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Look who visited The NYPL this morning! The Cat was a guest along with NASCAR superstar Jeff Gordon as they - excuse me, Mr. Gordon - did a reading of the Dr. Seuss classic The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins which is celebrating its 75th Anniversary. So in honor of The Cat, what is your favorite Dr. Seuss book?
Join Schomburg’s Junior Scholars as they host the Black Comic Book Festival on Saturday, January 12th! A festival celebrating the rich tradition of black superheroes, the event is opened to all ages and will feature lively panel discussions, an awesome photo exhibit and the chance to meet some of your favorite black comic book writers!
Open to comic book lovers of all ages!
Throughout January, Citi Pond® at Bryant Park™ — NYC’s first and only free-admission skating rink — offers library cardholders who are 17 and under a reduced skate rental price of $10 per rental (a 30% discount from the usual $14) as part of its “Read To Skate” program. To get the special $10 rental price, skaters must show their New York City library cards (from The New York Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library or Queens Library) to rink staff at the Citi Pond Skating Pavilion, located in Bryant Park, on 40th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
Thank you to the patrons at our 67th Street Library, who worked together to create dolls, stuffed animals, quilts, and hats for disadvantaged children. This afternoon they welcomed the staff of the nationally-recognized charity K.I.D.S.and their partner agency Room To Grow - which works with children in poverty with programs that help little ones in their critical first three years of life. The 26 dolls, 3 quilts and 4 hats are now on their way to new homes! Lots of love to all.
A big shout-out and congratulations go to all our top summer readers from the Bronx, Staten Island and Manhattan. We were thrilled to meet you all today at Yankee Stadium and we hope you enjoyed your visit to home plate and talking with our favorite Yankee, Curtis Granderson. Keep up the good work!
To learn more about Dr. Seuss’s advertising career, visit Mandeville Special Collections Library at the University of California, San Diego
Some of Dr. Seuss’s work in advertising before The Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham.
These kids are too darn cute. Will someone make us a picture frame??
Photos from todays program Toddler Time.
Not even a little rain could keep the tykes away from coming to the library to enjoy a good read. Kids had such a wonderful time creating their masterpieces that I wanted to join in on the fun and make one for myself.
Guess who’s coming to the Library’s landmark 42nd Street building on Friday, Aug. 3? That’s right, Sesame Street’s one and only Cookie Monster is joining celeb chef Rocco DiSpirito at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building at 10 a.m. for a free cooking demonstration for kids, part of our KidsLIVE series. Rocco will make (and distribute) healthy cookies, teaching children that food can be both healthy AND delicious. Rocco’s Now Eat This! Food Truck (a non-profit venture that sells healthy comfort food to raise money for hungry kids) will be outside the Library selling goodies that day, as well. We are psyched for this event (which is connected to our free Lunch Hour NYC exhibition), as is Cookie Monster, who actually told us, “Oh boy, oh boy! Me so excited!” (he really did - it’s in our press release). Space is limited, so reserve a few slots now!
