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CEIS at Baychester: Resume Clinic and Job Search Club

Come and get your resume revised and learn how to market your wonderful employment skills! Are you nervous when interviewing? Learn how to maintain an air of confidence during your interviews. So let...

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October's Top Books

The New York Public Library is sharing monthly lists of the books checked out most often at its 91 branches (which are located in the Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island). Below are the most popular...

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Booktalking "The Apple Pie That Papa Baked" by Lauren Thompson

I like how this story builds upon itself... showing all of the ingredients and aspects of nature that contribute to the development of the sweet treat. There is repetition as more elements of the apple...

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Find New York Times Bestsellers at NYPL - November 10th, 2013

For the week of November 10, 2013 we have hardcover fiction, hardcover non-fiction, and advice, how-to & miscellaneous books. If you have an iPhone, iPad or Android phone, download our free app!...

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On-Site Recruitment: H&R Block Client Service Professionals in November

The New York State Department of Labor and H & R Block will present On-Site Recruitments for Client Service Professionals in the following locations. Manhattan November 18, 19, 21 & 22, 2013...

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Booktalking "The Career Counselor's Handbook" by Howard Figler and Richard...

The Dictionary of Occupational Titles lists 20,000 different jobs. That is a lot of careers to choose from. Many people are disillusioned with their jobs and view them as sheer drudgery. This book can...

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Research Like a Librarian: Using "Big6 Skills" for Better Grades!

PSSSTT! Let me let you in on a little librarian research secret: finding information at branches and online isn't hard (anyone can do it). In fact, in this digital age of big databases, Google and...

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Reader's Den in November: The Gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye, Part 2

I hope you are enjoying the Reader's Den selection for November, The Gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye. The year is 1845 and the story revolves around the establishment of the first official New York City...

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Employment Opportunities with Melt Shop and Little Beet November 22

The New York Public Library, Science, Industry and Business Library and New York City Workforce1 will present an On-Site Recruitment for team members for The Melt Shop and The Little Beet.Workforce1 is...

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Construction Workforce Development in the Harlem Community November 20

The New York State Department of Labor and West Harlem Group Assistance, Inc. in partnership with West Harlem Development Corporation and McKissack Office Community Employment will present Construction...

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Behind the Scenes of an NYPL Exhibition

There is a lot that goes on behind the scenes of each exhibition project at The New York Public Library. The NYPL organizes several beautiful exhibitions throughout the year and the Registrar's Office...

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NYPL Labs Building Inspector: No Sleep Til Brooklyn, API, and Open Source...

A few weeks ago, we launched Building Inspector, NYPL Labs' latest tool for opening up historical maps of New York City. In that time, you (and lots of other Inspectors) have helped unlock an era of...

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"Hey Up There" Looking Down on Dancers

“Hey up there”Broadway precision chorus lines were a staple of musical comedies and revues. A straight line of precision tappers, kickers or steppers could excite the audience in the orchestra, looking...

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Art Book Review: Black and Blue by Carol Mavor

Black and blue is a phrase of the wounded, the beaten, and the marked. But, they are also colors of the night, the ocean, the eye, and shadows, places of mystery and beauty.Carol Mavor's Black and...

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Chocolate con Letras: Charla sobre "Volver" de Toni Morrison

Bienvenido a su "Chocolate con Letras"—la charla literaria en línea con las bibliotecarias Alex y Libbhy en conjunto con Linda Caycedo (Supervisora de las Tertulias Literarias de La Biblioteca Central...

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Time Machine: Concatenations in Time Travel, VHS a cc: to the Future

I am remembering our old purchase order form, a multi copy (ten copies press firmly) missive to Ruth, our beloved curmudgeon in Purchasing (her voicemail began with a sigh). Each copy was fainter and...

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Review of "Exploring The Rise and Fall of Paramount Records" LIVE at NYPL

The line formed early outside of Edna Barnes Salomon Reading Room as this particular event in the Live from the NYPL series was the hottest ticket in town on a cold fall night. Who would have thought...

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Special Libraries in Focus: the Metropolitan Museum of Art

I know that the Met is one of the major art museums in New York City, so I was thrilled when a librarian from the Watson Library agreed to give staff from NYPL a tour of the Watson and Nolen libraries,...

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讀者評論 : 纸上的爱情可以休矣 || Review of "Fake Love Can Be Laid to Rest" - 贺江

 ——谈谈艾米的《同林鸟》                                贺江(上海师范大学)...

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Chocolate con Letras: Charla sobre "Rita Moreno: Memorias"

Bienvenido a su "Chocolate con Letras"—la charla literaria en línea con las bibliotecarias Alex y Libbhy en conjunto con Linda Caycedo (Supervisora de las Tertulias Literarias de La Biblioteca Central...

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