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Spotlight

  • Join Us on October 19! Take a Stand Against Book Bans

    Freedom to Read Day of Action, 10/19/2024.
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What's On

  • Author Talks & Conversations

  • Exhibitions

  • Kids & Teens

  • Other Events

  • Shell Shocked: Celebrating 40 Years of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

    Wed, Oct 16 | 6:30 PM

    Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

    Ben Bishop, Sarah Myer, Mateus Santolouco.

  • Book Pre-Order Available! Ayana Elizabeth Johnson: What If We Get It Right?

    Tues, Oct 22 | 7 PM

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online

    Blue Live from NYPL logo and a photograph of Ayana Elizabeth Johnson.

  • Glory Edim with Aminatou Sow: Gather Me

    Tues, Oct 29 | 7 PM

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online

    Orange LIVE from NYPL logo with a photograph of Glory Edim.

  • Amalgam: Frances Jetter with Peter Kuper

    Tues, Oct 15 | 6 PM

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online

    Frances Jetter next to the cover of Amalgram

  • Shell Shocked: Celebrating 40 Years of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

    Wed, Oct 16 | 6:30 PM

    Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

    Ben Bishop, Sarah Myer, Mateus Santolouco.

  • Book Pre-Order Available! Ayana Elizabeth Johnson: What If We Get It Right?

    Tues, Oct 22 | 7 PM

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online

    Blue Live from NYPL logo and a photograph of Ayana Elizabeth Johnson.

  • Glory Edim with Aminatou Sow: Gather Me

    Tues, Oct 29 | 7 PM

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online

    Orange LIVE from NYPL logo with a photograph of Glory Edim.
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In the Collection

  • The Seventh Veil of Salome

    Silvia Moreno-Garcia

    AdultFiction

  • Playing With Reality

    Kelly Clancy

    AdultNonfiction

  • The Cemetery of Untold Stories

    Julia Alvarez

    AdultFiction

  • You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World

    edited by Ada Limon

    AdultPoetry

  • Acts of Forgiveness

    Maura Cheeks

    AdultFiction

  • My Vampire Plus-One

    Jenna Levine

    AdultRomance

  • Soldiers and Kings

    Jason De Leon

    AdultNonfiction

  • The Lights: Poems

    Ben Lerner

    AdultPoetry

  • The Rich People Have Gone Away

    Regina Porter

    AdultFiction

  • Fall of Civilizations

    Paul Cooper

    AdultNonfiction

From Our Blog

  • Recent Works by Indigenous Authors

    These titles span across genres including literary fiction, memoir, poetry, romance, thriller, historical nonfiction, and more.

     


     

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  • Novels To Read for Italian American Heritage Month

    Exploring identity, assimilation, and cultural conflict through the lens of tight-knit immigrant enclaves and evolving family structures.

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