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Fall 2017 Staff Picks

Find a great book to curl up with this fall with help from our expert librarians.

What's Happening

Exhibitions
Author Talks & Conversations
Performing Arts & Films
Other Events

Exhibitions
- Black Power!
  Through Dec 30
  Schomburg Center
- Hilary Knight’s Stage Struck World
  Through Oct 14
  Library for the Performing Arts
- ESOPUS and Marco Maggi present “Drawing Set”
  Through Oct 2
  Jefferson Market Library
- Picturing the City: Illustrated Maps of NYC
  Open through April 18, 2018
  Schwarzman Building

Learn Something New

Staff Picks

These widows are more than they seem. Funny, thought-provoking, and heartwarming.

Sarah Spanburgh

Librarian

Best friends, bullying, cliques, popularity, and more. Totally relatable for girls of all ages!

Susie Heimbach

Librarian

New & Noteworthy

A Boy in Winter

Rachel Seiffert

Adult

Fiction

The Vengeance of Mothers

Jim Fergus

Adult

Historical Fiction

The New Annotated Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

Adult

Horror

Where the Past Begins

Amy Tan

Adult

Memoir

The Wrong Way to Save Your Life

Megan Stielstra

Adult

Essays

Dream Fall

Amy Plum

Teens

Horror

Between Two Skies

Joanne O'Sullivan

Teens

Fiction

The Great American Foot Race

Andrew Speno

Teens

Nonfiction

The Thing Lou Couldn't Do

Ashley Spires

Kids

Picture Book

Jasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen

Debbi Michiko

Kids

Fiction

From Our Blog

Exploring Citizenship Day: Programs, Books & Films

Learn more about programs and resources offered throughout the month of September in recognition of America's newest citizens.

Adriana Blancarte-Hayward

Outreach Manager

Atul Gawande & Elizabeth Alexander

Atul Gawande and Elizabeth Alexander discuss their two powerful books on death, loss, and the limits of modern medicine.

Fall 2017 Staff Picks

What's Happening

Exhibitions

Learn Something New

Staff Picks

New & Noteworthy

From Our Blog

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