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Here is a quick list of online resources provided by the New York Public Library for theatre lovers old and new!

Explore unique and lesser-known online resources containing materials about women's history.

On February 23, 1868, the famed African American sociologist, scholar, historian, journalist, and activist was born. To learn more about Mr. Du Bois, we dug into The New York Public Library's electronic resources to see what we could find.

The New York Public Library has created this list of online resources to help you explore all aspects of Black heritage—from genealogy to LGBT history to current popular culture.

If you're searching for ways to expand your creativity, then it's time you met Lynda! The New York Public Library provides free access from any location to Lynda.com with a valid NYPL card and pin number.

Take a look at front pages covering the attack on Pearl Harbor from across the United States and from around the world.

In celebration of Native American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month, The New York Public Library has created this quick list of online resources to help get you started as you explore all aspects of Native American and Alaska Native heritage.

The New York Public Library prides itself on supporting writers of every kind. It doesn't matter if you are writing a comic book, a biography, or the next great American novel, we have the tools to help you succeed. In addition to thousands of print resources, NYPL also offers a large number of electronic resources to help you research, write and publish your work.

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, The New York Public Library has created this list of online resources to help you explore all aspects of Hispanic heritage—from genealogy to LGBTQ history to current popular culture.

With a library card, NYPL offers you hundreds of magazines and newspapers online for free! See what's popular.

On April 29, 1947 a man entered the office of the Random House publishing company in mid-town Manhattan. He told the receptionist that he would like to purchase a book of poetry. The following day, a small raiding party of police detectives entered the Random House office, thrusting a summons and a search warrant in the receptionist's face...

He solidified his name as one of the most important athletic figures in history—not only for his record breaking speed, but for where and when he won his Olympic medals. However, an incredibly similar situation threw him into the midst of controversy thirty-two years later.

The term "fake news" may be receiving a lot of attention lately, but it is by no means new or unique to this day and age.

How did the swimsuit, as we know it today, come about? The New York Public Library has a number of great electronic resources for anyone interested in current and historical fashions.

Small and independent publications—including, journals, pamphlets, magazines, newspapers, and more recently zines, social media, and independent online news magazines—are priceless when understanding the history of these groups, movements, and communities.

Juneteenth is a holiday celebrated across the country commemorating the formal emancipation of slaves in the United States.

We did some digging into our collections and stories of writers who fought in, died in, or narrowly avoided duels. Here are six fascinating tales of literary “affairs of honor:”

By exploring The New York Public Library's Crime, Punishment, and Popular Culture database—a digital archive that presents a broad history of crime in the 19th century with over 2 million pages of primary source materials, including manuscripts, books, broadsheets, and periodicals—we can begin to understand what might have inspired the most iconic detective books of all time.

In honor of Helen Bernstein and the 30th anniversary of the Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism, take a look at some of the work by famous women journalists from our databases.