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Meet the 2024 Finalists for NYPL’s Bernstein Award for Excellence in Journalism
By NYPL Staff | May 2, 2024
The award honors a journalist whose work raises awareness about current events or issues of global or national significance.
Buryat-Language Materials at The New York Public Library
By Griffin Creech, NYPL Short-Term Research Fellow | May 1, 2024
As an NYPL Short-Term Fellow, Griffin Creech examined materials s originally written in Buryat or translated from Russian into Buryat.
Chinese Book Discussion April 2024 中文書籍討論
By Qi Wu, Adult Librarian | May 1, 2024
每月一次中文書籍研討會,無論線上或館內的討論會,都是大家講,大家聽,大家都能暢所欲言,講出各自獨特的見解。通過討論相互交流心得,我們一起走進了書籍帶給我們的獨特意境,達到與人同樂的效果。
NYPL Remembers Author and Library Lion Paul Auster
By NYPL Staff | May 1, 2024
The novelist, screenwriter, poet, and essayist was a passionate library enthusiast and supporter of The New York Public Library.
Siva Ramakrishnan and Steven Mahoney Receive Movers & Shakers Honor from Library Journal
By NYPL Staff | May 1, 2024
NYPL Staff Steven Mahoney and Services Siva Ramakrishnan named as Library Journal Movers & Shakers.
Bold Lewks from NYPL's Digital Collections That Would Slay at Any Met Gala
By Carrie McBride, Communications | April 30, 2024
Anna W., would these looks make the cut?
Library Talks: Marilynne Robinson with Ayana Mathis, 'Reading Genesis'
By NYPL Staff | April 30, 2024
Legendary novelist and essayist Marilynne Robinson discusses her vital new interpretation of the Book of Genesis.
NYPL Researcher Spotlight: Brenda Wineapple
By Lyudmila Sholokhova, Curator, Dorot Jewish Division | April 30, 2024
Wineapple is working on a new biography of Fiorello La Guardia with a focus on his Jewish legacy.
Movies Celebrating AANHPI History and Culture
By Cecelia Fiering, Library Information Assistant | April 29, 2024
From heartwarming tales of family bonds to narratives of resilience and cultural identity, check out these staff-selected films.
First Person: Communities Have Flourished With Libraries. It’s Time to Stop Stunting Our Growth.
By Ruiyu Tang, Teen Civics Ambassador, Chatham Square Library | April 29, 2024
A Teen Civics Ambassador explains why funding libraries is vital to his community.