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In the Spotlight: Apr 11–25

Libertie: Kaitlyn Greenidge with Edwidge Danticat

Wed, Apr 14 | 8 PM​

On Francis Bacon: Annalyn Swan and Mark Stevens with Fintan O'Toole

Thurs, Apr 15 | 8 PM​

The Free World: Louis Menand with A.O. Scott

Mon, Apr 19 | 8 PM​
Co-produced with the Library's Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers

I Am a Girl from Africa: Elizabeth Nyamayaro

Tues, Apr 20 | 8 PM​

Names of New York: Joshua Jelly-Schapiro with Suketu Mehta

 Wed, Apr 21 |  8 PM​

More Featured Events

NYPL's World Literature Festival: Free Online Events

April 12–30​
Join the Library for our first-ever World Literature Festival, a celebration of the rich, multicultural diversity that makes up New York City. Discover free events, conversation groups, and language classes. Plus, find author talks in an array of world languages, including National Book Award winner Ha Jin, Nicole Dennis-Benn, Alexander Stessin, Colombe Schneck, don Miguel Ruiz, and Naomi Hirahara. Author talks in different languages will feature live English interpretation.

Celebrate Poetry Month at the Library

Through Apr 30​
In honor of National Poetry Month, find free online writing workshops, poetry discussions, crafts, and more hosted by your local library.

 Films with the Schomburg | Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project

Wed, Apr 14 | 6:30 PM​
Join the Schomburg Center for virtual screening of Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project, a documentary that peels back the layers of the activist, and a discussion about creating media archives, media literacy, and what we can learn from Stokes.

 The Centennial of Alicia Alonso: A Conversation on Cuban Ballet, Past, Present, and Future

Mon, Apr 19 | 5:30 PM​
On the occasion of the centenary of Cuban dancer, choreographer, and artistic director Alicia Alonso, the Library for the Performing Arts invites three luminaries from the dance community to share their perspectives on the complex and profound legacy of Alonso in her native Cuba and beyond. 

Saving Stuyvesant Town: Daniel Garodnick with Robert Snyder

Wed, Apr 21 | 6:30 PM​
Former City Council Member (and lifelong Stuyvesant Town resident) Daniel Garodnick recounts the nine-year fight to save Stuyvesant Town, delivering New York City's biggest-ever affordable housing preservation win. He is joined in conversation with Manhattan Borough Historian Robert Snyder.

Doc Chat: History in the (Zine) Making

Thurs, Apr 22 | 3:30 PM
Bridgett Pride and Kadiatou Tubman of the Schomburg Center will discuss how zine-making can help students of all ages explore historical research.

One-on-One Financial Counseling

Ongoing
Experts from the Thomas Yoseloff Business Center at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) are available via phone and Zoom to speak with you about your current financial situation, including general money management, budgeting, saving, banking, retirement planning, and more.

WNYC Book Club Discussions: Klara and the Sun

Join NYPL librarians to discuss our April book club selection, Klara and the Sun by Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro, a dystopian science fiction novel exploring the fundamental question: What does it mean to love?

Don't Miss

6 Job Search Strategies You Can't Afford Not to Know

Tues, Apr 13 | 5 PM

How to Choose a Financial Advisor

Wed, Apr 14 | 12 Noon

Growing Your Email List for Businesses

Thurs, Apr 15 | 6 PM

Beating the Applicant Tracking System

Tues, Apr 20 | 5 PM

Investing in Bonds: What You Need to Know

Wed, Apr 21 | 12 Noon

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