The Art of Anna Bella Geiger
Harper Montgomery, a writer in the Wertheim Study, has curated a fascinating exhibition at Hunter College, going until May 4. At 68th and Lexington, it is a smallish (read: do-able) delight — Open Work...
View ArticleNeed Help Starting or Running a Business?
NYPL's small business website, smallbiz.nypl.org, can link you to hundreds of free and low-cost assistance programs through its Services Directory. New York City is one of the best places to start a...
View ArticleBookstore Mystique: Martin Boyd, Joyce Cary, and Elizabeth Bowen
There was a time — in what has come to seem more and more a mythical past — when books were everywhere. Along the relatively short stretch of Fifth Avenue between the New York Public Library and...
View ArticleReelAbilities: NY Disabilities Film Festival
New York Public Library is once again proud to partner with ReelAbilities, offering opportunities to see recent, high-quality films promoting awareness and appreciation of the lives, stories and...
View ArticleThe Call of Cthulhu Turns 85: H.P. Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos
The short stories of H.P. Lovecraft have always been personal favorites of mine. Ever since I read "The Call of Cthulhu" for the first time as a teenager, I have been hooked on Lovecraft's particular...
View ArticleThe Face of Intellectual Beauty: The New York Review of Books at 50
First published on February 1st, 1963, The New York Review of Books has been hailed to be one of the world's leading intellectual literary magazines. Known for its sharp and critical insights,...
View ArticleThe Jews of Shanghai: Uncovering the Archives and Stories
"Life was difficult in Shanghai, but infinitely better than anything they had left behind. From lower-middle-class comfort, the Tobias family was reduced to poverty but not to starvation. There was...
View ArticleShakespeare Week 2013
Carrere & Hastings, architects of the Central Library on 42nd Street (now the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building) designed room 316 as a 19th century picture gallery. On May 22, 1986, the 75th...
View ArticleShakespeare and Teens: "The Juliet Club"
Well, it's April and time for Shakespeare Week. And once again, to read a great novel—The Juliet Club, by Wertheim writer Suzanne Harper. Here is the blog post about it from 2 years ago. It (the...
View ArticleFocus On: Recent Acquisitions in the Manuscripts Division
The Manuscripts and Archives Division of the New York Public Library supports historical research. Each year, individuals with all levels of library experience arrive at the Division's Reading Room to...
View ArticleNot Your Grandmother's Hamlet
That is, the kick-off to Shakespeare Week—April 15 to 20 here at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. Schizophrenia, nomadism, Lacan (oh the joys of serendipity—I just ordered his Television: A...
View ArticleShakespeare in the Rose Main Reading Room
Most of the collections at the Stephen A. Schwarzman building are closed-stacked, i.e., we bring them to you. But on the 3rd floor, the Rose Main Reading Room maintains open, very open stacks of about...
View ArticleTransmissions from the Timothy Leary Papers: Experiments in Teletype to...
As both a psychologist and innovator, Timothy Leary was interested in the role technology played in transmitting human thoughts and feelings. Although his earlier research focused on the assessment of...
View ArticleThe Woolworth Building: The Cathedral of Commerce
April 24th sees the one hundredth anniversary of the opening of the Woolworth Building, at 233 Broadway. In 1913 the Woolworth Building was the tallest inhabited building in the world, and would remain...
View ArticleWhere the Hell is Hell? A Look at the Underworld
The Ancient Greeks believed it. Christians believe it. So do Muslims, Zoroastrians, Buddhists, Shintos, Sikhs, Mayans, Mormons, Witches, and few other spiritual groups.Regardless of their spiritual...
View ArticleSports for All: Find Out What Sport Is Right for You!
Here we are in the middle of spring; and I'm still embarrassingly waffling over which sport I should focus on in the beautiful weather. I've once again missed my opportunity to do cross-country skiing....
View ArticleAsian-Pacific American Heritage Month: History and Resources
May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month. This month celebrates the contributions of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. In 1978, Congress passed a joint congressional resolution to...
View ArticleEdith Wharton, A Writing Life: Childhood
This coming fall, perhaps in September, I will be giving a library talk called "Edith Wharton: A Writing Life." In preparation, I have been immersing myself in Wharton's novels and stories. Although...
View ArticleThe Influence of Struwwelpeter
Struwwelpeter is a children's book that has been endlessly imitated and retold, while providing the inspiration for countless parodies.Struwwelpeter, pronounced Strool'vel-pay-ter, is a collection of...
View ArticleMemorial Day: Commemorating and Remembering Our Veterans and Those Who Serve
May 27th is Memorial Day. Did you know that this U.S. federal holiday goes as far back as the American Civil War in the 1860s?Memorial Day, formerly known as Decoration Day, occurs ever year on the...
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