1. Because of Hurricane Sandy, Mustache Monday got postponed … to Mustache Thursday. OK, it doesn’t have quite the same ring, but since this week’s Mustache Monday is in honor of Halloween, we figured it was now or never. So enjoy this spooky image from our collection, and Happy Halloween! Check back next week for Mustache Monday on its regularly scheduled day.

    Because of Hurricane Sandy, Mustache Monday got postponed … to Mustache Thursday. OK, it doesn’t have quite the same ring, but since this week’s Mustache Monday is in honor of Halloween, we figured it was now or never. So enjoy this spooky image from our collection, and Happy Halloween! Check back next week for Mustache Monday on its regularly scheduled day.

  2. Happy Halloween from NYPL! An artistic staffer carved this amazing Library-Lion-O-Lantern last year using our logo (watch this video of him doing it - it’s pretty cool), and we thought we would share it again. Want to make your own Patience (or Fortitude) pumpkin and show support for the Library? Print out this stencil and get to work! Meanwhile, the Library remains closed this Halloween because of Hurricane Sandy. We are working to reopen tomorrow - in between trick or treating, stay tuned here for updates. And happy Halloween!

    Happy Halloween from NYPL! An artistic staffer carved this amazing Library-Lion-O-Lantern last year using our logo (watch this video of him doing it - it’s pretty cool), and we thought we would share it again. Want to make your own Patience (or Fortitude) pumpkin and show support for the Library? Print out this stencil and get to work! Meanwhile, the Library remains closed this Halloween because of Hurricane Sandy. We are working to reopen tomorrow - in between trick or treating, stay tuned here for updates. And happy Halloween!

  3. The little cat in the bottom right-hand corner is as confused as we are by this truly bizarre Halloween card from 1908 that features two pumpkins smooching. The card - currently in our Mid-Manhattan Picture Collection - concludes our month of Halloween-related Caturdays with a big dose of weirdness (see Halloween Caturdays one, two, and three). The snuggling squash card was originally sent on Oct. 28, 1908 to East 166th Street in NYC. Happy Halloween, happy Caturday and happy October!

    The little cat in the bottom right-hand corner is as confused as we are by this truly bizarre Halloween card from 1908 that features two pumpkins smooching. The card - currently in our Mid-Manhattan Picture Collection - concludes our month of Halloween-related Caturdays with a big dose of weirdness (see Halloween Caturdays one, two, and three). The snuggling squash card was originally sent on Oct. 28, 1908 to East 166th Street in NYC. Happy Halloween, happy Caturday and happy October!

  4. The Halloween-related Caturdays continue for the month of October! This cute card shows a little girl bobbing for apples next to her loyal kitty companion with the words “Halloween Pleasures.” The undated card then states, “Bobbing. Bobbing everywhere. Apples in a tub.” OK, it’s not exactly Sir Walter Raleigh, but it’s cute. The postcard is in our Mid-Manhattan Picture Collection (as were the images used for Halloween Caturdays one and two). Happy Caturday!

    The Halloween-related Caturdays continue for the month of October! This cute card shows a little girl bobbing for apples next to her loyal kitty companion with the words “Halloween Pleasures.” The undated card then states, “Bobbing. Bobbing everywhere. Apples in a tub.” OK, it’s not exactly Sir Walter Raleigh, but it’s cute. The postcard is in our Mid-Manhattan Picture Collection (as were the images used for Halloween Caturdays one and two). Happy Caturday!

  5. We are continuing Halloween-related Caturdays this October (see last week’s creepy kitty) with this photo of a flying feline on the back of a witch’s broomstick. This postcard from 1910 is in our Mid-Manhattan Picture Collection, and was originally sent to “Miss. A. Anderson” in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Happy Caturday!

    We are continuing Halloween-related Caturdays this October (see last week’s creepy kitty) with this photo of a flying feline on the back of a witch’s broomstick. This postcard from 1910 is in our Mid-Manhattan Picture Collection, and was originally sent to “Miss. A. Anderson” in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Happy Caturday!

  6. We thought it would be simply purrrrfect to share some of the Library’s hair-raising Halloween-related cat images on Caturdays throughout the month of October. So here’s the first one - an 1894 print from The Picture Magazine of a witch and her black cat. It’s currently in our Mid-Manhattan Picture Collection. Happy October, and happy Caturday!

    We thought it would be simply purrrrfect to share some of the Library’s hair-raising Halloween-related cat images on Caturdays throughout the month of October. So here’s the first one - an 1894 print from The Picture Magazine of a witch and her black cat. It’s currently in our Mid-Manhattan Picture Collection. Happy October, and happy Caturday!

  7. Happy Halloween, from NYPL! Want to see how we carved this pumpkin? Check out this video! Want to carve your own NYPL pumpkin? Download the stencil at our Facebook page!

    Happy Halloween, from NYPL! Want to see how we carved this pumpkin? Check out this video! Want to carve your own NYPL pumpkin? Download the stencil at our Facebook page!

  8. Trick or Treat? Here’s a fun treat for you and your friends this Halloween, courtesy of everyone here at the Library. Watch above as we took everyone’s favorite Halloween accessory - the pumpkin - and carved it with the NYPL logo.  And you can do it too! Just visit our facebook page to grab the stencil we created, and you can create your own NYPL pumpkin masterpiece featuring Patience or Fortitude (or both!). Bonus points if you take a photo of the finished pumpkin product and share it with us!

  9. Spooky stories are one of the best parts of Halloween, and the Dad Hoc blog knows it! Here’s the latest installment of Dad Hoc’s series with Mulberry Street Library’s Susie Heimbach. BOO!

    The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda D. Williams (author) and Megan Lloyd (illustrator)

    The Hallo-Wiener by Dav Pilkey 

    Pumpkin Faces: A Glowing Book You Can Read in the Dark! by Emma Rose (author) and Judith Moffatt (illustrator)

    Ghosts in the House! by Kozuno Kohara

    A Dark and Noisy Night: A Silly Thriller with Peggy the Pig by Lisa Thiesing

    Froggy’s Halloween by Jonathan London (author) and Frank Remkiewicz (illustrator)