1. He thought her beautiful, believed her impeccably wise; dreamed of her, wrote poems to her, which, ignoring the subject, she corrected in red ink.

    — 

    Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf (published May 14, 1925)

    Today’s a good day to correct with red ink or buy flowers yourself… or re-visit an old classic like Mrs. Dalloway. Or if you’d like to learn more about the inimitable author, visit the Library’s Berg Collection, which is a lovely spot to learn a great deal about English and American Literature. In any event, have a perfectly Dalloway day!

  2. TGIF! We suggest a cocktail from Tequila Mockingbird, a clever tribute to literature  for the cocktail and literary loving crowd. Available at the Library Shop Combining beloved classic novels with witty humor and delicious drink recipes, some of the charming recipes include Vermouth the Bell Tolls, Gin Eyre, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margarita, Bridget Jones’s Daiquiri, and more. Accompanying the 65 cocktail recipes are a list of tools and techniques, a spirits glossary, a handful of drinking games and bar bites, and 8 laminated coasters, making this cocktail book both fun and functional. 

    TGIF! We suggest a cocktail from Tequila Mockingbird, a clever tribute to literature  for the cocktail and literary loving crowd. Available at the Library Shop

    Combining beloved classic novels with witty humor and delicious drink recipes, some of the charming recipes include Vermouth the Bell Tolls, Gin Eyre, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margarita, Bridget Jones’s Daiquiri, and more. Accompanying the 65 cocktail recipes are a list of tools and techniques, a spirits glossary, a handful of drinking games and bar bites, and 8 laminated coasters, making this cocktail book both fun and functional. 

  3. The Secret Museum: The treasures too fragile or too precious to go on display →

    NYPL is featured in a new book by Molly Oldfield called The Secret Museum, which highlights fascinating some fascinating objects located in “museums” around the world… including Charles Dickens very intriguing letter opener, which is in NYPL’s Berg Collection. Read all about it!

    Writer Molly Oldfield has delved into the vast collections of objects stored away and rarely exhibited

  4. The images before you are part of Mid-Manhattan Library’s latest exhibition, Play Button - featuring a collection of artists’ books and zines by Brian Belott, Pam Butler, Tamara Gonzales, Maggie Lee, Craig Olson, and Elisa Soliven.

    And if you’re thoroughly intrigued, join us Saturday afternoon as Tamara Gonzales discusses her work and the exhibition with Sharon Butler. A zine party will follow the audience Q&A session. (That’s right, we said ZINE PARTY)

  5. 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? 

  6. What do mustaches and poetry have in common…Langston Hughes!  Don’t miss our last poetry-themed Mustache Monday in honor of National Poetry Month.  Check out Hughes’ legacy as a poet and activist at NYPL today! (Photo: From Academy of American Poets.)

    What do mustaches and poetry have in common…Langston Hughes! 

    Don’t miss our last poetry-themed Mustache Monday in honor of National Poetry Month. 

    Check out Hughes’ legacy as a poet and activist at NYPL today!

    (Photo: From Academy of American Poets.)

  7. We’re celebrating Shakespeare’s birthday today with a lovely image depicting his First Folio, which the Library is honored to have in its collection! It’s a great day to enjoy one of his sonnets, read MacBeth (that’s one of our favorites), or delve into the mysterious life of the master author. May your day be “as merry as the day is long.” (Much Ado About Nothing)

    We’re celebrating Shakespeare’s birthday today with a lovely image depicting his First Folio, which the Library is honored to have in its collection! It’s a great day to enjoy one of his sonnets, read MacBeth (that’s one of our favorites), or delve into the mysterious life of the master author. May your day be “as merry as the day is long.” (Much Ado About Nothing)

  8. 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!  

  9. Happiness is excitement that has found a settling down place, but there is always a little corner that keeps flapping around.

    — 

    - From the Mixed-up Files of Basil E. Frankweiler. 

    In memory of the great E. L. Konigsburg, an author who taught us to laugh and dream with her thoughtful children’s books - Happiness will always abound as long as her books are flapping around (and they are… at the Library).

  10. In keeping with this month’s poet-themed Mustache Monday, NYPL features Allen Ginsberg this week, with an interesting cab-side photograph of the poet!

    In keeping with this month’s poet-themed Mustache Monday, NYPL features Allen Ginsberg this week, with an interesting cab-side photograph of the poet!