February 2012
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Feb 29th
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“MUSIC, when soft voices die, / Vibrates in the memory. — / ODOURS, when...”
– “To…” by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Learn more about Shelley’s poetry at Shelley’s Ghost, at the NYPL through June 24.
Feb 29th
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The Art of Defining Art →
Bard College President Leon Botstein shares his thoughts on art! Don’t miss his Floating University presentation about the topic tomorrow night at the Stephen A. Schwarzman building. 
Feb 28th
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Feb 27th
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Feb 25th
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Feb 24th
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Feb 24th
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Feb 23rd
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Ask NYPL: The memory bank of our literary lives →
Trying to remember that favorite book from your past? The bedtime story that you forced your folks to read to you over and over again? Or that novel you read ages ago but simply can’t forget? (well, everything but the title) Did you know… Ask NYPL can help jog that memory? And all you have to do is call/email/chat/text!
Feb 22nd
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Feb 22nd
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Feb 21st
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Feb 20th
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Feb 20th
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Feb 19th
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Feb 18th
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Feb 17th
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Feb 17th
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Reimagining the Library for the Future →
Visit our new website and learn all about the exciting plans we have at NYPL! And PLEASE share your thoughts with us! 
Feb 16th
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Feb 15th
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Feb 15th
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Feb 15th
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Feb 14th
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Have you heard? Valentine’s Day is also Generosity Day! Why not show love to the whole world? You could make a donation, send valentines to your local senior center, or volunteer in your community. If you’d like to inspire others, you can even share your generous act, or one that you witnessed, online at Causes.com. 
Feb 14th
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Did you know... We have e.e. cumming's valentines... →
Feb 14th
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Feb 14th
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Feb 13th
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Feb 11th
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Feb 10th
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Feb 10th
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Feb 10th
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Feb 10th
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Feb 9th
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What stories today do you think tap "hope and... →
A little assignment for Frank-ophiles this weekend. (And by Frank-ophiles, we’re referring to Frankenstein, of course!) NYPL is in the midst of creating the latest Biblion app, in connection with our new exhibition opening February 24, Shelley’s Ghost: The Afterlife of a Poet. We need your help answering this question! Visit Hope and Fear: Frankenstein’s creation to share your...
Feb 9th
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Feb 9th
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Feb 9th
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Feb 8th
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“What interests me when I’m writing is being able to crawl into a character’s...”
– - Nathan Englander (New Yorker, Dec. 2011) Tomorrow Sarah Jones will meet with Nathan Englander and discuss the launch of his new book “What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank.” The room is booked solid (are you suprised??), but if seats do become available, we will offer them...
Feb 8th
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Feb 7th
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Feb 7th
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Feb 6th
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Feb 6th
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Feb 5th
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Feb 5th
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Feb 4th
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(photo credit: Pete Souza) The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is hosting conversations both literal and visual about President Barack Obama; A current exhibition featuring photographs by Chief Official White House photographer Pete Souza documents the past two years of President Obama’s time in office and on February 7, Editor of The New Yorker David Remnick, Harvard Law...
Feb 3rd
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Feb 3rd
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Feb 2nd
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Feb 2nd
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Feb 1st
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Pay Your Fines Online →
Paying your overdue library fines just got a lot easier! Now, you can pay with a credit card! Just click “Your NYPL,” then “Fines” to get started.  (No judgment! We know that you loved that book/cd/dvd so much you couldn’t put it down, let alone part with it before you were finished absorbing all possible perspectives…)
Feb 1st
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