1. There’s just something beautiful about a book-strewn aisle, like this one at 58th Street Library, which was beautifully captured by photographer Elizabeth Felicella. The possibilities seem endless! Fiction, Non-Fiction, Mystery, Suspense - they’re all available at the Library! 58th Street is even hosting an evening of Downton Abbey on June 3rd.  Help us continue the great work of 58th Street and its sister libraries and speak out against the proposed budget cut, which will reduce the services we’re able to offer. 

    There’s just something beautiful about a book-strewn aisle, like this one at 58th Street Library, which was beautifully captured by photographer Elizabeth Felicella. The possibilities seem endless! Fiction, Non-Fiction, Mystery, Suspense - they’re all available at the Library! 58th Street is even hosting an evening of Downton Abbey on June 3rd. 

    Help us continue the great work of 58th Street and its sister libraries and speak out against the proposed budget cut, which will reduce the services we’re able to offer. 

  2. Literary Landmarks in the Village: Goodnight Moon | The New York Public Library →

    In honor of Margaret Wise Brown’s birthday today - we present an oldie, but a goodie… in blog form, anyway. The Library’s own Billy Parrott shares a little NYC history in connection with the iconic Goodnight Moon author.

    Published in 1947, Margaret Wise Brown’s Goodnight Moon has certainly had a lasting appeal. Maybe it’s in the simple poetry of the book. Maybe it’s in the story itself: the prolonging of the act of saying goodnight, something that everyone can relate to. Maybe it’s because the story is easily adaptable into a ritual that parent and child can continue after reading the book. Maybe it is because the main character is a rabbit.

     

  3. NYPL’s Fort Washington Library made the news earlier this year when it received an overdue book. A 54-year-old overdue book! After its 15 minutes of nationwide fame, the branch continues to be a local celebrity every day. So why not stop by and sign a letter to support this branch and its fellow libraries throughout the three boroughs. You can help us stop the City’s proposed $47 million dollar budget cut! This beautiful photo of the first floor of  Fort Washington Library is currently on display on Mid-Manhattan Library’s third floor. And at the same library on June 1st, you can meet photographer Elizabeth Felicella and hear all about her experiences photographing the public libraries in all five boroughs.

    NYPL’s Fort Washington Library made the news earlier this year when it received an overdue book. A 54-year-old overdue book! After its 15 minutes of nationwide fame, the branch continues to be a local celebrity every day. So why not stop by and sign a letter to support this branch and its fellow libraries throughout the three boroughs. You can help us stop the City’s proposed $47 million dollar budget cut!

    This beautiful photo of the first floor of  Fort Washington Library is currently on display on Mid-Manhattan Library’s third floor. And at the same library on June 1st, you can meet photographer Elizabeth Felicella and hear all about her experiences photographing the public libraries in all five boroughs.

  4. mkupperman: The librarian in the tuna casserole. Michael Kupperman gave us a particular thrizzle today with this delicious tale. Could there be more librarians hiding here?

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    The librarian in the tuna casserole.

    Michael Kupperman gave us a particular thrizzle today with this delicious tale. Could there be more librarians hiding here?

  5. These folks at Westchester Square Library have the right idea! On a beautiful day like today, we suggest a visit to your local branch where you can pick up your favorite book and enjoy a nice lunch with some favorite literary friends.  In the meantime, have you signed your letter in support of the library? They’re available online or at any one of our branches - including Westchester Square.  Have a lovely day Tumblr friends.

    These folks at Westchester Square Library have the right idea! On a beautiful day like today, we suggest a visit to your local branch where you can pick up your favorite book and enjoy a nice lunch with some favorite literary friends. 

    In the meantime, have you signed your letter in support of the library? They’re available online or at any one of our branches - including Westchester Square. 

    Have a lovely day Tumblr friends.

