1. 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!

  2. A librarian’s work is never done! How could it be, when there is so much information to share? Today’s image is brought to you by Roosevelt Island Library and gives you a brief snapshot behind-the-scenes. The black and white photo is awesome and we’re pretty stoked about the stamp right above it. (We like stamps and stamp pads, though find little reason to use them over here in Tumblr-territory) So, in honor of today’s photo, which (as you know) is on exhibition at Mid-Manhattan Library… put your stamp of approval on one of our letters speaking out against the $47 million budget cut proposed for NYPL.

    A librarian’s work is never done! How could it be, when there is so much information to share? Today’s image is brought to you by Roosevelt Island Library and gives you a brief snapshot behind-the-scenes. The black and white photo is awesome and we’re pretty stoked about the stamp right above it. (We like stamps and stamp pads, though find little reason to use them over here in Tumblr-territory)

    So, in honor of today’s photo, which (as you know) is on exhibition at Mid-Manhattan Library… put your stamp of approval on one of our letters speaking out against the $47 million budget cut proposed for NYPL.

  3. 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)

  4. Forgive us, yesterday we missed posting a photograph of one of our beautiful branches from the exhibition, Reading Room at Mid-Manhattan. So today, you get two beautiful branches of the red brick variety - Hunt’s Point and City Island. If you can’t visit either of the two, you can stop by any of our 85 locations throughout Manhattan, Staten Island and the Bronx. When you visit, just remember to sign your letter to let the City know how important your libraries are. (Or you can send a letter online)

  5. The current exhibition Reading Room at Mid-Manhattan isn’t just about interiors and exteriors of our buildings. It also captures what inspires our staff. At Port Richmond Library in Staten Island, this drawing shows how awesome the library is. The little girl in the sketch could be doing her homework, writing a story or drawing a picture… it’s all possible at the Library!   But we need your help to continue our work and help children everywhere do their homework, write their stories or draw their pictures. Speak out and speak up for your library! 

    The current exhibition Reading Room at Mid-Manhattan isn’t just about interiors and exteriors of our buildings. It also captures what inspires our staff. At Port Richmond Library in Staten Island, this drawing shows how awesome the library is. The little girl in the sketch could be doing her homework, writing a story or drawing a picture… it’s all possible at the Library!  

    But we need your help to continue our work and help children everywhere do their homework, write their stories or draw their pictures. Speak out and speak up for your library! 

  6. Two trees grow in the Bronx, at NYPL’s Belmont Branch to be exact. You can read the classic book “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,” or you can meet its nearly literal Bronx representation at Belmont Library, or you can stop by Mid-Manhattan Library’s  exhibition featuring all of our local libraries.  But no matter what you decide to do, you should speak out against the $47 million budget cut proposed by the City and protect your branches. 

    Two trees grow in the Bronx, at NYPL’s Belmont Branch to be exact. You can read the classic book “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,” or you can meet its nearly literal Bronx representation at Belmont Library, or you can stop by Mid-Manhattan Library’s  exhibition featuring all of our local libraries. 

    But no matter what you decide to do, you should speak out against the $47 million budget cut proposed by the City and protect your branches. 

  7. Meet the Epiphany Branch. This wonderful photograph is part of a new exhibition, Reading Room, at the Mid-Manhattan Library on 40th Street. As you guys know, the Library is currently facing a $47 million budget cut that we need your help to fight. So while you’re signing your letters to the City explaining how much you love your local library - we’ll  be sharing a photo or two every day of NYPL’s libraries, courtesy of Elizabeth Felicella - the photographer behind Reading Room. Enjoy! But, if you can’t wait, just stop by Mid-Manhattan! 

    Meet the Epiphany Branch. This wonderful photograph is part of a new exhibition, Reading Room, at the Mid-Manhattan Library on 40th Street.

    As you guys know, the Library is currently facing a $47 million budget cut that we need your help to fight. So while you’re signing your letters to the City explaining how much you love your local library - we’ll  be sharing a photo or two every day of NYPL’s libraries, courtesy of Elizabeth Felicella - the photographer behind Reading Room. Enjoy! But, if you can’t wait, just stop by Mid-Manhattan! 

  8. The New York Public Library is facing a $47 million city budget cut that would force cutbacks to key free services that the public relies on, such as programs, classes, library hours, and more. We need your help to stop these cuts! Go to nypl.org/speakout to sign a letter and tell the City that you and your communities need your library (it only takes a few minutes, and you don’t need to live in NYC)! Spread the word, support NYPL, keep libraries strong, and thank you! 

    The New York Public Library is facing a $47 million city budget cut that would force cutbacks to key free services that the public relies on, such as programs, classes, library hours, and more. We need your help to stop these cuts! Go to nypl.org/speakout to sign a letter and tell the City that you and your communities need your library (it only takes a few minutes, and you don’t need to live in NYC)! Spread the word, support NYPL, keep libraries strong, and thank you! 

  9. “Libraries are Forever,” says our friends at Mashable. We agree!

    “Libraries are Forever,” says our friends at Mashable. We agree!

  10. 94% of parents say libraries are important for their children

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    from recent findings published in Parents, Children, Libraries, and Reading, a Pew Internet & American Life Project

    We thoroughly enjoyed hearing what the Pew crew had to say about parents, children and libraries! You can read the full report here