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Catalog Power Users: Save Your Searches
You know who you are. Your hold requests are always maxed out. You have "nypl.bibliocommons.com" saved in your browser. You read a book review in the paper or hear an author interviewed on the radio...
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Booktalking "The Cruisers: Checkmate" by Walter Dean Myers
The Cruisers: Checkmate by Walter Dean Myers, 2011 Alexander, "Zander" for short, is a student at the elite Da Vinci Academy for the Gifted and Talented. There, he belongs to a club known as the...
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Great Recent Graphic Novels for Children
Did you know that for the past few years there have been a great list of annual graphic novel selections for kids on the Children's Books: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing list? I'm helping out on...
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New Business Best-Sellers: August 2012
Here is a selection of books new to the New York Times list of Business Best Sellers published in the print edition Sunday, August 5th. Also, a quick look at the Nielsen BookScan listing in the August...
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Now Recruiting: New York Drives
Brooklyn Workforce Innovations (BWI) helps jobless and working poor New Yorkers establish careers in sectors that offer good wages and opportunities for advancement. BWI’s mission is to empower low-...
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Who is Harlem Witness?
Who is Harlem Witness? St. George Library Center found out not too long ago when local Staten Island musician Shawn "Harlem Witness" DeBerry performed his Gospel-Rap set to audience full of eager...
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Find New York Times Bestsellers at NYPL - August 12th, 2012
For the week of August 12, 2012 we have hardcover fiction, hardcover non-fiction, and paperback trade fiction books. If you have an iPhone, iPad or Android phone, there is a free app! Use it with your...
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Transmissions from The Timothy Leary Papers: A Buddy Film Starring Timothy...
In the 1982 documentary, Return Engagement, Timothy Leary sits before a class of high school students and says, "I think that everyone in this room, in our lifetimes, can go through as many changes and...
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Free Training for Green Jobs
The Green Jobs Training Program is a collaboration between Queens Botanical Garden and La Guardia Community College with support from the Port Authority of NY & NJ. The Green Jobs Training Program...
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Dorothy and Noël
The season of Noël Coward at the NYPL is coming to a close, as we near the end of the Library for the Performing Arts's exhibition Star Quality: The World of Noël Coward, which comprises photographs,...
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Free Job Training in Construction Trades
Brooklyn Workforce Innovations helps jobless and working poor New Yorkers establish careers in sectors that offer good wages and opportunities for advancement. Looking for a career in the construction...
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United States Patent Information: A Guide to NYPL's Collections
For about a decade now it has been feasible to conduct prior art research for a U. S. Patent entirely online using free search tools available on the USPTO website. Although the availability of patent...
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Reader's Den: The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett - Week 2
Welcome back to the New York Public Library's Reader's Den, a monthly online book discussion. For August, we are reading Dashiell Hammett's novel, The Maltese Falcon, as part of Mystery Summer. In...
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Find New York Times Bestsellers at NYPL - August 19th, 2012
For the week of August 19, 2012 we have hardcover fiction, hardcover non-fiction, and children's series books. If you have an iPhone, iPad or Android phone, there is a free app! Use it with your...
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Crafternoons at Mulberry Street Library: Fashionista Edition!
We have some fun upcoming craft programs at the Mulberry Street Library and you are invited! Wednesday, August 22nd: Decorate your own tote! We've got some drawstring backpacks courtesy of the...
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New Plant Patent Color Images at SIBL: Through August 14, 2012
Here are scans of the color plates of U.S. Plant Patents received at SIBL for the weeks of August 7 and 14, 2012. These follow from the earlier postings of Plant Patent plates, which are listed, with...
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Join the Club! Talk Books and Hang Out with NYPL Librarians on Google+
What could the NYPL have planned for the end of the summer? We know you’re on the edge of your seats! …Have you guessed it yet? We're holding our first ever Google+ Hangout Book Club! (Did you guess...
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September 2012 DVD Releases... Reserve Your Copy Now!
In the month of September, many great DVD movies are coming to the Library. Reserve titles now using the Library's new Catalog. September is a super-powered month that sees the release of this...
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Yayoi Kusama Now (and a Booklist for Later)
Yayoi Kusama is one of the most famous Japanese artists right now. Well known for putting colorful polka-dots on every imaginable surface, she has also used lights and mirrors to create her artistic...
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How Did the Pigeon Get to NYC?
One can scarcely think of any park in NYC — or any city, really — without envisioning the ubiquitous pigeon there as well. Despite signs requesting you not feed the birds in adjacent Bryant Park, the...
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