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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.