At Home With the Harlem Chamber Players: An Interview With Founder and Artistic Director, Liz Player
by Ariana Csonka Kaleta, Senior Librarian, Tremont Library
June 14, 2021
Despite the tumultuous economic turns that came with the pandemic, the Harlem Chamber Players found creative ways to start a whole new presence and gain a following as an online performing arts entity with innovative, exciting, and fun programs.
Feliz Navidad & Joyeux Noël: Celebrate Christmas with World Music
by Michelle Lee, Young Adult Librarian, Riverside Library
December 22, 2020
Ring in the holidays with festive world music albums in Spanish, French, Arabic, Chinese, Greek and Vietnamese.
Come On And Jingle Bell Rock to These Holiday Albums
by Michelle Lee, Young Adult Librarian, Riverside Library
December 22, 2020
Whether you prefer to celebrate Christmas with Tony Bennett, Nat King Cole, Justin Bieber, Kacey Musgraves, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, or Charlie Brown and friends, feel free to peruse the 40 album suggestions listed below.
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year...for Family-Friendly Holiday Films and Books
by Michelle Lee, Young Adult Librarian, Riverside Library
December 18, 2020
Celebrate the holidays with a film or television show from the comforts of your couch with these 22 holiday specials to borrow from the New York Public Library.
Between Me, Literature, and Jazz
by Rebecca Littman, Managing Librarian, Music & Recorded Sound, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
December 15, 2020
For every writer, there is a distinctive moment in which the crossroads of music and the written arts surfaces into a singular and synonymous condition.
While We Were Out: New Acquisitions at the Library for the Performing Arts
by Rebecca Littman, Managing Librarian, Music & Recorded Sound, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
November 19, 2020
Over the course of the months that we were physically out of the building,materials continued to be ordered and processed. Here is a small selection ready to be shelved.
9 Reasons to Try the Naxos Music Library
by Paul Friedman, Librarian II, General Research Division, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
July 29, 2020
Primarily "Western Art Music" from the 14th to 21st century, it also includes hundreds of film soundtracks and cast recordings of musicals, as well as content from around the world. Come explore with us!
Old Time Rock 'N' Roll: Rockabilly Reads
by Amanda Pagan, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
June 9, 2020
Grab some pomade, fix your hair, and get ready to have a blast!
Digital Highlights: The Set and Costume Designs of the Music Division
by Jessica Gavilan
May 26, 2020
A glimpse into the set and costume designs of the Music Division.
Read Like Lou Reed: Six Books To Start Your Lou Reed Book List
by Jessica Gavilan
July 2, 2019
Even if you can't make it to the Library for the Performing Arts to see the The Lou Reed Book Collection, you can "read like Lou Reed" with selections that include a William Burroughs novel and a look at the influential Velvet Underground.
A Daisy Jones & The Six Rock 'n' Roll Reading List
by Anne Rouyer, Supervising Librarian, Mulberry Street Library
May 24, 2019
If this novel about 1970s California rock 'n' roll has you listening to Fleetwood Mac, Crosby, Stills & Nash, and Joni Mitchell, this reading list—and Spotify playlist—is for you.
Commemorating the Centenary of the End of World War I: Remarks on War by a Forgotten Songwriter
by Bob Kosovsky, Librarian, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Music Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
November 14, 2018
Blanche Merrill was the writer and creator of humorous songs for Fanny Brice and other vaudeville-era stars. But the archives reveal a powerful, somber work from this lyricist.
Summer Reading 2018: Books and Music That Jam Together
by Lauren Lampasone, Senior Librarian, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
July 27, 2018
Settle into summer with a great book and the song or album that fits perfectly, in this extensive series of paired recommendations from our NYPL staff.
Making Records in Scranton, Pennsylvania, circa 1940
by Jessica Wood, Assistant Curator, Music Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
May 25, 2018
Newly available at the NYPL Music Division: The Otto Hess Photographs, a collection that includes images rare images of the record manufacturing process, as shown at the Varsity Records factory.
Bela Lugosi's Dead, and Other Reasons to Celebrate World Goth Day
by Amanda Pagan, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
May 22, 2018
Celebrate the subculture that showed the world how to find beauty in the dark with recommended books, music, and movies.
Travel Around the World in 80 Checkouts
by Marianna Vertsman, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
April 4, 2018
A World Languages librarian shares her favorite books, movies, and music from the Library's multilingual collections.
Happy Lunar New Year: Books and Events to Honor the Year of the Dog | 新年快樂 | 새해 복 많이 받으세요 | Chúc Mừng Năm Mới
by Michelle Lee, Young Adult Librarian, Riverside Library
February 14, 2018
Begin celebrating The Year of the Dog with a selection of books, recordings, and Library events to suit all ages.
Toscanini: Preserving a Legacy in Sound
by Danielle Cordovez, Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
December 29, 2017
With materials from New York Public Library archival collections, a new exhibition celebrates the life of one the most important figures in classical music and increases awareness about the importance of sound archives and preservation.
Cubicle Vacations: New Music, Vol 7
by Andy Wagstaff, Collection Development
November 20, 2017
Check out some of the most exciting, newly purchased music for your listening pleasure.
Isadora Duncan and Her Collaborators
by Arlene Yu, Jerome Robbins Dance Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
May 1, 2017
Guest post by New York Public Library Short-Term Fellow Chantal Frankenbach, California State University, Sacramento
The American modern dancer Isadora Duncan (1877–1927) was one of the most acclaimed and influential artists of her time. Notorious for her romantic involvements with the likes of British theater critic Gordon Craig, German biologist Ernst Haeckel, and millionaire Paris Singer, Duncan also attracted artists and intellectuals as collaborators in her work as a dancer. These collaborations have a great deal to tell us of her wide-ranging ideas about the
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