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  • a digital corkboard with the text "A Teen Story: A Teen Center Podcast at SNFL"

    A Teen Story: A Podcast By Teens, For Teens

    By Ivana Asiedu, Peer Youth Branch Library Assistant, SNFL Teen Center | January 13, 2025

    Listen in for engaging stories and unique perspectives from New York City teens.

  • Two teens smiling at the camera surrounded by books for college and career readiness

    Teens: Get Ready for Your Future with Free Giveaway Books at Your Local Library!

    By Megan McShane, Manager of College & Career Pathways | January 13, 2025

    In January 2025, get free college and career prep giveaway titles at select NYPL branches.

  • Four Teen Civics Ambassadors presenting their Action Civics Project on teen mental health

    Call to Action: Teen Civics Ambassadors Talk Teen Mental Health

    By Abigail Lin, Praise Osarenren, Melida Tosic, and Brian Zhao, Teen Civics Ambassadors | January 10, 2025

    A group of NYPL's Teen Civics Ambassadors share their civic action project on teen mental health.

  • collage of three book covers

    15 Contemplative Space Novels to Float Away With

    By Carrie McBride, Communications | January 10, 2025

    Although set in space, at the heart of these novels are questions about ourselves.

  • Left: A portrait of Arturo Schomburg Right: A black and white headshot of Jean Blackwell Hutson

    Arturo Schomburg & Jean Blackwell Hutson—They Started off on the Wrong Foot. Their Legacies Put Them in Lockstep

    By Lisa Herndon, Manager, Schomburg Communications and Publications | January 9, 2025

    Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

    Learn more about Arturo Schomburg through the collection of Chief Librarian Jean Blackwell Hutson. They worked together in the 1930s. 

  • Author Caoilinn Hughes alongside book cover for 'The Alternatives'

    Library Talks: Caoilinn Hughes with Brandon Taylor, 'The Alternatives'

    By NYPL Staff | January 7, 2025

    ​Author Caoilinn Hughes joins with fellow author Brandon Taylor to discuss her new novel, The Alternatives.

  • collage of five book covers

    Books to Make Apartment Living More Joyful

    By Carrie McBride, Communications | January 7, 2025

    Did the apartment life choose you? Make your small space work for you—these books can help.

  • A man bathed in red, fire-like light stands with his arm raised in the large doorway of a bank vault.

    'Life and Trust' and The Theatre Guild's 'Faust' of 1928

    By Douglas Reside, Curator, Theatre Collection | January 6, 2025

    The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

    Curator Doug Reside compares the 1928 Theatre Guild production of Goethe's Faust to the new immersive piece, Life and Trust.

  • headshot of Blair Asbury Brooks, looking into the camera, with chin resting on her right hand.

    NYPL Researcher Spotlight: Blair Asbury Brooks

    By Jeanne-Marie Musto, Librarian II | January 3, 2025

    Blair Asbury Brooks researches art dealers and collectors who built public legacies through participating in the 20th-century art market.

  • book cover for Consent Practices in Performing Arts Education

    Authors Interview: 'Consent Practices in Performing Arts Education'

    By Mia Shapiro, Jerome Robbins Dance Division Librarian | January 3, 2025

    The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

    Elaine DiFalco Daugherty and Heather Trommer-Beardslee discuss their book Consent Practices in Performing Arts Education.