Posts by NYPL Staff

Find out who won this year's Summer Writing Contest in three different age categories, and read about their ingenious ideas for helping their communities.

In addition to playing beloved character Maria on 'Sesame Street,' Marzano is also the author of several children's books.

In this program, Copeland and Millner talk about their own books as well as answer librarians' questions about their inspirations and writing processes.

Author-illustrator C.G. Esperanza's latest work is the picture book 'Boogie Boogie Y'All.'

George O'Connor is an author, illustrator, and cartoonist. He's currently working on a 12-book series graphic novel series about the Greek gods.

Burgess is the author of 'Drawing on Walls: A Story of Keith Haring,' 'Make Meatballs Sing: The Life and Art of Sister Corita Kent,' Enormous Smallness: A Story of E.E. Cummings' and more.

Saadia Faruqi is a Pakistani American author, essayist, and interfaith activist. She writes the children’s early reader series 'Yasmin' and other books for children as well as middle grade novels.

Enjoy this author talk with Mike Curato, the author-illustrator behind Little Elliot, Big City and many more!

In this program we were joined by Tony Medina, author of several highly acclaimed poetry books for children, including 'Love to Langston' and 'DeShawn Days'. He presented his latest book 'Thirteen Ways of Looking At A Black Boy' and participated in a Q&A With NYPL librarians.

The author of 'Chlorine Sky' presented about her book and joined NYPL librarians for a Q&A to discuss her inspirations and what it’s like to be an author.

In this program, Hagan, author of the novel in verse 'Reckless, Glorious, Girl', read from the book and then participated in a Q&A with NYPL librarians to discuss her inspirations and what it’s like to be an author.

The author of 'My Life As An Ice Cream Sandwich' joined NYPL librarians to discuss her work and her inspirations. Below, you can watch the program, explore her books in our catalog, and find at-home activities to do with your kids.

If you missed any of our KidsLIVE author talks this season, you can find them all gathered here to watch.

Listen to Jude’s talk about her book, "Bringing Back the Wolves," during a Q&A with NYPL librarians where she discusses her inspirations and what it's like to be an author.

Lindstrom, author of the picture book "We Are Water Protectors," shared with us her inspirations for writing the book and the importance of protecting our planet.

"I wrote 'The Brave' for anyone who grew up being labeled different, weird, or was told they have learning disabilities. I want them to know that we are all unique and so we all learn differently...If we were all the same, life would be so boring."

We visited with author and illustrator Thao Lam to talk about the story behind her book 'The Paper Boat: A Refugee Story' and get a sneak peek of her new book 'Thao'. Watch now!

She joined NYPL librarians to talk about her book 'Prairie Lotus' as well as upcoming writing projects and what it's like to be an author. Watch now!

Join The New York Public Library for our first Mini Music Series for Kids, running December 14–18, 2020.