Biblio File
2013 in Reference and Recommendations
Whether you come to The New York Public Library looking for something good to read or to find that missing bit of information you needed, we hope you were able to find what you were looking for in 2013. We're always here to help, and we hope to see you again next year!
Did you know we had 166 bloggers contributing this year on nypl.org? Here are a few of the most popular blog posts of 2013 and the lesser known, in case you missed them the first time.
Reference: Helping You Search
Why Your Family Name Was Not Changed at Ellis Island (and One That Was)
Research Like a Librarian: Using "Big6 Skills" for Better Grades!
Recursos Gratis para la Ciudadanía / Free Citizenship Resources
Caring for Your Books, Papers, and Photographs at Home
Get the Facts: GED Changes in 2014
ICYMI (In Case You Missed It)
Homeschooling Through High School at the Library
The Art Underfoot: NYC Manhole Covers
Research Collections: Here's What We Found
Africans in India: From Slaves to Generals and Rulers
Camouflaged Anti-Nazi Literature
Transmissions from the Timothy Leary Papers: Greatest Hits
When They Trod the Boards: Christopher Walken, Song and Dance Man
What a Woman Can Do With a Camera: The Photography of Alice Austen
ICYMI
The Influence of Struwwelpeter
Recommendations: Books and Media You Might Enjoy
A Cold Night's Death: The Allure of Scandinavian Crime Fiction
The Reader's Den: Edith Wharton's "The Other Two"
Banned Books Week: Green Eggs and Ham
OMG! I Love That Song! A Catchy Song Playlist
Looking for a Good Book? Try an Award-Winning Read
Orange Is the New Black: A Reading List
The Wonder Years: Music and References from Season One
Steampunk: An Introduction for Teens
It's Here! NYPL's Children's Books 2013
ICYMI
Zombies and Why They Won't Go Away
Rest in Peace
Tributo a Nelson Mandela (1918-2013)
It Happened in 2013
Choral Notes: Happy 70th Anniversary to Oklahoma! (The Musical and the Song)
Not For Sale: The Iconic Brooklyn Bridge Celebrates 130 Years
The Call of Cthulhu Turns 85: H.P. Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos
Encyclopedia Brown: A 50th Anniversary
The Face of Intellectual Beauty: The New York Review of Books at 50
Over 4,000 Dance Prints and Designs Now Available
Happy Birthday Grand Central Terminal!
Hommage du centenaire de naissance d'Albert Camus (1913-1960)
You've Never Seen the Library From This Angle...
Flying a Drone Around the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Happy New Year!
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