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.
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Celebrate World Pride at the New York Public Library After Hours
The Library After Hours: Pride event is happening on Friday, June 21, 2019 at 7pm.
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The Rise of the Queer Press After Stonewall
Next week at the New York Public Library, founding members of the Gay Liberation Front will discuss the rise of the queer press in the 1960s and ’70s and how it continues to make an impact today.
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Twelve Letters to Jerome Robbins, an Inspirational New York Choreographer
A series of letters addressed to the deceased choreographer, who is having an exhibition at the New York Public Library.
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How Stonewall Broke Through Barriers with Love and Resistance
A New York Public Library exhibition shows how so many people at the time of Stonewall — and after — have been able to live more wholly integrated lives.
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A Pioneering Photographer’s Legacy In Algae
In 1843, Anna Atkins created the first book illustrated with photography. It took over a century for her pioneering work to be recognized.
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New York Public Library Offers Ties and Briefcases You Can Check Out for Job Interviews
A librarian at the Riverside NYPL branch, Michelle Lee, spearheaded a program to loan ties, briefcases, and handbags after teaching seminars about job-hunting to NYC teenagers.
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The New York Public Library Lets You Read a Novel on Instagram
A new initiative launches handheld reading for classic literature.
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Your New York Library Card Will Now Allow You Access to 33 City Museums
A new initiative encourages New Yorkers to use their library cards to get in free to museums across the city.
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Thelma Golden Shares the Books that Inspired Her
The Studio Museum director will discuss the influence of books on her life and career with author Kaitlyn Greenidge at the New York Public Library.
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The Art and Friendship of Frida Kahlo and Tina Modotti in a Laura Mulvey Documentary
In 1984, feminist filmmaker Laura Mulvey made an essayistic movie about these two artists who lived and worked in post-revolutionary Mexico.
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The 1973 Documentary that Delved into the NYC Painting Scene
See a rare 16mm print of Emile de Antonio’s Painters Painting, which captures the period in American art when post-war abstraction was giving way to Pop.
