Latinas and Their Families Can't Afford Unequal Pay for Equal Work
Latinas are a growing and influential constituency in the United States. The Latina share of the female population in the United States will increase from 16.4 percent today to 25.7 percent in 2050....
View ArticleAsk the Author: Jane Smiley
Jane Smiley comes to Books at Noon this week to discuss her latest work, Some Luck.When and where do you like to read? In the hot tub.What were your favorite books as a child?The Bobbsey Twins, Black...
View ArticleIf You Like LOTR, GoT, and American Gods, Here's What to Read Next
If you liked Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, and American Gods… here are some fantasy titles to consider reading next.Hungry Cities Chronicles by Philip Reeve. Probably hard to find the first one...
View ArticleBooktalking "The Boys of the Dark" by Robin Gaby Fisher
The Florida School for Boys, which was renamed the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys sometime after the 1960s, is a juvenile detention facility for underage male offenders. Michael O'McCarthy and Robert...
View ArticleDOL Employment Report: Moving In the Right Direction
This is the Department of Labor blog post, authored by Tom Perez, Secretary of Labor. In his blog,Tom delivers the good news that the unemployment rate fell to 5.9 percent, its lowest level since...
View ArticleBooktalking "Halloween Hustle" by Charlotte Gunnufson
There is a terrific dance out there that you may not know about—the Halloween hustle. Moving and grooving to the beat of the Halloween treat. A skeleton clad in an orange pumpkin shirt dances up and...
View ArticleNLS Quick Pick: Louis Armstrong, Master of Modernism by Thomas David Brothers
Duke University music professor examines the life, career, and influence of jazz trumpeter and bandleader Louis Armstrong (1901-1971). This exhaustively researched work documents Armstrong's stellar...
View ArticleBuilding Inclusion: Expect. Employ. Empower.
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), Assistant Secretary of Labor for Disability Employment Policy Kathy Martinez kicked off the celebration with her blog post, Building...
View ArticleOur Favorite Spooky Tales
New YA horror: The Fall by Bethany Griffin, inspired by Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher. Party Games by R.L. Stine. —Jenny Baum, Jefferson Market LibraryRight up my alley! I just recently read...
View ArticleThe Star Spangled Banner 1814-2014
Select BibliographyLichtenwanger, William. The Music of The Star Spangled Banner: From Ludgate Hill to Capitol Hill. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1977.Sonneck, Oscar (1873-1928). Report on...
View ArticleTom Perrotta on Holden Caulfield, Sad Stories, and Seeing His Work Onscreen
Author Tom Perrotta has written six novels and two short story collections, but it's almost impossible to talk about him without mentioning film and television. He's been nominated for the Academy...
View ArticleHorror Books That Go Bump in the Night
Now I admit it, think of any horror scenario and I would probably be the first one voted off the island. I don’t have much fight or flight in me, I would willingly become a zombie because survival just...
View ArticleJourney to the Center of the Library: Rare Books and Provenance
Image Credits: Rare Book Division. New York Public Library. Astor, Lenox, Tilden Foundations. Map created with Scribble Maps.
View ArticleWhat's Your Costume? Halloween How-To
See more of Larry Rocioppo's photos of trick-or-treaters in the 1970s.
View ArticleExpanding the Definition of Workplace Flexibility
This is the Department of Labor blog post, authored by Kathy Mantinez, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP). Kathy discussed workplace flexibility with an...
View ArticleFairy Tale Villains We Love to Hate-Read
"He saw a hideous beast armed with a deadly weapon" Detail from Image ID: 1704909 In recent years, prestige television has offered up a wealth of anti-heroes: Walter White of Breaking Bad, Tony...
View ArticleSix YA Books I Can't Wait to Read in 2015
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View ArticleMentor a Middle Schooler
The New York Public Library is building a large-scale Out of School Time presence throughout its three boroughs, where we serve tens of thousands of children and youth every day. We are building a team...
View ArticleJob and Employment Links for the Week of October 13
NYC Fire Department will present an Information Session for career opportunities as EMT, Paramedic and Firefighter on Tuesday, October 14, 2014, 10 am - 2 pm, at Queens Career Center, 168-25 Jamaica...
View ArticleBecome a NYC Sanitation Worker: Job Nature and Exam Overview
This is the first time The Department of Sanitation is giving the NYC sanitation worker written exam in seven years.Come and learn about the profession, how to become a Sanitation Worker and the...
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