About the Celeste Bartos Education Center Services

Photo © Peter Aaron/Esto, 2000

The Celeste Bartos Education Center includes two state-of-the-art classrooms, a 177-seat Auditorium, and a Visitor’s Theater where a 12-minute film, ‘The New York Public Library: A Place for Discovery’ is shown on the hour and half hour. The Auditorium, with a small stage, audio/visual facilities, and Internet connections is suitable for web casting. As well as LIVE from NYPL programs, it is used for public lectures, symposia, and other programs. The Auditorium is also available for rentals.

Each year the Celeste Bartos Education Center creates two theme-based public programs in conjunction with major exhibitions mounted in The Humanities and Social Sciences Library. These fall/winter and spring/summer programs consist of a series of walk-in classes and curatorial talks which are designed to reveal and make accessible the collections, services, and staff expertise of The Research Libraries.

Curatorial Talks
In both of our annual series, these exhibition-themed talks are presented by collection curators or guest lecturers. All are free and last one hour.

Classes
Twice a year we introduce new classes and continue to offer proven favorites. All are taught by staff subject specialists and highlight specific research strategies. Classes are free, hands-on, and last an hour.

Teaching Resources
The Center partners with the faculties of local colleges and universities to create specialized library orientation and instruction sessions for visiting classes. For more information see our Information for Faculty Website.

Services include customized tours for college and university groups and classes tailored to address specific topics or resources. These visits are scheduled in advance to allow staff adequate preparation time. Annually each October, the Bartos Education Center hosts an evening reception for graduate students and faculty. This year’s reception will unite scholars and friends who have utilized the collections for their research, to be part of a panel discussion.

High Schools
Please contact Learning at the Library.

Partnerships
The Center presently participates in several grant-funded programs including the U.S. Department of Education’s Teaching American History program.

Current grant partnerships with the New York City Board of Education, under Federal Department of Education grants include:

History in the Classroom (2005) is a three-year program in which fifteen in-service high school history teachers work towards a MA degree in American history. Participating institutions include Hunter College, the Museum of the City of New York, and the American Museum of Natural History.
Content and Continuity: A Citywide Approach to American History (2006) is a three-year intensive program designed to create a K-12 continuum in the teaching of American history. Participating institutions include the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, Columbia University’s Teacher’s College, Bank Street College of Education, Thirteen/WNET (PBS), Facing History and Ourselves, and the American Place Theater.

Contact information
If you would like to be on our mailing list, please contact us at SouthCourt@nypl.org.

Philip Yockey, Manager, Celeste Bartos Education Center
pyockey@nypl.org
(212)-930-9204; fax (212)-930-0905

Amy Azzarito, Assistant Manager, Celeste Bartos Education Center
aazzarito@nypl.org
(212-930-0505; fax (212)-930-0905

SouthCourt@nypl.org