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Author Talk: 'The Nom Wah Cookbook' Authors on This Storied Restaurant (Plus Cookbook Recommendations)
By Sherri Machlin, Adult Librarian | June 24, 2022Learn about this iconic fixture of New York's Chinatown, its cookbook, and others recommended by NYPL staff.Remembering Larry Kramer and How He Harnessed Anger to Propel Creativity and Action
By Alex Teplitzky, Senior Communications Manager, Library for the Performing Arts Communications | June 24, 2022We remember Larry Kramer, playwright, AIDS and gay rights activist who harnessed his anger to propel creativity, plays, and action.Get Lost in The Archives of Sexuality and Gender
By Mia Bruner, Librarian III, Instruction and Outreach | June 24, 2022The Archives of Sexuality and Gender is a fantastic database for exploring queer history and LGBTQIA2S+ community archives since 1940s.Join These Special Guest Librarians and Share Your Book Recommendations at NYPL's New Virtual Branch
By NYPL Staff | June 23, 2022Join celebrities, authors, and influencers giving book recommendations and tell everyone what you’re reading this summer!A Reading List for the 50th Anniversary of Title IX
By Carrie McBride, Communications | June 20, 2022From admissions to athletics to sexual harassment protections, the law has had a tremendous effect on expanding access to women and girls.Women in Sport: Kids Books to Celebrate Title IX
By Carrie McBride, Communications | June 20, 2022These women and girls have broken barriers and achieved greatness in sports.Doc Chat Episode Fifty-Four: Exploring 125 Years of the Forverts, New York City's Legendary Yiddish Newspaper
By Julie Golia, Associate Director, Manuscripts, Archives, and Rare Books and Charles J. Liebman Curator of Manuscri | June 17, 2022Explore the pages of one of the most important Yiddish newspapers in the world.Views from the Digital Collections: Shakespeare in the Park
By Carrie McBride, Communications | June 17, 2022We have hundreds of online images from these beloved productions including photos of performances, rehearsals, the stage, and audience.NYPL Researcher Spotlight: Ada Calhoun
By NYPL Staff | June 17, 2022Calhoun is the author of the new memoir Also a Poet: Frank O’Hara, My Father, and Me.The Transatlantic Value of Victorian Novelists’ Manuscripts
By Lucy Whitehead, NYPL Short-Term Fellow | June 16, 2022Short-term fellow Lucy Whitehead discusses her research in the Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.
