Welcome to our bi-weekly update on events happening during the next two weeks at The New York Public Library. With 92 locations across New York City, there's a lot going on! We're highlighting some of our events here, including author talks, free classes, community art shows, performances, concerts, and exhibitions—and you can always find more at nypl.org/events. If you want to receive our round-up in your inbox, sign up here. We look forward to seeing you at the Library soon. 

Metaphor and Illness: Mariam Ghani and guests
For this FREE event held in conjunction with the Library's exhibition Mapping  Contagion, filmmaker Mariam Ghani sits down with three extremely prestegious scientists and researchers to discuss her latest film Dis-Ease. Together we will investigate the metaphors we use to understand illnesses and whether or not these metaphors affect how we treat them.
Wednesday, April 3 | 6:30 PM
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

Selected Events

The Bird King: G. Willow Wilson with N.K. Jemisin
From a co-creator of the Ms. Marvel comic book series, the fantastical story of a quest through the Iberian peninsula and beyond at the height of the Spanish Inquisition.
Tuesday, March 19 | 6:30 PM
Stephen A Schwarzman Building

Maps in Motion: American Public Map Making of the Progressive Era
Christina Dando, author of Women and Cartography in the Progressive Era, explores the ways in which reform efforts of that moment in history are reflected in geography and mapping of the time.
Tuesday, March 19 | 6:30 PM
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

Mid-Sentence | Motherhood Across Borders
Authors Rumaan Alam and  Irina Reyn explore the connections between motherhood, migration, race, and identity.
Monday, March 25 | 6:30 PM
Mid-Manhattan Library at 42nd St

Victory City: John Strausbaugh
John Strausbaugh tells the story of New York City’s war years and provides new insights into the greatest city on earth during a particularly transformative time in human history.
Wednesday, March 27 | 6:30 PM
Mid-Manhattan Library at 42nd St

Live Oak, with Moss: Karen Karbiener and Brian Selznick
On the occasion of Walt Whitman’s bicentennial, Illustrator/author Brian Selznick, scholar Karen Karbiener, and poet Paolo Javier speak about the poet’s long-secret cycle of homoerotic verses describing a failed love affair with another man.
Monday, April 1 | 7 PM
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

Business, Career & Finance

AARP Tax Aide: Free Tax Assistance and Preparation
Tax day is coming! For help on filing your tax return with an IRS certified AARP volunteer. Please bring all relevant documents and identification. 
Every Tuesday & Thursday | 10 AM - 2 PM
Science, Industry and Business Library

Life Skills: Budgeting, Credit, & Debt
This class will introduce the topics of saving, budgeting, investment principles, and how to make effective financial changes now to help you in the long term. 
Monday, March 25 | 1:15 PM
Science, Industry and Business Library

Overcoming Career Obstacles
Learn how to conquer feelings of self-doubt as career coach David Lee choaches us on techniques to feel better about yourself, be more positive, and have an overall winning spirit. He will leand tips on getting rid of old habbits that may be holding you back in your career and being open-minded to all possible career opportunities. 
Wednesday, March 27 | 6 PM
Science, Industry and Business Library

Facing Job Search in a Multi-Generational World: Remembering Older Workers Rock
Join career counselor Renee Lee Rosenberg as she provides 10 key strategies to building a successful job search, no matter your age. 
Thursday, March 28 | 6 PM
Science, Industry and Business Library

TechConnect

Technology Programs and Classes
TechConnect offers more than 80 technology classes at libraries throughout the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island—all for free! There are classes for all students from beginner to advanced, including series courses for those who want more in-depth knowledge.

More Events

A Stonewall Event—Riots, Representation, and Results: What Does Stonewall Have to Do With Staten Island?
Although Stonewall is often understood as the kick off to the LGBTQ rights movement in the USA, it can also be seen as part of the longer story of civil rights work. Artist, writer, and curator Theodore Kerr joins us to facilitate a community conversation about the history of Stonewall and connect it to the civil rights movement and Staten Island today. 
Tuesday, March 19 | 5:30 PM
Stapleton Library

A Stonewall Event—KIKI: Screening and Talkback with Gia Love and Fellow Stars
To celebrate 50 years since the Stonewall Riots, a screening of KIKI  will be shown to admire NYC's underground LGBTQ  dance and performing groups of color. Stars of the film will be present afterwards for a discussion.
Wednesday, March 20 | 6 PM
Bronx Library Center

Save the Date

Rachel Cusk with Jenny McPhee: The Outline Trilogy—The Novel Reinvented
As the final installment of her groundbreaking trilogy makes its paperback debut, pioneer of fiction Rachel Cusk speaks about her characters and herself.
Tuesday, April 2 | 7 PM
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

Storytelling Workshop: Making Home as an LGBTQ Person in Harlem
A community conversation and storytelling workshop on the meanings of home for LGBTQ people in Harlem, facilitated by Ola Ronke Akinmowo, performer and storyteller of the Free Black Women's Library. 
Saturday, April 6 | 3:30 PM
George Bruce Library

Horizon: Barry Lopez with Alberto Manguel
The National Book Award–winning author reflects on a lifetime of travel and the people, animals , and places he has encountered along along his way. Lopez will be joined by Alberto Manguel, author, translator, and director of the National Library of Argentina.
Thursday, April 11 | 6:30 PM
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

Event: One Book, One New York Author Event
In the annual effort to bring New Yorkers together by reading the same book, we will have a talk with the authors of the 5 book finalists. Hear from all the aurthors and discover what inspired them in their writing process. Be sure to cast your vote all throughout the month of April. 
Tuesday, April 23 | 6:30 PM
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building