Events

A love letter to Speculative Fiction epicureans everywhere. FEATURING Olga Ravn Juhani Karila Maru Ayase *Please note, that due to a scheduling conflict; Olga Ravn will not be present directly. A recorded portion of her insight will be added at a later time* If you grew up on steady provisions of Margaret Atwood, Mary Shelley, Margaret Cavindish’s the Blazing World, and Larry Niven’s Ringworld (albeit controversial); on the Mythics, the Gothics, Low Fantasies and the Slice-of-Life-Sci…

This event will take place in person at the Riverdale Library. Writers of all levels, genres and styles are welcome to come and write. Prompts will be given to inspire ideas. Please join us for an informal and relaxed writing experience.

This event will take place in person at the New Dorp Library! In her twenties, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. P. Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts, books, and artwork for his newly built Pierpont Morgan Library. Belle becomes a fixture in New York City society and one of the most powerful people in the art and book world, known for her impeccable taste and shrewd negotiating for critical works as she helps create a world-class collection. But Belle has a secret, one she m…

This event is online only. Join us in the virtual realm with other readers like yourself and library staff! Share your favorite reads, your go-to authors, and grab some new recommendations. We guarantee it'll be a fun, casual time to hang without leaving the comfort of your home. Sweat pants and furry friends welcome!

This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Floor 1M. Join fellow poetry enthusiasts in unpacking the layered meanings of poetry through an informal group discussion. Each session focuses around a theme that celebrates the diversity and range of the poetic form and contemporary poetry culture. Tease your mind with poems that make you laugh during April, aka National Poetry Month! This week's readings are: The Earthlings by Matthew Olzmann One Boy T…

Join us for a very special author talk with Roger Mello! In this program, we'll be discussing one of Roger's books Joao by a Thread. There will be a Q&A with the author and the audience, then we will learn to draw in Roger's special style! [Branch Name] Library will be livestreaming the program in person. If you would like to join remotely via Zoom, you can register here to receive the Zoom link. All attending adults must be accompanied by a child. KidsLIVE programs a…

Join us for a very special author talk with Roger Mello! In this program, we'll be discussing one of Roger's books Joao by a Thread. There will be a Q&A with the author and the audience, then we will learn to draw in Roger's special style! Washington Heights Library will be livestreaming the program in person. If you would like to join remotely via Zoom, you can register here to receive the Zoom link. All attending adults must be accompanied by a child. KidsLIVE progr…

Join us for a very special author talk with Roger Mello! In this program, we'll be discussing one of Roger's books Joao by a Thread. There will be a Q&A with the author and the audience, then we will learn to draw in Roger's special style! Register above to receive the Zoom link. All attending adults must be accompanied by a child. KidsLIVE programs are sponsored by the Andreas C. Dracopoulos Family Endowment for Young Audiences.

Join us for a very special author talk with Roger Mello! In this program, we'll be discussing one of Roger's books Joao by a Thread. There will be a Q&A with the author and the audience, then we will learn to draw in Roger's special style! The Morris Park Library will be livestreaming the program in person. If you would like to join remotely via Zoom, you can register here to receive the Zoom link. All attending adults must be accompanied by a child. KidsLIVE programs…

Join us for a very special author talk with Roger Mello! In this program, we'll be discussing one of Roger's books Joao by a Thread. There will be a Q&A with the author and the audience, then we will learn to draw in Roger's special style! Jerome Park Library will be livestreaming the program in person. If you would like to join remotely via Zoom, you can register here to receive the Zoom link. All attending adults must be accompanied by a child. KidsLIVE programs are…

Evento híbrido - Sólo necesitas un correo electrónico para inscribirte y participar El círculo de lectura "La comunidad de las letras" te invita a leer: "La Tísica" de Javier de Vania Un médico visita una estancia gauchesca donde vive una niña a la que todos llaman “la tísica”. De aspecto débil y enfermizo, “la tísica” es totalmente marginada por la desconfianza de los peones, por miedo a ser contagiados. Las sesiones son moderadas por Leonor Taiano Campoverde de la universidad Carson…

This is an online event. Join us at Harry Belafonte for this month's virtual book discussion on 'Crying in H Mart' by Michelle Zauner. The author shares her experiences of being a Korean American growing up in Eugene, Oregon, navigating her mother's high expectations, and finding her own path. A physical copy of this book is available to check out at Harry Belafonte Library.

