Center for Educators & Schools
The New York Public Library’s Center for Educators and Schools (CES) is devoted to making all of the Library’s resources accessible and useful for educators. You’ll find programs and services tailored for the educator community, such as book lists, credit-bearing workshops, special access to exhibitions, tips on teaching with primary source materials from our vast research collections, and much more.
Our Mission
The Center for Educators and Schools uses The New York Public Library's resources and collections to ignite curiosity, joy, and a passion for learning within educators, students, and school communities.
Attend Events & Workshops for Educators
The Center for Educators and Schools offers a wide range of events and programs for educators, including credit-bearing professional development workshops, author talks, and film screenings.
Equity in Literacy: Closing the Gap through Parent-Teacher Partnerships
Wed, Nov 29 | 4 PM
Bronx History and Activism Project: Mutual Aid in the Post-Pandemic World
Tues, Dec 12 | 4 PM
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Explore upcoming CES programming!
Watch! In Defense of Teaching Black Studies: Reading, Writing & Justice
Revisit our conversation with Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw, pioneering scholar and writer on civil rights, critical race theory, Black feminist legal theory, and race, racism and the law.
Teach with NYPL's Primary Sources
Discover curricular materials inspired by our archival collections that you can easily integrate into your teaching. Stay tuned for more curriculum guides that highlight the Library’s collections and their connections to the classroom.
New! To Make Public Our Joy: Black New Yorkers Commemorating Emancipation, 1808–1865
Explore To Make Public Our Joy: Black New Yorkers Commemorating Emancipation, 1808–1865, our new curriculum guide featuring materials from the world-renowned collections at The New York Public Library, designed to help teachers support students in grades 7–12.
Download the complete guide and discover additional Library resources and multilingual primary source documents to support and share with students in your classroom.
Explore Resources Just for Educators
The School Support Team at NYPL supports all K–12 New York City educators by providing unparalleled access to digital resources, professional development opportunities, class visits, one-on-one consultations, and more.
Plan In-Class Outreach Visits & Field Trips to the Library
Arrange for a class visit to an NYPL branch or research library, an outreach visit to your classroom, or a field trip to see highlights from our collections in the Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library’s Treasures.
Discover Book Lists, Teaching Tips & More
Recommendations from NYPL Staff
Find tips on using primary source materials from our collections in the classroom, recent book picks, and other resources for teachers at NYPL.
Apply for Fellowship Opportunities
Learn About NYPL's Fellowships & Institutes
Find opportunities at NYPL, including the Schomburg Center and The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
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Sign Up for the CES Newsletter
Subscribe to our newsletter to get monthly updates on our progress, including upcoming fellowship opportunities, a podcast, and everything in between.
This work is part of the Library’s overall commitment to our branch patrons and education programs, led by the Merryl H. and James S. Tisch Director of The New York Public Library. Major support for educational programming is provided by Merryl H. and James S. Tisch.
The Center for Educators and Schools is supported in part by a generous grant from the Hearst Foundations.
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