For the Love of Riverdale: Read-a-likes for Your Favorite TV Show
by Anne Rouyer, Supervising Librarian, Mulberry Street Library
May 26, 2017
An all-American teen is dead, a small town full of secrets and suspects. What could have happened to a teen with the seemingly perfect life? What secrets were they hiding? Someone better find out the truth before another person turns up dead. If this sounds familiar, you may be a fan of Riverdale.
Why We Love LeVar Burton
by Courtney McGee
February 16, 2017
LeVar Burton is an actor, director, and author. To library folk and other bookworms, however, he is likely best known as the host and executive producer of Reading Rainbow.
Schomburg Research Guide: Katherine Dunham
by Alexsandra Mitchell, Reference Librarian and Archivist, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
February 15, 2017
New! This series of Schomburg Center Research Guides will provide you with resources related to various topics and subjects related to the Global Black Experience. This research guide will provide you with an overview of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture’s holdings related to Black dance pioneer, Katherine Dunham.
13 Romance Novels Set in Cornwall
by Anne Rouyer, Supervising Librarian, Mulberry Street Library
January 4, 2017
Cornwall is a never-ending feast for the eyes: here are 13 romance novels guaranteed to transport you to those dream-laden shores.
Our 7 Favorite Literary Coffee Shops
by Nicholas Parker
September 29, 2016
Writers and coffee go together like espresso and steamed milk. Everywhere you look, there's a writer plugging away on their laptop in a cafe, usually with a steaming cup of joe by their side. Here are seven of our favorite literary cafes from around the globe.
Finding George R.R. Martin's Earliest Work
by Meredith Mann, Manuscripts and Archives Division, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
September 19, 2016
What many may not realize is that before becoming a household name in fantasy, Martin began as a science fiction writer, also dabbling in other genres like horror. Finding these early works can be challenging because Martin’s short stories, novellas, and novelettes were often published in pulp magazines.
Attack of the Killer Bs: B-Movies and Cult Films
by Isaiah Pittman, Adult Librarian, Inwood Library
September 19, 2016
Watching a bad movie doesn't always have to be a bad experience. Do you like films that are tacky, silly or just plain weird? These titles were made for you.
Pearl Primus in "Strange Fruit"
by Barbara Cohen-Stratyner
August 29, 2016
The Library for the Performing Arts’s exhibition on political cabaret focuses on the three series associated with Isaiah Sheffer, whose Papers are in the Billy Rose Theatre Division.
President Obama's 2016 Summer Playlist
by Alison N. Quammie, Senior Librarian, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
August 15, 2016
Get music from the official @POTUS playlist at the library.
What Are You Reading? Lemony Snicket Edition
by NYPL Staff
August 8, 2016
Handler attends the American Library Association Conference each year, promoting literacy and library excellence through his Lemony Snicket Prize for Noble Librarians Faced with Adversity award. The book signing gave me the opportunity to ask him a few questions.
July Author @ the Library Programs at Mid-Manhattan Library
by Amy Bateman, Senior Librarian
July 8, 2016
True-crime in New York...cheating Hitler...healthy Jewish cooking...the tainted lives of the children of dictators...the power of imagery...a trip through Provence....the logic and aesthetics behind the Internet...America’s World War II secret...a sequential information memory workshop...the first travel journalist of the '20s and '30s...the life of Lafayette...making good habits matter....the future of LGBT rights.
Dame Margaret Comes to Town: The Librarian Is In Podcast, Ep. 13
by Gwen Glazer, Communications
May 26, 2016
Margaret H. Willison, a.k.a. The Coolest Funniest Pop-Culture-iest Librarian Ever, joins Gwen and Frank this week for the ultimate high/low-culture episode.
May Author @ the Library Programs at Mid-Manhattan Library
by Alison N. Quammie, Senior Librarian, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
May 2, 2016
Open source intelligence and counter terrorism; links between jazz and physics; the graphic design process; kosher food in our times; the rise of the political consultant... hear from authors about these topics and more this month.
What Are You Reading? Ratso Edition
by NYPL Staff
May 2, 2016
The author Larry “Ratso” Sloman answers a few questions about reading and libraries.
April Author @ the Library Programs at Mid-Manhattan Library
by Alison N. Quammie, Senior Librarian, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
April 1, 2016
A psychedelic road trip and the hippie underground... the hidden waters of New York... undercover union organizing... Albert Camus in New York City... the art of perception and deception... fieldwork analysis of Harlem superintendents...
March Author @ the Library Programs at Mid-Manhattan
by Alison N. Quammie, Senior Librarian, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
February 29, 2016
Join us for an Author @ the Library talk this March at Mid-Manhattan Library to hear distinguished non-fiction authors discuss their work and answer your questions.
Find the 2016 Grammy Winners at the Library #GrammyAwards
by Lilian Calix
February 16, 2016
Taylor Swift, Hamilton, Ed Sheeran and more available with your library card.
Spotlight On: Meshell Ndegeocello
by Chasity Moreno
February 10, 2016
Singer Me'shell Ndegeocello has been in the music industry for over 20 years. Come take a peek into her world and discover the artist behind the music.
A Tribute to David Bowie
by Margaret Siggillino
January 27, 2016
As a tribute to David Bowie's life, his music and his acting, here is a list of works by him as well as about him.
Barack and Michelle Obama's Favorite Books, Movies, and TV of 2015
by Lilian Calix
December 15, 2015
People Magazine got the scoop, but you can always check out these presidential favorites from your local library.