This event is online only. Miss the library and talking about books? So do we! Join us for a virtual book discussion. Have a book you've read recently and want to talk about? Just want to listen to some book recommendations? That's great, too. We'll share what we've been reading during this crazy time. This month we will discuss the stories from Stories from the Tenants Downstairs by Sidik Fofana. On April 23, we will discuss the short stories "The Young Entrepreneurs of Miss Bristol's Front…

Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when one of Tara’s older brothers became violent. When another brother got himself into college, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard an…

This event will take place in person at the Charleston Library. Join us once a month as we discuss a mystery/thriller title! For this month we will be discussing: "The Last Mrs. Parrish" by Liv Constantine. "Amber Patterson is fed up. She's tired of being a nobody: a plain, invisible woman who blends into the background. She deserves more- a life of money and power like the one blond-haired, blue-eyed goddess Daphne Parrish takes for granted. To everyone in the exclusive town of Bishops Harb…

Tell me what you eat, the old adage from the epicurean Brillat-Savarin goes, and I will tell you who you are. Writing about food has a unique power that goes beyond its potential to evoke sensory pleasure. What we cook can reveal a great deal about who we are in the world, the cultures we belong to, even the social and political values that shaped us. In this conversation, acclaimed cookbook authors Nasim Alikhani (Sofreh), Abi Balingit (Mayumu), and Kayla Stewart (Gullah Geechee Home Cooking)…

ABOUT THE PROGRAM In their latest book, How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures (one of TIME's Best Nonfiction Books of the Year), Sabrina Imbler transcends notions of category from beginning to end. They challenge the strict boxes of what a memoir "should" look like, what a science book "should look like", and even how a human being should exist within societal categories like gender, race, and blame. Come join the Hudson Park Library for a conversation with Sabrina about their…

This is event will take place in person at the Bronx Library Center. Come be part of the YA Book Club at BLC. Come discuss the novels we are currently reading and get a free book when supplies are available. Also, join us to discuss the YA novel in verse "The Seventh Raven" by David Elliott.

Join the Bronx Library Center in the branch or on Google Meets for our "Hybrid Book Discussion". You must register with your email address in order to receive the link to participate. The link will be sent to you by email approximately one day before the discussion. Let's join up to do what we love most, discussing books!! We can't wait to see and hear from you! Book groups are hosted at libraries throughout the city and facilitated by New York Public Library staff. Book groups are open to ev…

This event will take place in-person at the South Beach Library. Join us for the latest edition of our popular monthly book club! About the book: A transporting, irresistible debut novel that takes its heroine, Cristabel Seagrave, from a theatre in the gargantuan cavity of a beached whale into undercover operations during World War II—a story of love, family, bravery, lost innocence, and self-transformation. One blustery night in 1928, a whale washes up on the shores of the English Ch…

This event will take place in person at Huguenot Park Library. Join us the last Wednesday of every month for our Italian book discussion. Each month members will bring a book that they have read in Italian to discuss. Come and browse our Italian collection for a good read, stay to brush up your Italian reading and linguistic skills and make new friends. Unisciti a noi l'ultimo mercoledì di ogni mese per la nostra discussione sul libro italiano. Ogni mese i membri porteranno un libro che hanno…

Join us as we discuss two amazing short stories from authors Isaac Bashevis Singer and Kate Chopin. We will use the Google Hangouts platform and on April 24th, you will be emailed a URL address to click on for video access, as well as a phone number if you prefer to join by phone. Registration is required. You can access the stories here: Gimpel the Fool The Story of An Hour

This event will take place online via Google Meets. A device capable of video chatting is required. A link to the Google Meet will be sent the morning of the discussion. A psychotherapist attempts to analyze his patient when she goes mute after murdering her husband.

This event will take place online via Google Meet. Did you love the book you read recently? Did you *hate* it? Take a break from your day to join the children's staff from the Harry Belafonte-115th Street Library for an informal chat to share what you've been reading lately. We will be discussing, "Charlotte's Web by E. B. White." You will need a device with audio / video capabilities and an Internet connection to participate. If you are not comfortable using video, that’s okay; you can still…

Come celebrate Comic Con at the Library! WIN awesome prizes learn about the latest in comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, toys, movies, and television and so much more! Program Itinerary: Comic Book Crafts (Button Making, Bookmarks and Backpacks) Comic Book Trivia Author Talk with Chris Condon

This event will take place in person at the Hamilton Grange Branch Library. Join us for a discussion of our favorite books and help us celebrate National Poetry Month! All titles, genres and recommendations welcome. We will be sharing our favorite books, tropes and characters. Let's talk about it while doing a quick craft activity during our book discussion and... free pizza!! Food, books, and crafting? It's going to be a blast!

This event will take place in person at the Hamilton Grange Library. Read any good books lately? Come share it with us at Hamilton Grange! Join us for our Open Book Talk where you can share what books you are currently reading as well as get any recommendations for future reads.

