1. There’s just something beautiful about a book-strewn aisle, like this one at 58th Street Library, which was beautifully captured by photographer Elizabeth Felicella. The possibilities seem endless! Fiction, Non-Fiction, Mystery, Suspense - they’re all available at the Library! 58th Street is even hosting an evening of Downton Abbey on June 3rd.  Help us continue the great work of 58th Street and its sister libraries and speak out against the proposed budget cut, which will reduce the services we’re able to offer. 

    There’s just something beautiful about a book-strewn aisle, like this one at 58th Street Library, which was beautifully captured by photographer Elizabeth Felicella. The possibilities seem endless! Fiction, Non-Fiction, Mystery, Suspense - they’re all available at the Library! 58th Street is even hosting an evening of Downton Abbey on June 3rd. 

    Help us continue the great work of 58th Street and its sister libraries and speak out against the proposed budget cut, which will reduce the services we’re able to offer. 

  2. Literary Landmarks in the Village: Goodnight Moon | The New York Public Library →

    In honor of Margaret Wise Brown’s birthday today - we present an oldie, but a goodie… in blog form, anyway. The Library’s own Billy Parrott shares a little NYC history in connection with the iconic Goodnight Moon author.

    Published in 1947, Margaret Wise Brown’s Goodnight Moon has certainly had a lasting appeal. Maybe it’s in the simple poetry of the book. Maybe it’s in the story itself: the prolonging of the act of saying goodnight, something that everyone can relate to. Maybe it’s because the story is easily adaptable into a ritual that parent and child can continue after reading the book. Maybe it is because the main character is a rabbit.

     

  3. NYPL’s Fort Washington Library made the news earlier this year when it received an overdue book. A 54-year-old overdue book! After its 15 minutes of nationwide fame, the branch continues to be a local celebrity every day. So why not stop by and sign a letter to support this branch and its fellow libraries throughout the three boroughs. You can help us stop the City’s proposed $47 million dollar budget cut! This beautiful photo of the first floor of  Fort Washington Library is currently on display on Mid-Manhattan Library’s third floor. And at the same library on June 1st, you can meet photographer Elizabeth Felicella and hear all about her experiences photographing the public libraries in all five boroughs.

    NYPL’s Fort Washington Library made the news earlier this year when it received an overdue book. A 54-year-old overdue book! After its 15 minutes of nationwide fame, the branch continues to be a local celebrity every day. So why not stop by and sign a letter to support this branch and its fellow libraries throughout the three boroughs. You can help us stop the City’s proposed $47 million dollar budget cut!

    This beautiful photo of the first floor of  Fort Washington Library is currently on display on Mid-Manhattan Library’s third floor. And at the same library on June 1st, you can meet photographer Elizabeth Felicella and hear all about her experiences photographing the public libraries in all five boroughs.

  4. This photo of Van Nest Library - from Mid-Manhattan’s exhibition Reading Room - was taken in the winter, but just a few weeks ago the Library was the recipient of a generous donation of 26 floor mats from the Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association to the old and worn out mats in the Children’s section. You can help your local library too! Speak out against the City’s $47 million budget cut by visiting the Library’s website and send a letter to your local councilmember to let them know how important libraries are to you.  And to all those who have sent their letters, we THANK YOU!

    This photo of Van Nest Library - from Mid-Manhattan’s exhibition Reading Room - was taken in the winter, but just a few weeks ago the Library was the recipient of a generous donation of 26 floor mats from the Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association to the old and worn out mats in the Children’s section. You can help your local library too! Speak out against the City’s $47 million budget cut by visiting the Library’s website and send a letter to your local councilmember to let them know how important libraries are to you. 

    And to all those who have sent their letters, we THANK YOU!

  5. You can sharpen your pencil AND you can sharpen your mind at NYPL’s Baychester Library. (Yes, this is one of their pencil sharpeners) They even have a chess program for the kids! Now that takes some serious mental sharpening! Visit this photograph at the exhibition, Reading Room at Mid-Manhattan Library, stop by Baychester Library for some interesting chess play, or you can just stop by your local branch and sign a letter to let the City know how awesome your library is. (That concludes the PSA portion of this post)

    You can sharpen your pencil AND you can sharpen your mind at NYPL’s Baychester Library. (Yes, this is one of their pencil sharpeners) They even have a chess program for the kids! Now that takes some serious mental sharpening!

