June 2011
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The Strange Politics of The Fugitive -- Free... →
Explore U.S.-Mexican relations at the cusp of the Cold War through the subtexts of this John Ford classic. An illustrated lecture by Columbia University historian Seth Fein at NYPL tomorrow at 6 p.m. A taste of what’s to come:
“The film uses the imagery of fascism and the rhetoric of communism,” says Fein. “A bad guy looks like a Nazi and talks like a communist. The good...
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WatchThe New York Public Library faces a possible $40 million city budget cut. It would decimate our system, eliminating programs, hours and possibly branches. But you can do something! You can write a letter to the city to fight the cuts. Or you can go to our brand new page on VYou and make a video letting explaining why you need us, why you love us and why the cuts would be a very bad thing (example...
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“That would be sad for me if the library closed early. This is like my sanctuary,...”
– Shabri Cummings, a 13-year-old who visits our City Island branch every day after school to read, game, do homework, use the computer and socialize, discussing potential hour cutbacks as a result of proposed $40 million city budget cut, the largest in our history. If his branch wasn’t open, he...
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The New York Times attended our Anti-Prom on... →
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Today: Show Us You Love Us. Hug The Library.
Do you love the New York Public Library? Do you love the free books and internet? The free ESOL classes? The free literacy classes? The free kids’ programming? The amazing community spaces? Well, show us. Go to the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building today at 1:30 and join in a “hug” of the library, hosted by advocacy group Urban Librarians Unite. They are symbolically showing how...
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May 2011
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