Posts by NYPL Staff

Making reading a pleasurable habit is one of the most important things you can do for a child to set them up for lifelong readership. To celebrate World Read Aloud Day, our librarians are sharing some of their best advice for reading aloud with children.

A message from NYPL President Tony Marx, plus conversations with Jiayang Fan, Gina Belafonte, Martha S. Jones, Rashad Robinson, Valarie Kaur, Amber Ruffin, and more.

Discover Story Line, our new dial-a-story service, attend the Schomburg's 2021 Black Comic Book Festival virtually, download January's Get Lit book club pick, and more!

Find out if you read the most checked out books of the year, plus chat with Jonathan Lethem, author of our December book club pick, and get in the spirit with our Holiday Open House.

The Jerome Robbins Dance Division was honored to acquire the Remy Charlip Collection in 2020.

Hear from award-winning authors, plus find job search help, a new online exhibition about The Nutcracker, and more free resources for all ages.

Desus and Mero, Molly Crabapple, Isaac Fitzgerald, and more help us explore the magic of New York City!

We might disagree on pretty much everything, but we all love NYC.

Find out if your favorite books made the list, join conversations with Best Books authors, and ask Louise Erdrich about her work—only at the Library.

The New York Public Library is working on a temporary art project at the new Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library with the Soho Renaissance Factory, a collective of artists who “make art for the public good.”

Tonight! Women at the Forefront of Climate Justice—plus, check out discussions with Jamelle Bouie, Laila Lalami, and more.

What unites them is the deep feelings they inspire—they’ll make kids laugh, connect, and want to learn more.

Our iconic red hue was on display around the city.

We asked 125 people to tell us about a book they loved. Here's what they had to say—and how you can join in.

Not so quiet, please, New York! We made an album called “Missing Sounds of New York” to bring the noise we miss back into our city.

These housemates are real characters.

You might think after the vitriol they've spewed at libraries we wouldn't waste our time finding them the perfect reading recommendations. You'd be wrong—it's the Library way.

Whether you are staying home alone, with family, friends, roommates or furry friends, we hope you'll join us and recreate a book cover you love.

Inspiring biographies, dystopian novels, book clubs, and boy wizards are helping New Yorkers cope with our current moment.