistics and coordination of loans from the four Research Libraries to the...

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