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December 2013 DVD Releases... Reserve Your Copy Now!
In the month of December, many great DVD movies are coming to the Library. Reserve titles now using the Library's Catalog.If you're looking for some an action-packed night from the comfort of your own...
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My Mandela Moments
I learned of Nelson Mandela’s passing while waiting for my delayed flight at Atlanta Airport. I thought how much his painful and extraordinary life had exposed the terrible danger that faced those who...
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New Plant Patent Color Images at SIBL: Through September 24, 2013
Here are scans of the color plates of U.S. Plant Patents received at SIBL for the weeks of September 17 and 24, 2013.Plant Patent plates for 2012 and 2013 have been listed, with links, in the table...
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Tributo a Nelson Mandela (1918-2013)
Nelson Mandela nació el 18 de julio de 1918 en Mvezo, Umtata, provincia del Cabo Oriental en Sudáfrica.Mandela fue un político y abogado quién estuvo encarcelado por más de 27 años cumpliendo una...
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Job Opportunities: The New NY Bridge
After more than a decade of delay, a New NY Bridge to replace the Tappan Zee is becoming a reality. The first span of the new twin-span bridge is scheduled to open in 2016, and the new bridge should be...
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Those Mysterious Shadowy Dancers
This post answers a question about the image that the Library’s web page has been using when it highlights the Vandamm exhibition, Pioneering Poet of Light. I was thrilled when the web editors selected...
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AppVice: Santa's Bag Christmas Gift List
Are you shopping for Christmas on a budget? Santa's Bag - Christmas Gift List app will help you to stay organized and on budget for Christmas. This app by Clay Pot Software, LLC is amazing. You can add...
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Fulbrighter at the Library: Fotis Flevotomos Studies the Connection Between...
I first met Fotis Flevotomos in June 2011. He had come to New York from Greece to speak on his creative process at The New York Public Library's Low Vision and Blindness Resource Fair. An experienced...
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Step Into a Story Book: the ABC of It Exhibit at the Library
The Library makes it convenient to see fantastic displays of children's books with its The ABC of It: Why Children's Books Matter exhibit in the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building that is going on through...
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Finding a Life at The New York Public Library: Emily Dickinson, the Avid...
December 10th is the birthday of Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), a beloved poet who in her youth was a talented pianist and active music collector. The collections of The New York Public Library serve to...
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Honoring Nelson Mandela
As The New York Public Library joins the world in mourning the loss of Nelson Mandela, we are pleased to share multimedia exhibits celebrating his life at the Schwarzman Building and at the Schomburg...
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Khmer Dance Project Videos Available Online
One of the stunning new collections from the Jerome Robbins Dance Division now available in the Library’s Digital Collections is the Khmer Dance Project (KDP). Funded by a grant from the Anne Hendricks...
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Find New York Times Bestsellers at NYPL - December 8th, 2013
For the week of December 8, 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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Book Discussion at Epiphany, "The Wine of Solitude" by Irène Némirovsky
Irène Némirovsky is a well known French writer who became popular in the United States after the posthumous publication of her book Suite Francaise. The book group has read her work once before and...
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Meet the Artist: John Lloyd
John Lloyd's paintings, on view at the Mulberry Street Library through December 31st, are a breath of fresh air. When you walk into the branch, you are immediately taken by Lloyd's colorfully cheerful...
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On-Site Recruitment: Police Communications Technician (911 Operator) December 16
The New York State Department of Labor and the New York City Police Department will present an On-Site Recruitment (Information Session) for Police Communications Technicians (911 Operators) on Monday,...
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Booktalking "Dewey's Christmas at the Library" by Vicki Myron and Bret Witter
It is Christmas at the library for the kitty! Dewey has come a long way since last winter when he was rescued by Spencer Library director Vicki from the book-return drop. This year he is ready and...
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On-Site Recruitment at SIBL December 13 and 16
The New York Public Library, Science, Industry and Business Library and New York City Workforce1 will present On-Site Recruitments for various positions on December 13 and December 16, 2013.Workforce1...
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Macomb's Bridge Teens Review Graphic Novels
The Ultimate's 2: Grand Theft America Reviewed by ElanThe comic The Ultimate's 2 by Mark Miller is a great comic that describes how the Ulitimates began. This book takes place in the Marvel Universe,...
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December Reader's Den: Caleb Carr's The Alienist, Part II
New York City in 1896 was not a hospitable place to live if you were not one of means. Part II of The Alienist opens with another gruesome murder of a boy prostitute, this time at Castle Clinton during...
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