June 2012
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“…when at eve returning with thy car,
Awaiting heard the jingling bells...”
– Part of the poem “The Shepard’s Week” by John Gay (1685-1732). This use of the word “luncheon” is cited in dictionary definitions of the word “lunch,” including those by Webster and Johnson. A “lunch” or “luncheon” used to mean a...
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Beat the Heat at the Library
Don’t forget - public libraries serve as New York City cooling centers. If you need to step out of the heat today, find your local branch and come on inside. Queens and Brooklyn Public Library systems, too.
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Watchtheparisreview:
James Fenton in conversation with Paris Review Poetry Editor Robyn Creswell at NYPL.
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Billy Parrott's Glen Bishop Reading List →
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Food Trucks at the Library!
Starting RIGHT NOW, you can head over to the Bryant Park Plaza at 40th Street and Fifth Avenue and grab lunch at one of five rotating food trucks that will be parked there during the summer.
The NYPL has partnered with the New York City Food Truck Association and Bryant Park to bring lunch to the library, in conjunction with our new exhibition Lunch Hour NYC, of course.
Every day from about...
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“The fact that so many people are given to eating them is no reason why they...”
– Herald of Health, 1864, on pickles, a popular street food among children and adults alike. (via lunchhournyc)
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New NYPL Tumblr: Lunch Hour NYC →
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“If you can’t use the internet to do a report or if the internet...”
– Library user Alyssa, age 9
Support your Library!
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Advice on starting a career in libraries
Today, a question from one of our Tumblr followers:
I’m a junior in undergrad studying history, and my ultimate goal is to be a librarian. Would you say a degree (MLS) or experience in libraries is more important in finding a job? I’m trying to decide if I should stay a full-time student or try to find a job in a library as a clerk or something like that and finish my degrees part-time. Thank...
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“My dad likes to go to the library and he won’t be able to go anymore if it...”
– Library user Claudia, age 9
Protect Your Roots, Support Your Branches! Visit www.nypl.org/speakout.
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“I was writing a book, to hope one day it would be in the library, but now if it...”
– Jacquelyn, age 9
Visit www.nypl.org/speakout to learn what you can do to protect your roots and support your branches.
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Beat the Heat
In collaboration with the City’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM), all New York Public Library locations are listed as emergency Cooling Centers in heat emergencies. All locations are listed on the City’s online Cooling Center database as well as provided to residents through 311.
As a Cooling Center, all Library locations provide a safe, air-conditioned space to New Yorkers on...
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“The Library shouldn’t close because it’s like a second teacher to...”
– Library user Taylor, age 9
Protect Your Roots, Support Your Branches! Visit www.nypl.org/speakout.
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What did we do before Google and the phone book? A... →
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Get Your Summer Reading Card Today!
theurbanassembly:
The New York Public Library and the NY Dept. of Education have teamed up to combat the infamous “Summer Slide,” while also giving NYC students a chance to wipe away their library late fees.
Together, they will distribute over 1 million library cards to schools across the city, in an effort to encourage kids to continue reading during the summer break. As an additional...
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Louise Lareau, from the Children's Center at 42nd... →
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