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ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Celebrating 100 Years of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

Join us this weekend for the Schomburg Centennial Festival and celebrate our world-renowned research center in the heart of Harlem.

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What's On

  • Author Talks & Conversations

  • Exhibitions

  • Kids & Teens

  • Other Events

  • The Sisters: Jonas Hassen Khemiri with Tess Gunty

    Tues, June 17 | 6 PM

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online

    Jonas Hassen Khemiri with the cover of Sisters.

  • Super Gay Poems with Stephanie Burt & Special Guests

    Wed, June 18 | 7 PM

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online

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  • Kweendom: A Night of Queer Stand-Up

    Wed, June 25 | 7 PM

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

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  • Schomburg Centennial Festival

    Sat, June 14 | 11 AM–7 PM

    Schomburg Center

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  • The Sisters: Jonas Hassen Khemiri with Tess Gunty

    Tues, June 17 | 6 PM

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online

    Jonas Hassen Khemiri with the cover of Sisters.

  • Super Gay Poems with Stephanie Burt & Special Guests

    Wed, June 18 | 7 PM

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online

    2 side-by-side images: Stephanie Burt headshot, book cover of Super Gay Poems

  • Kweendom: A Night of Queer Stand-Up

    Wed, June 25 | 7 PM

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

    Bobby Hankinson next to the Live from NYPL logo.
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Staff Picks

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In the Collection

  • 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

  • The Art Spy

    Michelle Young

    AdultNonfiction

  • Flirting Lessons

    Jasmine Guillory

    AdultRomance

  • Audition

    Katie Kitamura

    AdultFiction

  • The Crazies

    Amy Gamerman

    AdultNonfiction

  • The Emperor of Gladness

    Ocean Vuong

    AdultFiction

From Our Blog

  • Here and There: 15 Memoirs About the Immigrant Experience in America

    These stories describe the practical struggles of starting over in a new place as well as the challenges of dual identity.

     


     

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  • Celebrate Caribbean American Heritage Month Through Stories

    Explore our reading list for kids and teens highlighting Caribbean American voices, experiences, and adventures. 

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