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  • Mimi Gross in her studio

    Stepping into the Creative World of Artist Mimi Gross, Passover and Beyond

    By Lyudmila Sholokhova, Curator, Dorot Jewish Division | April 3, 2025

    Mimi Gross's art is featured in the Passover display at the iconic Stephen A. Schwarzman Building's McGraw Rotunda this year.

  • Sam Bloom

    NYPL Researcher Spotlight: Sam Bloom

    By Jessica Cline, Librarian III | March 27, 2025

    Sam Bloom is the co-founder of Souvenir Shop, a studio for event production and artistic programming in film, fashion, and the arts.     

  • Hamid Rahmanian with Ahmad Sadri and Melissa Hibbard being interviewed by moderator on stage at NYPL

    Library Talks: Hamid Rahmanian with Ahmad Sadri and Melissa Hibbard, ‘Shahnameh: The Epic of the Persian Kings’

    By NYPL Staff | March 26, 2025

    The Shahnameh by the poet Ferdowsi is the longest poem written by a single poet.

  • Against a black background, two photos of the Schomburg Center’s Tower Wall. On the left, a woman wearing a face mask on the left side of the photo. On the right there, information is listed about the health benefits of wearing a face mask. In the picture on the right, a man is typing on a laptop. Further on the right is a web address listing where a person can receive online research assistance.

    When Schomburg Center Closed Its Doors to the Public & Was All Virtual. A Look Back 5 Years Later Through Its Outdoor Digital Display

    By Lisa Herndon, Manager, Schomburg Communications and Publications | March 26, 2025

    How the Schomburg used its Tower Wall digital billboard to communicate with the Harlem community during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. 

  • collage of ephemera including a handbill, list of song releases, and a flier

    Collection of Global Record Industry Documentation Now Available

    By Jessica Wood, Assistant Curator, Music and Recorded Sound | March 26, 2025

    Newly available for research are the Robert H. Reid Papers, containing record company documentation from the 1960s to the 70s.

  • collage of three DVD covers

    Don’t Subscribe to That Streamer? You Don’t Have to Miss Out on Hit Shows: TV on DVD at the Library

    By Carrie McBride, Communications | March 25, 2025

    No more FOMO—borrow tv series on DVD.

  • collage of three book covers

    Expand the Canon: Explore Classic Plays by Women Playwrights

    By Gabriella Steinberg, Librarian II | March 24, 2025

    In partnership with Expand the Canon, the Library for the Performing Arts invites you to explore classic plays by women playwrights.

  • A painting of an iceberg. To the lower left of the painting are remains of a shipwreck.

    Jury Duty, Icebergs, and Friendship: An Exploration

    By Sal Kimura, Library Technical Assistant III | March 21, 2025

    Sometimes, you really do need to get out of jury duty. Blame the icebergs. 

  • Two people dancing on stage

    Letting Her Work Speak for Itself: Tracing the Creative Process of Pauline Lawrence Limón

    By Claire Charvet, Jerome Robbins Dance Division Library Page | March 21, 2025

    Claire Charvet looks at the archive of Pauline Lawrence Limon, José Limón’s wife, costume designer, and manager of his company.

  • collage of three book covers

    Why Poetry?: Suggestions from the Collection

    By Belinda Farley, Library Information Assistant and Chair, NYPL Poetry Committee | March 20, 2025

    Gwendolyn Brooks, Robert Hayden, Li-Young Lee, and more help answer this question.