This event will take place in person at the Tremont Library. Join us as we discuss our favorite stories! Chat about the book you are currently reading (manga, GN, fic, non-fic, poetry) and receive a free book. This month we'll focus on The Downstairs Girl by Stacy Lee. "By day, seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan works as a lady’s maid for the cruel daughter of one of the wealthiest men in Atlanta. But by night, Jo moonlights as the pseudonymous author of a newspaper advice column for the genteel S…

This event is online. Join us for the latest virtual edition of our popular monthly book club! About the book: A transporting, irresistible debut novel that takes its heroine, Cristabel Seagrave, from a theatre in the gargantuan cavity of a beached whale into undercover operations during World War II—a story of love, family, bravery, lost innocence, and self-transformation. One blustery night in 1928, a whale washes up on the shores of the English Channel. By law, it belongs to the…

Come to the library to read and discuss this classic of anthropology. Explore the meaning of human behavior through the lens of Marvin Harris' cultural materialism -- a school of thought that explains human behavior in relation to concrete social and economic conditions. Book Available at: Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches: The Riddles of Culture or at NYPL OverDrive

Join the bilingual Casita Maria Book Club facilitated by the New York Public Library, Hunts Point. Meeting in the Casita Maria Gallery on the last Wednesday of the month, 6-7:30pm We invite our neighbors to join us in community each month to discuss classics written by Caribbean and Latin American writers. A Young Readers Circle led by a Children’s Librarian will also be available for ages 5-12. Refreshments will be served. Registered readers will receive free books in English & Spa…

Happy Poetry Month! Come celebrate with us as we read the poetry of William Wordsworth. This will be a super chill program, and Wordworth's poetry goes down smooth as milk; good vibes all around.

An all-star cast of writers and translators discuss the joys and challenges of translation. Relationships between authors and their translators are each unique in their own way, moving across time and over many miles in a special conversation that invokes a sharing of feeling and culture. As our global connectivity expands, translated works are becoming highly sought after by both independent and mainstream publishers in many countries, and even more so in places where censorship and restricti…

[This event is online only. 이 프로그램은 온라인으로 진행됩니다.] 참여를 원하시는 분은 등록해주시기 바랍니다. 뉴욕공공도서관에서 한국어 북클럽을 진행합니다. 책은 읽고 싶은데 혼자 읽기 힘들고 책을 읽은 후 다른 사람들과 생각을 나눠보고 싶으신가요? 한국어 북클럽은 매월 마지막 주 수요일에 한 달 동안 함께 읽은 책에 대해서 이야기하는 방식으로 진행됩니다. We’re excited to announce our Korean Book Discussion at 53rd Street Library. If you want to read Korean books together, we're here for you! You must register with your email address in order to receive the link to participate. The link will be sent to you b…

This event will take place in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, Room 303. Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library 图书馆的世界语言部门为鼓励大家借阅中文图书，每月举行一次中文书籍讨论会。请您在讨论会中介绍自己喜欢的书籍，与别人分享您阅读的快乐。书籍内容不拘一格，历史，传记，散文，财经，侦探，爱情小说等等，皆在欢迎之列。 討論會將以中文普通話進行，期盼您能登記參加共襄盛舉。若有問題，請跟張先生聯繫：hungyunchang@nypl.org. 我們聚會的地點在三樓的303號房間。 We are now presenting a monthly Chinese Book Discussion program, so we can meet each other to chat about books. All participants are welcome to share their reading experiences on eithe…

To honor the 125th anniversary of the Library’s Slavic and East European collections, the award-winning expert on Russian history Stephen Kotkin delivers an original lecture on Russia’s possible futures. Vladimir Putin turned 71 on the same day that Hamas attacked Israel. Several weeks later, the Russian Federation president announced his intention to stand for a fifth term in elections that took place in March of this year. Putin’s predetermined victory will keep him in office until 2030, when…

Want to read more poetry, but don’t know where to start? Not sure you know how to really read poetry? Join Mulberry Street staff on the last Thursday of every month to discuss a few poems! Here are the poems we’ll discuss at our April meeting: ‘How Do I Know When a Poem Is Finished?’ by Naomi Shihab Nye ‘Essay on Craft’ by Ocean Vuong ‘The Prestige’ by Hanif Abdurraqib Poems are available online via the Poetry Foundation and Academic of American Poets websites. Registration is required…

This program will take place in person on Thursday, April 25th at 11:30am in the Community Room at the West New Brighton Library. Join Lauren to discuss "The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane" by Lisa See! " In their remote mountain village, Li-yan and her family align their lives around the seasons and the farming of tea. For the Akha people, ensconced in ritual and routine, life goes on as it has for generations—until a stranger appears at the village gate in a jeep, the first automobile any of t…

This is an in-person program. Have you been meaning to read more, but don’t have time to sit down and get through a long book? Join us for our 100 page book club! Every week, we will meet to discuss a book, 100 pages at a time. No need to rush through the whole thing—this club is here to take it slow. In his journal, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck called East of Eden “the first book,” and indeed it has the primordial power and simplicity of myth. Set in the rich farmland of California’s Sal…

Please join us virtually as we put our detective hats on and discuss a mystery or thriller book on the last Thursday of every month. For April, we will be discussing How Can I Help You by Laura Sims. What happens when new librarian, Patrica, discovers there may be more to her colleague, Margo's past? How far will she go to uncover the truth and what is Margo's true nature? Best for ages 18 and up. This program will take place on google meet, and online registration is required. The link to…