  6. Steampunk: An Introduction for Teens | The New York Public Library →

    Jon Foster/from Boneshaker by Cherie Priest What is Steampunk? For a way to explain a fantasy subgenre, Steampunk is not very descriptive. According to The Steampunk Bible (2011), it can be explained most easily by this equation: Steampunk = Mad Scientist Inventor [invention (steam x airship or meta…

  7. This photo of Van Nest Library - from Mid-Manhattan’s exhibition Reading Room - was taken in the winter, but just a few weeks ago the Library was the recipient of a generous donation of 26 floor mats from the Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association to the old and worn out mats in the Children’s section. You can help your local library too! Speak out against the City’s $47 million budget cut by visiting the Library’s website and send a letter to your local councilmember to let them know how important libraries are to you.  And to all those who have sent their letters, we THANK YOU!

    This photo of Van Nest Library - from Mid-Manhattan’s exhibition Reading Room - was taken in the winter, but just a few weeks ago the Library was the recipient of a generous donation of 26 floor mats from the Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association to the old and worn out mats in the Children’s section. You can help your local library too! Speak out against the City’s $47 million budget cut by visiting the Library’s website and send a letter to your local councilmember to let them know how important libraries are to you. 

    And to all those who have sent their letters, we THANK YOU!

  8. On this day in history, blue jeans are born! On May 20, 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis received a a patent to create pants reinforced with metal rivets, thus marking the birth of the popular pant.  The image here depicts the White Oak Cotton Mill in North Carolina, one of the largest denim mills in the world. The GIF was created by the Library’s Stereogranimator using images from the Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views in the Library’s Photography Division.

    On this day in history, blue jeans are born! On May 20, 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis received a a patent to create pants reinforced with metal rivets, thus marking the birth of the popular pant. 

    The image here depicts the White Oak Cotton Mill in North Carolina, one of the largest denim mills in the world. The GIF was created by the Library’s Stereogranimator using images from the Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views in the Library’s Photography Division.

  9. After last weeks’ Mustache Monday with Solomon J. Solomon, we were still feeling the artistic vibe and thought we’d highlight yet another great artist: Georges Jules Victor Clairin. Clairin is a French painter who created many decorative pieces for various public buildings in Paris. He also caught the eye of actress Sarah Bernhardt and became one of her most favored portraitist, creating paintings based on various roles that she played.  (Image: NYPL Digital Gallery.)

    After last weeks’ Mustache Monday with Solomon J. Solomon, we were still feeling the artistic vibe and thought we’d highlight yet another great artist: Georges Jules Victor Clairin.

    Clairin is a French painter who created many decorative pieces for various public buildings in Paris. He also caught the eye of actress Sarah Bernhardt and became one of her most favored portraitist, creating paintings based on various roles that she played. 

    (Image: NYPL Digital Gallery.)

  10. Today’s Caturday is brought to you by the Music Division of our Library for the Performing Arts. This score for the song “Kitty” appeared in the music supplement of the New York American and Journal exactly 111 years ago today (or, more precisely, on May 18, 1902). The artwork features both a cat (of course) and a mouse in a tuxedo. That’s an obvious win. So happy Caturday! And, by the way, if you’re into music, the Library for the Performing Arts (at Lincoln Center) has two totally FREE exhibitions you should check out today, or soon - American Sabor: Latinos in US Popular Music and 100 Years of Flamenco In NY (check out the NY Times review of Flamenco). 

    Today’s Caturday is brought to you by the Music Division of our Library for the Performing Arts. This score for the song “Kitty” appeared in the music supplement of the New York American and Journal exactly 111 years ago today (or, more precisely, on May 18, 1902). The artwork features both a cat (of course) and a mouse in a tuxedo. That’s an obvious win. So happy Caturday! And, by the way, if you’re into music, the Library for the Performing Arts (at Lincoln Center) has two totally FREE exhibitions you should check out today, or soon - American Sabor: Latinos in US Popular Music and 100 Years of Flamenco In NY (check out the NY Times review of Flamenco).