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[NYPL] Library Talks : Marilynne Robinson: Liberalism and American Tradition Pt. I
“Marilynne Robinson is one of the most celebrated American writers—she won a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and was awarded a National Humanities Medal from President Barack Obama, to name just a few of her accolades. She recently delivered a lecture on American Civilization and Government titled “Liberalism and American Tradition,” which traces the origins of…
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The Most Festive Treasures of the New York Public Library’s Maps Division – Atlas Obscura
We wish you a mappy Christmas. Source: The Most Festive Treasures of the New York Public Library’s Maps Division – Atlas Obscura
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The Wondrous Complexity of the New York Public Library | Arts & Culture | Smithsonian
A new documentary captures the sweeping human impact of one of the country’s largest library systems Source: The Wondrous Complexity of the New York Public Library | Arts & Culture | Smithsonian
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NYPL’s Most Popular Check Outs of 2016 | The New York Public Library
Over 25 million items are circulated through our network of libraries each year, and among those items there are both expected front-runners and a few interesting surprises every year. For your perusal, we’ve compiled lists of the top books checked out systemwide and in The Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island in 2016. Source: NYPL’s Most…
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Free for All: NYPL Enhances Public Domain Collections For Sharing and Reuse | The New York Public Library
Today we are proud to announce that out-of-copyright materials in NYPL Digital Collections are now available as high-resolution downloads. No permission required, no hoops to jump through: just go forth and reuse! The release of more than 180,000 digitized items represents both a simplification and an enhancement of digital access to a trove of unique…
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Beneath New York Public Library, Shelving Its Past for High-Tech Research Stacks – The New York Times
As they skate or snack in Bryant Park, visitors might dismiss the stately New York Public Library next door as a dog-eared relic in an age of digital information.But unbeknown to most of them, 17 feet below ground, in a concrete bunker worthy of the White House, the library is expanding and updating one of…
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How the New York Public Library is reinventing itself for the 21st century.
The future of libraries now has a very long history. Like all futures, it’s a moving target, changing as new experiences, expectations, and technologies change our sense of what’s possible. When the main branch of the New York Public Library opened on Fifth Avenue in 1911, it was a state-of-the-art futurist landmark, with pneumatic tubes…
