In Brief
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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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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This week, a workshop and ongoing exhibition — described as "a contemporary pilgrimage" — examine physical spaces with interfaith meanings.
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Up on the second floor of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, you might hear the rising notes of opera faintly ringing from a card catalogue, or see people wearing headphones at the ends of the sheet music aisles.
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"Why do 18th century English paintings have so many squirrels in them, and how did they tame them so that they wouldn't bite the painter?" It's easy to find answers to such perplexing questions today.