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Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Join the Library throughout May for a lineup of free events for all ages—plus, discover reading recommendations, resources, and more!

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  • Jewish American Heritage Month at NYPL

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What's On

  • Author Talks & Conversations

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  • Kids & Teens

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  • Aesthetics of Black Power: Identity, Resistance and Style

    Tues, May 20 | 5 PM

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

    Aesthetics of Black Power: Identity, Resistance and Style

  • Kevin Nguyen: Mỹ Documents

    Thurs, May 22 | 7 PM

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online

    2 side-by-images: Kevin Nguyen headshot, book cover of Mỹ Documents

  • The Book of Records: Madeleine Thien with Jiayang Fan

    Wed, May 21 | 6 PM

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online

    Madeleine Thien with the cover of The Book of Records.

  • Monica Bill Barnes and Robbie Saenz de Viteri: Making Lunch Dances

    Thurs, May 15 | 7 PM

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online

    2 side-by-side headshots: Monica Bill Barnes, Robbie Saenz de Viteri

  • Aesthetics of Black Power: Identity, Resistance and Style

    Tues, May 20 | 5 PM

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

    Aesthetics of Black Power: Identity, Resistance and Style

  • Kevin Nguyen: Mỹ Documents

    Thurs, May 22 | 7 PM

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online

    2 side-by-images: Kevin Nguyen headshot, book cover of Mỹ Documents

  • The Book of Records: Madeleine Thien with Jiayang Fan

    Wed, May 21 | 6 PM

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online

    Madeleine Thien with the cover of The Book of Records.
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In the Collection

  • The Quiet Librarian

    Allen Eskens

    AdultFiction

  • John Lewis

    David Greenberg

    AdultNonfiction

  • Nicked

    M.T. Anderson

    AdultFiction

  • How to Be a Good Girl

    Jamie Hood

    AdultPoetry

  • Low Orbit

    Kazimir Lee

    Young AdultGraphic Novel

  • Old Soul

    Susan Barker

    AdultHorror

  • Giant Robot

    Eric Nakamura

    AdultNonfiction

  • Womb City

    Tlotlo Tsamaase

    AdultSci-Fi

  • Much Ado about Keanu

    Sezin Devi Koehler

    AdultNonfiction

From Our Blog

  • Starting May 8: Free Book Giveaway to Celebrate the Schomburg Centennial

    Get a free copy of Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library at your neighborhood NYPL branch—while supplies last!

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  • 2025 Schomburg Center Centennial Programming

    A listing of Schomburg Center Centennial programming for Summer and Fall 2025.

     


     

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