Mes Nacional de la Herencia Hispana 2021: realización de investigaciones con los recursos electrónicos y otras bases de datos de la NYPL
by Camila Franco Diaz, Communications
September 13, 2021
Lista de recursos en línea gratuitos para ayudarle a profundizar en los muchos aspectos de la historia y la cultura latinx e hispana, todo gratis con una tarjeta de la biblioteca.
National Hispanic Heritage Month 2021: Researching with NYPL's E-Resources and Other Databases
by Camila Franco Diaz, Communications
September 13, 2021
List of free online resources to help you delve into the many aspects of Latinx & Hispanic history and culture, all free with a library card.
Valentine’s Day and Cacao, the Food of the Gods
by Elizabeth Rutigliano, Librarian, General Humanities Reference, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
February 12, 2020
How did chocolate and Valentine's Day get linked anyway?
An Historic Walk Down Havana's Paseo del Prado
by Miguel Rosales, Art & Architecture Collection, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
September 19, 2018
See what it's like to "dar un paseo" (take a leisurely stroll) down one of the most famous avenues in Havana.
Presentando la Guía de Investigación de Genealogía de Puerto Rico
by Diane Dias De Fazio
September 5, 2018
¿Eres Boricua? ¿Te preguntas cómo encontrar a tus antepasados?
La División de Historia de los Estados Unidos, Historia Local y Genealogía de Irma y Paul Milstein se complace en anunciar el lanzamiento de nuestra nueva guía de investigación: Puerto Rico Genealogy.
Introducing the Puerto Rico Genealogy Research Guide
by Diane Dias De Fazio
September 1, 2018
¿Eres Boricua? Are you Puerto Rican? Wondering how to find your roots? We're happy to announce the launch of our latest research guide.
Rosa Montero
by Vilma Alvarez, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
August 8, 2018
Entrevista con la gran Rosa Montero, periodista, escritora, guionista, y catedrática española.
Celebrating the 2016 Olympics in Rio
by Marianna Vertsman, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
August 5, 2016
Mid-Manhattan is celebrating the Olympics with book displays and a reading list that includes titles on the history and politics of the Olympic Games, as well as Brazilian cultural heritage.
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.
Live from the Reading Room: Arturo Schomburg to Langston Hughes
by Alexsandra Mitchell, Reference Librarian and Archivist, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
February 5, 2016
Today’s letter features correspondence between Arturo Alfonso Schomburg and Langston Hughes. In the excerpt below, Schomburg speaks with Hughes regarding acquisitions for The Division of Negro Literature, History and Prints—the forerunner to today’s Schomburg Center.
February Author @ the Library Programs at Mid-Manhattan
by Alison N. Quammie, Senior Librarian, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
February 2, 2016
A musical heritage of the Jewish community...uncovering psychological tricks of a hustler...racial inequality and a call to action...revisiting Folk City, New York...Woody Allen—a life...the intersection of word geeks and grammar police...criminal negligence in the U.S. armed forces...exploring Gramercy Park and Union Square...transformation of urban gardens...New York’s first and oldest charter school... beauty, culture and the fascination of Cuba...
Mauricio Pestana and Afro-Latino Gems at the Schomburg Center
by Candice Frederick
June 2, 2015
Erika Paul, Pre-Professional at the Schomburg Center's Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, shares how a recent visit from a renowned cartoonist Mauricio Pestana helped her discover our vast collections of Afro-Latino research materials.
Traditional Dance of Mexico Photographs on Display at LPA
by Danielle Castronovo, Assistant Curator, Jerome Robbins Dance Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
September 17, 2014
The photographs of MEXICO PROFUNDO “LIGHT AND SHADOWS” are a new acquisition of the Jerome Robbins Dance Division of the New York Public Library. A selection of the photographs are currently on view in the third floor reading room of the Library for Performing Arts.
Genre Fiction with Hispanic Characters
by Jean Harripersaud, Bronx Library Center
September 15, 2014
Genre fiction suggestions with Hispanic characters.
Celebrating the Panama Canal's Centennial (1914-2014)
by Alexandra Gomez, Supervising Librarian, BookOps
July 25, 2014
The Panama Canal celebrates 100 years on August 15, 2014.
Celebrando el Centenario del Canal de Panamá (1914-2014)
by Alexandra Gomez, Supervising Librarian, BookOps
July 25, 2014
El canal de Panamá cumple cien años de su apertura el 15 de Agosto del 2014.
Pura Belpré, In Her Own Words: NYPL Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
by Jean Harripersaud, Bronx Library Center
September 13, 2013
Pura Belpré reading to children at the New York Public Library. (Photo credit - Centro Archives)This year as part of Hispanic Heritage Month, the New York Public Library is celebrating its premier Latina Librarian, Pura Belpré. An exhibit at the Bronx Library Center highlights the professional life of Pura Belpré—Children's Librarian,
Música Soul: The Soundtrack of the Black Power Movement in Brazil
by Ann-Marie Nicholson
June 3, 2013
"If we had said 'Negro power' nobody would get scared. Everybody would support it. If we said power for colored people, everybody would be for that, but it is the word 'black' that bothers people in this country, and that's their problem, not mine." —Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture) at UC Berkeley, 1966
Stokely Carmichael by Lynn B. PadweBlack Rio Scene by Almir VeigaJames Brown released "I'm Black and I'm Proud" during the height of the Black Power Movement in the United States in 1968. Brown's in-your-face approach to racial pride resonated
Catching the 7 Line: The International Express to NYPL!
by Raymond Pun
April 11, 2013
7 Train by Scott Beale on FlickrApril is Immigrant Heritage Month. In New York City, April 17th to 24th is Immigrant Heritage Week. In honor of both celebrations of Immigrant Heritage, this blog will focus on the multiculturalism of the 7 train.
If you live in Queens, New York, and you work in midtown like me, there might be a possibility that you often take the MTA train to work, particularly the
The Art of Anna Bella Geiger
by Jay Barksdale
February 25, 2013
Harper Montgomery, a writer in the Wertheim Study, has curated a fascinating exhibition at Hunter College, going until May 4. At 68th and Lexington, it is a smallish (read: do-able) delight — Open Work in Latin America, New York & Beyond: Conceptualism Reconsidered, 1967-1978.
It features prints, artists' books, photography and videos, photocopies, all sorts of experimental treats, including Ed
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