Posts by The Library Stories Project

The Library is open to all, including a patron who had financial difficulties and needed a place to get back on his feet.

Where does a person start if she is an immigrant in need of English and has recently lost her eyesight? Why, The New York Public Library, of course.

Free early childhood programs at Harlem Library attracted Fabiola and her daughter, who loves story time and the activity workshop that lets her get messy and play with other children.

It's easy for Amy to get help with her homework—and learn new computer skills—at Westchester Square Library, thanks to the Innovation Labs program.

Summer reading—game on! Learn how trips to the nearby NYPL branch one summer changed a middle school student's life for the better.

Thanks to a special partnership with a nearby school, Huguenot Park Library enables select students to exercise job skills in a welcoming, educational environment.

"Hello Dolly" star Bette Midler describes researching her character at the New York Library for the Performing Arts.

The Library helps to close the digital gap by lending free Wi-Fi HotSpots, and Geneal's family was lucky enough to borrow one.

Find out how one immigrant helps others learn to read and is going to college, with a boost from The New York Public Library.

A journalist and author who won the Library's Bernstein award talks about the importance of supporting fact and evidence.

Experience Carol's stellar new achievement: the power to read.

Cullman Center Fellow and past Bernstein Book Award winner George Packer considers the role of journalists in society today.

Pleased with their new English language skills and U.S. citizenship, Zahra and Hassan express their gratitude to NYPL for teaching crucial lessons as they became Americans.

Adriana started as a English-language student and volunteer at The New York Public Library. Now she manages outreach services to immigrants for NYPL.

A middle school student finds a way to conquer math, shyness, and blog-post writing after school at Westchester Square Library.

A graphic designer raises his game through a TechConnect course in 3D printing.

A working dad makes time to visit his infant daughter at the nearby NYPL branch in Midtown Manhattan.

Inimfon Udoh discovered her love of learning while hitting the books at Eastchester Library in the Bronx. Now, as the first doctor in her family, Ini is back in the borough she calls home, serving the community she says inspires her.

Try your hand at research at the Schwarzman Building at 42nd Street, and be amazed at what you can learn—about your own family. Just ask Jennifer Maston, who took a course on African-American genealogy and came away with more than she expected.