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Local Union #731: Laborers Recruit Apprentices
The Joint Apprenticeship Committee for the Laborers Union #731 will conduct a recruitment from March 3, 2014 through March 14, 2014 for 30 skilled construction craft laborer apprentices, State Labor...
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Reader's Den: The Consolations of the Forest, Week 2
The Consolations of the Forest is Sylvain Tesson’s first title available in English and it won the Prix Médicis for nonfiction. But, he has written many other works on his travels around the world by...
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Find New York Times Bestsellers at NYPL - February 9th, 2014
For the week of February 9, 2014 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! Use...
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U.S. Census Bureau: Measuring Alternative Educational Credentials
In January 2014, the U.S. Census Bureau released a report, Measuring Alternative Educational Credentials: 2012, which examines the prevalence of non-degree certifications and licenses among American...
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Do You Snore at Night? Are You HIV+? Am I Going to Jail?
Guest post by Cassidy Gardner, QueerocracyThere are a lot of things you’d probably want to know before dating someone. Do they wash their dishes right after they use them? Will they remember your...
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Bridging the Gap
Every child deserves the same chances for success: to have access to the finest resources, the best teachers and the most innovate initiatives that will prepare them for a bright future in college and...
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Announcing LIBRETTO!
I am very pleased to announce the first release of Libretto, a prototype open source, e-book reader for reading musicals on Android devices!Like so many fans of musical theater, I spent many happy...
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The Time Machine: Reading List 2013
A favorite movie of my adolescent years was The Time Machine. I saw it again and again, and the special effects—state-of-the-art at the time, cheesy now—are still etched in my memory. How exciting to...
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Tumbling into Tumblr with Kingsbridge Teens
During the course of several conversations I’ve had with the kids in my Teen Advisory Group over the last year, they told me that they use Tumblr more often than they use Twitter or Facebook. More...
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CMP: Now Enrolling for Freight Forwarding Operations Classes
CMP is now enrolling for Freight Forwarding Operation classes! Gain practical knowledge, computer skills and be ready to land a job in 8-10 weeks.CMP (formerly Chinatown Manpower Project, Inc.) is...
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Booktalking "William's Doll" by Charlotte Zolotow
William wanted a doll for simple reasons: to hug, take care of, and bring to the park. The males in his life had other ideas. His brother called this wish "creepy," and the boy next door called him a...
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中文書籍介紹 || Chinese Magazines
大家好，我们又在网络上见面了。首先祝大家 “馬年快快乐乐！身体健康！事事如意！”我觉得每本書都有它的支持者，留下深深的烙印。不同的人，有不同的表达方法。最近在電子邮件收到了不知那位哥儿们写來一段話 “出生一张纸，開始一辈子。毕业一张纸，奋斗一辈子。金钱一张纸， 辛苦一辈子。悼詞一张纸，了结一辈子。”想一想，很有点道理。 無意中，翻阅几本雜誌在圖書舘 。不看则已，一看之下， 就离不开了。有成年，儿童...
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Il y a de l'amour dans l'air !
Amour, passion, suspense… Laissez-vous emporter par des émotions à vous couper le souffle avec cette sélection de romans dont vous trouvez dans le catalogue de NYPL. Réservez-les et cherchez-les à...
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The Five Most Romantic Proposals In Classic Literature
What better way to celebrate Valentine's Day than a look at the most romantic proposals in classic literature? The New York Public Library created this list of our five favorite romantic gestures...
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十個詞彙裏的中國 Shi ge ci hui li de Zhongguo || China in ten words
好感謝大家支持我们的書評， 我们其中一位圖書館員要推薦余華的“十個詞彙裏的中國” （(895.14 Yu, Hua) 余華是著名的小説家，膾炙人口的電影“活著”便是根據他的小説改編的。這本散文集作者選了十個詞彙：人民，領袖，閲讀，寫作，魯迅，差距，革命，草根，山寨，忽悠，作者試圖藉著這十個詞彙來闡釋中國六十年來的社會發展。作者在序言中這樣說：“….....
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On-Site Recruitment: Home Health Aides February 20, 25
The New York State Department of Labor and Sunnyside Citywide Home Care will present On-Site Recruitments for Home Health Aides on Thursday, February 20 and Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at 10 a.m. - 2...
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The Most Significant Drum Head in Popular Music, Part 2
Part 2 of a guest post for Ladies and Gentlemen... The Beatles, by Russ Lease. Read Part 1.On September 14, 1994, my world changed again. I found myself in the unlikely position of being one of the...
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The Jefferson Market University: Spring 2014
The Jefferson Market Library is pleased to offer the following free courses for the spring semester, 2014:Modern Irish HistoryA Three Session Course: Saturdays, February 8, 15, 222 pm to 4 pmHuman...
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Meet the Speakers at our Fulton Fish Market Talk!
This Wednesday, February 26 from 6-7:45 p.m. at Jefferson Market Library, come to an evening of memory, protest and plans. Here's some information about the upcoming speakers.About Paul GreenbergPaul...
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Lincoln Kirstein's Greatest Treasure Hunt and Find
The Monuments Men was one of the top films again last week, bringing to light the incredible true story of the museum professionals (art historians, curators, professors, conservators) who joined the...
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