24 Frames per Second, Reader’s Den
NYC Summer at Mid-Manhattan Library
This summer at Mid-Manhattan Library: revisit the vital, gritty streets of 1970s New York City on Film, discuss great NYC books online with Reader's Den, and relax as librarian Lois Moore reads you short stories from The New Yorker and New York-based authors during Mixed Bag.
All of these events are part of our summer reading program for older teens and adults called NYC Summer. Watch this space for announcements of even more events and book recommendations! You can also quickly access this page at: bit.ly/nycsummer2013.
From June to August, we will be hosting 1970s New York City on Film, featuring a variety of movies shot on location in NYC. Each film also includes an introduction and guided discussion with librarian cinéastes Karen Ginman and Thomas Knowlton.
DATE | FILM | YEAR | TIME | DIRECTOR |
June 5, 2013 | Shaft | 1971 | 100 min | Gordon Parks |
June 12, 2013 | Klute | 1971 | 114 min | Alan J. Pakula |
June 19, 2013 | Super Fly | 1972 | 93 min | Gordon Parks, Jr. |
June 26, 2013 | The Godfather | 1972 | 175 min | Francis Ford Coppola |
July 3, 2013 | Across 110th Street | 1972 | 102 min | Barry Shear |
July 10, 2013 | Serpico | 1973 | 130 min | Sidney Lumet |
July 24, 2013 | Mean Streets | 1973 | 112 min | Martin Scorsese |
July 31, 2013 | Three Days of the Condor | 1975 | 117 min | Sydney Pollack |
August 7, 2013 | Network | 1976 | 121 min | Sidney Lumet |
August 14, 2013 | Saturday Night Fever | 1977 | 118 min | John Badham |
August 21, 2013 | The Warriors | 1979 | 92 min | Walter Hill |
All film screenings listed above are FREE and held in the first floor corner room of Mid-Manhattan Library. Seating is first-come, first-served.
Still from Serpico directed by Sidney Lumet.
Reader's Den is a monthly, online book discussion led by NYPL's resident bibliophiles. As part of NYC Summer, all books are related to New York City.
MONTH | TITLE | AUTHOR | DISCUSSIONS |
May | The Contract With God Trilogy | Will Eisner | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Jun | Time and Again | Jack Finney | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Jul | Watchmen | Alan Moore | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Aug | Slaves of New York | Tama Janowitz | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Sept | Unterzakhn | Leela Corman | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Request the book (or ebook) from the NYPL catalog and join us once a week for an online discussion of the current month's selection.
Image by Anthony Catalano and licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Love a good story? Sit back and relax during Mixed Bag as storyteller extraordinaire Lois Moore reads you a story or two at lunch or dinner time!
JULY | |||
Mon | July 15, 2013 | Stories From The New Yorker The Girls in Their Summer Dresses by Irwin Shaw The Enormous Radio by John Cheever |
7 p.m. |
Wed | July 17, 2013 | Stories From The New Yorker The Girls in Their Summer Dresses by Irwin Shaw The Enormous Radio by John Cheever |
1 p.m. |
Wed | July 24, 2013 | Stories From The New Yorker The Waltz by Dorothy Parker The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by James Thurber |
1 p.m. |
Mon | July 29, 2013 | Stories From The New Yorker The Waltz by Dorothy Parker The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by James Thurber |
7 p.m. |
AUGUST | |||
Wed | August 7, 2013 | New York Authors Roman Holiday by Edith Wharton The Furnished Room by O. Henry |
1 p.m. |
Mon | August 12, 2013 | New York Authors Roman Holiday by Edith Wharton The Furnished Room by O. Henry |
7 p.m. |
Wed | August 21, 2013 | New York Authors Johnny One-Eye by Damon Runyon |
1 p.m. |
Mon | August 26, 2013 | New York Authors Johnny One-Eye by Damon Runyon |
7 p.m. |
Image by Anthony Catalano and licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
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Comments
Great selection of books set in NYC
Submitted by TripFiction (not verified) on May 19, 2013 - 6:35am
Re: Great selection of books set in NYC
Submitted by Thomas Knowlton on June 6, 2013 - 8:24pm