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Women’s History Month Kicks Off At the New York Public Library
Collection highlights, reading recommendations by female authors, and a “Hall of Femme” honoring women librarians are among NYPL’s March initiatives.
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A Lock of Beethoven’s Hair and Maya Angelou’s Papers Are Among NYPL’s Treasures
The exhibition, on view for the next 75 years, features 250 rare items from the library’s collection.
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New NY Public Library Installation Is Inspired by History of Writing
Hayal Pozanti created a set of 31 unique shapes years ago through a combination of intuition and research into ancient writing systems.
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The Trove of Hanukkah Treasures In New York City’s Public Collections
A bright pink silicon menorah in the Jewish Museum, a pair of Hanukkah hymns from a medieval prayer book in the New York Public Library, and other gems.
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An Essential Reading List for Black Liberation, Brought to You by the Schomburg Center
To mark its 95th anniversary, the center’s staff and curators chose 95 books by Black authors, including titles by James Baldwin, Saidiya Hartman, Jesmyn Ward, Deborah Willis, and Colson Whitehead.
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A POC-Centered Vision of NYC From NK Jemisin, Celebrated Sci-Fi Author
Jemisin will join comedian W. Kamau Bell for a discussion of sci-fi, Afrofuturism, and her most recent novel, which brings her unique brand of speculative fiction a little closer to earth.
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“Missing Sounds of New York” Brings the City to Your Headphones
The New York Public Library has released a playlist of sounds that take us back to pre-pandemic days in the city that never sleeps.
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What Are the New York Public Library Lions Reading? The Great Gatsby and Beloved
As part of its 125th anniversary celebrations, NYPL has outfitted the marble lions that flank its main branch entrance with their very own copies of two books chosen from librarians’ 125 favorite titles.
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NYPL Announces the 10 Most Borrowed Books in Its History
The Snowy Day, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, and 1984 are among the most popular books in the library’s 125-year history.
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The New York Public Library’s Iconic Lions Are Taking a Cat Nap
Patience and Fortitude, the 108-year-old lions that have guarded the Library’s Main Branch since 1911, will be covered for cleanup and repair beginning September 2.
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Rare Copy of Declaration of Independence Will Go on Display at New York Public Library
The original document, one of only four surviving “fair copies” of the Declaration handwritten by Thomas Jefferson, will be on display on July 1 and 2, ahead of Independence Day.