    Visit this photograph at the exhibition, Reading Room at Mid-Manhattan Library, stop by Baychester Library for some interesting chess play, or you can just stop by your local branch and sign a letter to let the City know how awesome your library is. (That concludes the PSA portion of this post)

  6. Hey New Yorkers: Can you tell us who was the first mayor of New York City in 1898 after all five boroughs were consolidated? I’ll give you a hint…He’s the man with the mustache! You’ve guessed right, it’s Robert Anderson Van Wyck, an attorney turned politician, who served as mayor of NYC from 1898 to 1901.  Want to learn more about the mayors of New York City? Check out ‘Part II: The Mayors of Greater New York From 1898’ at NYPL to get the scoop on Mr. Van Wyck and those who followed him! (Image: NYPL Digital Gallery.)

    Hey New Yorkers: Can you tell us who was the first mayor of New York City in 1898 after all five boroughs were consolidated? I’ll give you a hint…He’s the man with the mustache!

    You’ve guessed right, it’s Robert Anderson Van Wyck, an attorney turned politician, who served as mayor of NYC from 1898 to 1901. 

    Want to learn more about the mayors of New York City? Check out ‘Part II: The Mayors of Greater New York From 1898’ at NYPL to get the scoop on Mr. Van Wyck and those who followed him!

    (Image: NYPL Digital Gallery.)

  7. A kickboxing NYPL librarian? Believe it or not, it is true! Courtney Castellane, who is the Library Manager of the awesome Tottenville Library in Staten Island, was profiled in The New York Post this morning about her dual careers. As Courtney has said, by day she is working out people’s minds and by night she is working out their bodies! And just a little trivia about the Tottenville Library, did you know it is the oldest library on Staten Island? 

    A kickboxing NYPL librarian? Believe it or not, it is true! Courtney Castellane, who is the Library Manager of the awesome Tottenville Library in Staten Island, was profiled in The New York Post this morning about her dual careers. As Courtney has said, by day she is working out people’s minds and by night she is working out their bodies! And just a little trivia about the Tottenville Library, did you know it is the oldest library on Staten Island? 

  8. The Woolworth Building: The Cathedral of Commerce →

    Want to learn more about the iconic Woolworth Building on its 100th birthday? Visit this blog post from one of our librarians at NYPL’s Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy - it contains all the details you never knew! (Well, maybe you knew, but it is chock full of information that you should read it no matter what you knew.)

    April 24th sees the one hundredth anniversary of the opening of the Woolworth Building, at 233 Broadway. In 1913 the Woolworth Building was the tallest inhabited building in the world, and would remain so until the opening of the Chrysler Building, in 1929. 

  9. Today would have been the 77th birthday for music icon and legend Roy Orbison. You want to read about Roy’s life? You want to listen to his solo albums? Or how about checking out the great Traveling Wilbury’s album that Roy was a part of? Well as Roy would say, YOU GOT IT! Or in this case, the NYPL has all of your Roy Orbison materials available at your local branch. Happy birthday Roy!  

    Today would have been the 77th birthday for music icon and legend Roy Orbison. You want to read about Roy’s life? You want to listen to his solo albums? Or how about checking out the great Traveling Wilbury’s album that Roy was a part of? Well as Roy would say, YOU GOT IT! Or in this case, the NYPL has all of your Roy Orbison materials available at your local branch. Happy birthday Roy!  

  10. The NYPL has been nominated for a 2013 WEBBY Award in the Social Education & Discovery category for its social web presence (like this Tumblr!) and creating projects such as the fantastic What’s on the Menu? site. But in order to win this wonderful category The NYPL needs your help and vote! You can click here to vote and don’t forget to spread the word! 

    The NYPL has been nominated for a 2013 WEBBY Award in the Social Education & Discovery category for its social web presence (like this Tumblr!) and creating projects such as the fantastic What’s on the Menu? site. But in order to win this wonderful category The NYPL needs your help and vote! You can click here to vote and don’t forget to spread the word!