February Author @ the Library Programs at Mid-Manhattan
Who was Miss Anne in 1920s Harlem? How did George Washington define the American presidency? What is keeping a majority of Americans from eating well? Can the world’s most endangered big cat be saved?...
View ArticleKinokophonography: Discovery of Listening
On February 6 the Library for the Performing Arts is presenting Kinokophonography Night, where sound artists, recordists, and attentive listeners share recordings and celebrate listening. Below is a...
View ArticleNovedades de Febrero 2014: ¡Feliz Día de San Valentín!
He aquí un popurrí de nuevas historias de ficción y realidad para celebrar un feliz día del amor y la amistad:Amor a segunda vistaAmanda QuickVenetia Milton y Gabriel Jones no solo viven un apasionado...
View ArticleMeet Your Neighbor & Photographer Ner Beck
On view now through February 26, 2014 at the Bloomingdale Library is NER BECK: West Side Window Reflections. This exhibition of photographs, captured on the Upper West Side, will be displayed at the...
View ArticleLocal Union #137 Recruitment: Sheet Metal Worker Apprentices
The Sheet Metal Workers International Association Local Union #137, will conduct a recruitment from December 9, 2013 through December 8, 2014 for 10 sheet metal worker (sign hanger/rigger) apprentices,...
View ArticleMeet the Artist: Yuko K.
On view through February 28, 2014, the Mulberry Street Library is proud to present the work of multi-talented artist, Yuko K. Her solo show, Colors and Icons, shows a wide range of Yuko's artistic...
View ArticleFind New York Times Bestsellers at NYPL - February 2nd, 2014
For the week of February 2, 2014 we have hardcover fiction, hardcover non-fiction, and paperback graphic books.If you have an iPhone, iPad or Android phone, download our free app! Use it with your...
View ArticleChatham Square Library Collects Lunar New Year Stories
Listen here to part of a conversation between Winnie Lau and Xi Zheng as Ms. Lau is interviewed by Ms. Zheng about her family's traditions:Here are some questions below in both English and Chinese if...
View ArticleBricklayers and Allied Craft Workers Local Union #1 Recruit Apprentices
The Bricklayers & Allied Craft Workers, Local Union #1, will conduct a recruitment from January 31, 2014 through December 19, 2014 for three stonemason apprentices; 10 pointer, caulker &...
View ArticleBest of Patron Requests: Music (January 2014 Edition)
MTV Unplugged No. 2 by Lauryn Hill (2002)The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was released all the way back in 1998. That record was a bombshell. With its homage to an earlier book, The Mis-Education of the...
View ArticleVeteran Information Resource Fair at Mid-Manhattan Library February 11
The New York Public Library Mid-Manhattan Library Single Stop and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will host our 3rd Veteran Information Resource Fair on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 from 10 a.m....
View ArticleBooktalking "Battle Bunny" by Jon Sciezka and Mac Barnett
Birthday Bunny sports cheerful Happy Birthday balloons.Battle Bunny says, "See what happens to bunnies on Dooms Day."Birthday Bunny started on his path, hopping through the trees.Battle Bunny started...
View ArticleDr. Cheryl LaRoche Presents "Free Black Communities and the Underground...
Dr. Cheryl LaRoche’s book, Free Black Communities and the Underground Railroad: The Geography of Resistance was released on January 13, 2014 and she says it’s been a long journey to get to this point....
View ArticleLocal Union #7: Tile, Marble and Terrazzo Workers Recruit Apprentices
The Tile, Marble and Terrazzo Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, Local Union #7, will conduct a recruitment from January 15, 2014 through December 17, 2014 for three marble carver, cutter and...
View ArticleVandamm and Machinal
Machinal is back on Broadway. Sophie Treadwell’s best known play is enjoying a successful revival at the Roundabout Theater. Although a journalist, Treadwell used elements of experimental playwriting...
View ArticleAuthor Interview with Lamar Giles
One of the cool perks of being a librarian is that you sometimes get to read books before they come out. I had the opportunity (and immense pleasure) to get an electronic galley copy of Lamar Giles's...
View ArticleOn-Site Recruitment: Firefighters, EMT, Paramedics, Fire Protection...
The New York State Department of Labor and the New York City Fire Department will present On-Site Recruitment Information Sessions for Firefighters, EMT, Paramedics and Fire Protection Inspectors in...
View ArticleOn-Site Recruitment: Home Health Aides February 11
The New York State Department of Labor and New Partners, Inc. will present an On-Site Recruitment for Home Health Aides on Tuesday, February 11, 2014, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the New York State...
View ArticleBooktalking "DSM-5" by American Psychiatric Association
Want to find out what criteria mental health professionals use to diagnose mental disorders? Here are a few conditions and disorders (complete with classification numbers) that are either new in this...
View ArticleFebruary 2014 DVD Releases...Reserve Your Copy Now!
In the month of February, many great DVD movies are coming to the Library. Reserve titles now using the Library's Catalog.The Oscars are less than a month away, so catch up on a few Oscar nominated...
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