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    NYPL's Best New Romance Books, 2025: Accessible Versions with BARD & Bookshare Links

    By NYPL Staff | February 10, 2025

    Discover NYPL's Best New Romance Books in accessible formats!

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    Best New Romance Books: Our Top Ten

    By Kate Fais, Young Adult Librarian, Bloomingdale Library | February 10, 2025

    For the past year, NYPL librarians have been reading their hearts out to find the best romance novels published in 2024. 

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    Join a Kids Reading Challenge This February Break

    By School-Age Program Services | February 7, 2025

    Find the branch nearest to you hosting a reading challenge and learn more about how your community is reading together!

     

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    Parting Company: Paintings from India in NYPL's Digital Collections

    By Deirdre E. Donohue | February 7, 2025

    Pictures made to take their viewers on a virtual sojourn to India still can aid discovery their potentially limitless context at NYPL.

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    Underseen Archives: Parchments from Reval

    By Tal Nadan, Specialist III | February 5, 2025

    In this installment of Underseen Archives, parchments last described before World War II are surfaced for new research.

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    Meet the 2025 Finalists for NYPL’s Bernstein Award for Excellence in Journalism

    By NYPL Staff | February 5, 2025

    The award recognizes nonfiction books written by working journalists that raise awareness of current events or societal issues.

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    Library Talks: David Wright Faladé with Julie Orringer, 'The New Internationals'

    By NYPL Staff | February 4, 2025

    Writer and scholar David Wright Faladé sits down with Julie Orringer to discuss his latest book, The New Internationals.

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    NYPL Researcher Spotlight: Amit Gvaryahu

    By Jeanne-Marie Musto, Librarian | February 4, 2025

    Inspired by the 2008 financial crisis, Amit Gvaryahu began researching the cultural history of money in antiquity. He tells of his journey.

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    Love Bites!: YA Fiction for the Anti-Romance Reader

    By Caroline Cullinane, Young Adult Librarian | February 3, 2025

    Not everyone is in love with Valentine's season. Check out these titles for a break from classic romance.

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    Rediscovering Literary Treasures: The Guestbooks of Village Writers Meet Their Neighbors, 1987–1996

    By Emil Allakhverdov, Adult Librarian | February 3, 2025

    These guestbooks are a dynamic archive of a transformative period in Greenwich Village’s literary landscape.