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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.

  • David Wright Faladé speaking at a NYPL event

    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.

  • Amit Gvaryahu smiling at camera in blue & white check shirt, with greenery behind him

    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.

  • Volumes of the Village Writers Meet Their Neighbors guestbook

    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.

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    Livonian and Danish Parchments and Seals 1345-1493 at The New York Public Library

    By Bogdan Horbal, Curator, Slavic and East European Collections | January 31, 2025

    The New York Public Library holds a collection of 15 Livonian and Danish Parchments and Seals Livonian dated 1345-1493.

  • headshot of David Lynch in a tuxedo alongside poster for the film The Grandmother

    David Lynch: 'The Grandmother' and a Lifetime of Dark Dreams

    By Rachel Kahn, Adult Librarian | January 30, 2025

    Librarian Rachel Kahn looks at the legacy of David Lynch and his early masterwork, The Grandmother.

  • Emily Edwards, smiling at the camera, outdoors, with a purple wall behind her

    NYPL Researcher Spotlight: Emily Lynell Edwards

    By Jeanne-Marie Musto, Librarian | January 29, 2025

    How does digital literary culture push readers into reviewers, authors into influencers, and books into content? Emily Edwards explores.

  • Photo of Pragya Agarwal in front of NYPL building

    NYPL Researcher Spotlight: Pragya Agarwal

    By Jo-Ann Wong, Librarian II | January 29, 2025

    Learn about Pragya Agarwal's research into the hidden feminist histories of mapmaking.