Posts by Denise Hibay

NYPL's Ann Thornton: The First Woman to Lead the Research Libraries

by Denise Hibay, Astor Director, Collections and Research Services
March 22, 2021

Thornton began her career at NYPL in instruction at the then Science, Industry and Business Library in 1996, and quickly rose through the ranks to become the first woman to serve as Andrew W. Mellon Director of the New York Public Library’s Research Libraries.

New York City Reads Italian at NYPL

by Denise Hibay, Astor Director, Collections and Research Services
October 19, 2020

We're joining in the celebration of the Week of the Italian Language in the World and highlighting the rich array of Italian-language resources in our collections.

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Remembering Gabriel García Márquez (1928-2014)

by Denise Hibay, Astor Director, Collections and Research Services
April 18, 2014

Gabriel García Márquez was a formidable influence in world literature and a widely quoted commentator on Latin American politics and culture. His influence is attested to by the size of the Library’s collection which includes more than 700 titles by or about him in fifteen different languages, including Japanese, Polish, Hebrew and Quechua.

Research Collections: Highlights from the Reading Room

by Denise Hibay, Astor Director, Collections and Research Services
March 26, 2014

My research colleagues and I can think of no better way to launch our new blog on the research collections than to begin with our readers. Our goal for the blog is to highlight the known and less well-known strengths of the research collections as well as the latest updates from our ongoing collection development and outreach activities.