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The Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library's Treasures
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Day
Wed, Oct 16 | 3–7:30 PMStavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
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Accessible Community, Culture & Technology Fair
Fri, Oct 18–Sat, Oct 19 | 11 AM–4 PMStavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
Book Pre-Order Available! Richard Powers with Marlon James: Playground
Tues, Oct 8 | 7 PMStephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online
Amalgam: Frances Jetter with Peter Kuper
Tues, Oct 15 | 6 PMStephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online
Shell Shocked: Celebrating 40 Years of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Wed, Oct 16 | 6:30 PMStavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
Book Pre-Order Available! Ayana Elizabeth Johnson: What If We Get It Right?
Tues, Oct 22 | 7 PMStephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online
Book Pre-Order Available! Richard Powers with Marlon James: Playground
Tues, Oct 8 | 7 PMStephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online
Amalgam: Frances Jetter with Peter Kuper
Tues, Oct 15 | 6 PMStephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online
Shell Shocked: Celebrating 40 Years of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Wed, Oct 16 | 6:30 PMStavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
Book Pre-Order Available! Ayana Elizabeth Johnson: What If We Get It Right?
Tues, Oct 22 | 7 PMStephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online
The Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library's Treasures
Open now.Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
JIMMY! God's Black Revolutionary Mouth
Open now. Through February 28, 2025Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Line & Thread: Prints and Textiles from the 1600s to the Present
Open now. Through January 12, 2025Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
The Joffrey + Ballet in the U.S.
Open now. Through March 1, 2025Library for the Performing Arts
The Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library's Treasures
Open now.Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
JIMMY! God's Black Revolutionary Mouth
Open now. Through February 28, 2025Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Line & Thread: Prints and Textiles from the 1600s to the Present
Open now. Through January 12, 2025Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
The Joffrey + Ballet in the U.S.
Open now. Through March 1, 2025Library for the Performing Arts
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Day
Wed, Oct 16 | 3–7:30 PMStavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
NYPL's Annual College Fair for Teens
Wed, Oct 9 | 10 AM–1 PMStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Queerceañera: Latinx Heritage Celebration for Teens
Wed, Oct 9 | 3 PMMorris Park Library
Events for Babies and Toddlers
OngoingVarious Locations
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Day
Wed, Oct 16 | 3–7:30 PMStavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
NYPL's Annual College Fair for Teens
Wed, Oct 9 | 10 AM–1 PMStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Queerceañera: Latinx Heritage Celebration for Teens
Wed, Oct 9 | 3 PMMorris Park Library
Events for Babies and Toddlers
OngoingVarious Locations
Accessible Community, Culture & Technology Fair
Fri, Oct 18–Sat, Oct 19 | 11 AM–4 PMStavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
Poetry Writing Workshops
Various DatesVarious Locations
TechConnect Classes
OngoingVarious Locations
Business & Finance Advice
OngoingVarious Locations
Accessible Community, Culture & Technology Fair
Fri, Oct 18–Sat, Oct 19 | 11 AM–4 PMStavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
Poetry Writing Workshops
Various DatesVarious Locations
TechConnect Classes
OngoingVarious Locations
Business & Finance Advice
OngoingVarious Locations
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AdultNonfictionThe Cemetery of Untold Stories
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AdultFictionYou Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World
edited by Ada Limon
AdultPoetryActs of Forgiveness
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AdultRomanceSoldiers and Kings
Jason De Leon
AdultNonfictionThe Lights: Poems
Ben Lerner
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Regina Porter
AdultFictionFall of Civilizations
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