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Why the Public Library Is Giving Away 1,000 Books – The New York Times
New York Today Why the Public Library Is Giving Away 1,000 Books The books come from its list of best titles of the year and will be available at three flagship library branches. Listen to this article · 9:24 min Learn more By James Barron, Nov. 20, 2025 Good morning. It’s Thursday. Today we’ll find…
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Libraries unveil the books New Yorkers couldn’t put down in 2024
CITYWIDE Libraries unveil the books New Yorkers couldn’t put down in 2024 By Erica Brosnan New York City, PUBLISHED 11:35 AM ET Dec. 27, 2024 As the year comes to a close, the New York Public Library has unveiled the top checked-out books of 2024. For the first time, the city’s three library systems —…
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The Archives of the East Village Eye Go to the New York Public Library | The New Yorker
Leonard Abrams started the paper, which chronicled the cultural life of downtown New York, in 1979. After trying for eight years to place its archives, he handed them off to the library last fall. By Hannah Gold, February 7, 2023 In November, Leonard Abrams opened every box in his storage locker in Ridgewood, Queens, and…
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New York Public Library: The best books of 2022 | Time Out
Including books for adults, for kids and teens. Written by Anna Rahmanan, Tuesday November 29 2022 The Brooklyn Public Library recently revealed its list of most borrowed books of all time, but if you still need some literary inspiration (or holiday gift ideas!), we suggest you consult the New York Public Library’s just-released recommendations for…
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The New York Public Library is giving away 500,000 books this summer – CNN
By Yenny Sanchez, CNN, Updated 8:37 AM ET, Sun June 19, 2022 (CNN) New Yorkers of all ages can now treat their shelves to a new book. The New York Public Library (NYPL) has announced that it will give away 500,000 books to city residents to keep as part of its “Summer at the Library…
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New York Public Library makes banned books available for free : NPR
By Deepa Shivaram, April 15, 20225:18 PM ET In response to the more than 1,500 books challenged to be removed from libraries in the last year, the New York Public Library launched an effort to make some banned books available for everyone — for free. The initiative is called Books for All and allows any…
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An App Called Libby and the Surprisingly Big Business of Library E-books | The New Yorker
Increasingly, books are something that libraries do not own but borrow from the corporations that do. By Daniel A. Gross, September 2, 2021 Steve Potash, the bearded and bespectacled president and C.E.O. of OverDrive, spent the second week of March, 2020, on a business trip to New York City. OverDrive distributes e-books and audiobooks—i.e., “digital…
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Let’s Dig Through The NYPL’s Most Treasured Items – Gothamist
by Jen Carlson, Aug 23, 5:49 PM Over the years we have dipped into the unending well of treasures stored away at the New York Public Library time and again — in doing so, we’ve gotten an extremely rare look at Sylvia Plath’s childhood manuscripts; listened to Shirley Chisholm’s victory speech upon becoming the first…
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Glorious return: New York Public Library reopens all branches Tuesday, including Rose Main Reading Room | amNewYork
By Kevin Duggan, Posted on July 5, 2021 Read all about it! New York City bookworms can rejoice as Gotham’s three public library systems will return to almost full service this month, starting with a bunch of branches reopening Tuesday. The New York Public Library will open nearly all its outposts on July 6, including…
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We Love These Vintage Valentines from the New York Public Library
“Although ‘tis pierced by Cupid’s dart, I’m offering you a pretty good heart.” “To my Valentine” (undated) Source: We Love These Vintage Valentines from the New York Public Library
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Get Excited: The New York Public Library Is Launching Its First Permanent Exhibition | Smart News | Smithsonian
Come 2020, new gallery will feature a rotating trove of artifacts drawn from NYPL’s 46 million-strong collection of treasures Source: Get Excited: The New York Public Library Is Launching Its First Permanent Exhibition | Smart News | Smithsonian
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Lou Reed Archive at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts | The New York Public Library
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts is thrilled to announce that the Lou Reed Archive has been processed and is now available to users. The Lou Reed Archive documents the history of Reed’s life as a musician, composer, poet, writer, photographer, and tai-chi student through his own extensive papers, photographs, recordings and…
