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  • Celebrate 100 Years of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture!

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  • Black Theatre United Design Expo: Meet Broadway Designers!

    Fri, June 20 | 11 AM–5:30 PM

    Library for the Performing Arts

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  • ‘The Sexual Evolution’ with Nathan H. Lents and Rachel Feltman

    Mon, June 23 | 6:30 PM

    Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

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  • Songs of Cope: A Celebration & Performance of Micki Grant's Work

    Mon, June 30 | 6 PM

    Library for the Performing Arts

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  • Summer at the Library 2025!

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  • Black Theatre United Design Expo: Meet Broadway Designers!

    Fri, June 20 | 11 AM–5:30 PM

    Library for the Performing Arts

    Graphic reads: Design Expo 2025

  • ‘The Sexual Evolution’ with Nathan H. Lents and Rachel Feltman

    Mon, June 23 | 6:30 PM

    Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

    3 photos side-by-side: Headshots of Nathan H. Lents and Rachel Feltman, cover of 'The Sexual Evolution: How 500 Million Years of Sex, Gender, and Mating Shape Modern Relationships'.

  • Songs of Cope: A Celebration & Performance of Micki Grant's Work

    Mon, June 30 | 6 PM

    Library for the Performing Arts

    A group of people on a stage raise their fists in the air.
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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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