Pick Up a Free James Baldwin Title in Celebration of His 100th Birthday
From a young age, James Baldwin was a regular user of The New York Public Library, including the 135th Street Library (now known as the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture) and the flagship location at 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue. Alongside our two exhibitions dedicated to Baldwin's legacy, we are delighted to celebrate his life and work by giving away 4,000 Baldwin books across select branches this summer and fall. Each participating library will carry a selection of books, with themes ranging from “Page to Screen: Baldwin on Film” to “Literary Romance.” The giveaway is limited to one book per patron and will run while supplies last.
Updated 8/12/2024: The giveaway books are going fast and this list is being updated to reflect this. Please check with your branch about availability for the most up to date information. We encourage you to check out our introduction to Baldwin's work and borrow his books with your library card. See all the ways the Library is celebrating 100 years of James Baldwin this summer.
The Bronx
- Baychester (Out of stock!)
- Belmont (Out of stock!)
- Bronx Library Center
- Castle Hill
- City Island (Out of stock!)
- Clason’s Point (Out of stock!)
- Eastchester (Out of stock!)
- Edenwald
- Francis Martin (Out of stock!)
- Grand Concourse
- Jerome Park
- Parkchester (Out of stock!)
- Pelham Bay
- Riverdale (Out of stock!)
- Westchester Square (Out of stock!)
- Woodlawn Heights (Out of stock!)
Manhattan
- 53rd Street (Out of stock!)
- 67th Street (Out of stock!)
- Harlem (Out of stock!)
- Harry Belafonte 115th Street (Out of stock!)
- Hudson Park (Out of stock!)
- Inwood (Out of stock!)
- Kips Bay (Out of stock!)
- Macomb’s Bridge
- Roosevelt Island (Out of stock!)
- Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) (Out of stock!)
- Webster (Out of stock!)
Staten Island
- New Dorp
- St. George Library Center (Out of stock!)
- Todt Hill-Westerleigh Library (Out of stock!)