Posts from St. George Library Center

Perhaps best known for his novels, he is also a poet, playwright, essayist, and has written several collections of short stories.

The Harlem Renaissance was an impulse, an answer, an identity movement, and a transformational revelation. It created a serious body of literature and poetry, and produced remarkable music and works of art. Two of its luminaries, Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes, made significant contributions to literature and influenced generations of Black writers.

At the time of its publishing, 'The Decameron' caused a "revolution" with its bold content and unusual interpretation of themes.

The small, Greek island of Corfu had an outsized influence on the work of these two literary brothers.

Enter other worlds with new rules, complex dynamics and fascinating characters.

Brought to you by Staten Island's Anti Prom—all are available in our e-book collection for you to read at home.

Happy learning!

The Great Kills and St. George Libraries present a three-session series of discussions geared towards engaging our community and learning more about Freshkills Park.

Constitution Day and Citizenship Day is observed each year on September 17 to commemorate the signing of the Constitution on September 17, 1787, and to “recognize all who, by coming of age or by naturalization, have become citizens.”

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

On September 27, 1887 the NYYC defender Volunteer beat the challenger Thistle in the last race held on the Inside Course. Staten Island's shore was no longer a Cup destination after that.

The America's Cup is the world's oldest international sporting trophy still in active competition

We are excited to announce that a new set of Island papers have been scanned and launched. The largest run is the Staten Island World, about 3,000 pages of it, from our partner the Staten Island Museum.

This is a continuation of the fourth in a series of posts highlighting some of the fascinating stories from the historical Staten Island newspapers now being digitized and uploaded to the web. Learn more about this project.

This is the fourth in a series of posts highlighting some of the fascinating stories from the historical Staten Island newspapers now being digitized and uploaded to the web.

This is the third in a series of of posts highlighting some of the fascinating stories from the historical Staten Island newspapers now being digitized and uploaded to the web.  Find out more about this project at 

Nerding out about the sports movies from my childhood that made me the avid sports fan I am today.

In honor of Heathcliff, we asked our book experts here at The New York Public Library: Who’s your favorite literary bad boy and why?

Join us on July 13 at 3 PM at the St. George Library Center for the second installment of the Gracie Book Club, hosted by First Lady Chirlane McCray.