Events

Join an archivist from the Manuscripts and Archives division for an introduction to archival research at The New York Public Library. This class will help researchers learn more about searching and accessing the Library’s archival collections. After completing this course, participants will be able to navigate the Library’s collection guides, identify relevant archival collections, formulate research questions, and gain a better understanding of how primary sources fit into the research process.…

This event is online only. Join us, as we show you how to navigate the collection at NYPL's Map Division. You will learn how maps can be utilized in your research and with other materials, how to navigate our catalogs to locate maps effectively, and how to search additional cartographic digital databases. Registration is required. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER. America Borealis 1699. Image ID 1693835

The art historian spotlights works by Inuit artists who help put the rich history of the Arctic and our current era into perspective. Coinciding with The New York Public Library's exhibition The Awe of the Arctic: A Visual History, a 500-year survey of how explorers and artists have depicted the Arctic, Claire Foussard—one of the United States' foremost advocates for contemporary Inuit art—examines the evolving ways visual art is used to maintain tradition and how it relates to our current unde…

The creators behind The Public Theater’s Mobile Unit: The Comedy of Errors discuss the process of adapting a classic Shakespeare tale into an English-Spanish musical. From May 28 to June 2, The Public Theater’s Mobile Unit will be presenting their bilingual, musical version of William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors in front of The New York Public Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. The show’s creators, Julián Mesri and Rebecca Martínez, discuss their process reimagining one of Shakesp…

Whether you're new to the Library or just need a refresher, this in-person class will cover the basics of using all the resources that our flagship library at 42nd Street has to offer. This session serves as a baseline introduction for researchers of all levels, and a tour of the Rose Main Reading Room will follow. What you will learn: How to find and request materials. How to search our catalog and databases How to connect with Library staff for assistance How to feel confident conductin…

This event is online only. In this class we explore the history of how your ancestors became citizens of the United States of America, the kinds of records they generated when they did so, what information those records contain, and where you can find them. To join this online class, Register here Live captioning is provided.

Tóibín discusses the continuing story of Eilis Lacey in his long awaited follow-up to the bestselling and beloved Brooklyn. In-person registration for this event has sold out, but livestream tickets are still available. A limited number of standby tickets will be available on the night of the event. Twenty years after the events of Brooklyn, it is the spring of 1976 and the Irish expat Eilis Lacey is now married to Tony Fiorello with two teenage children and living on a cul-de-sac in Lindenh…

The New York Public Library’s annual Job Fair and Expo for Adults, focusing on career transitions, is scheduled for Friday, May 17, at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. The event will run from 10 AM to 4 PM. Please note that registration was required and the event is now sold out. However, a waitlist is available, and we encourage interested attendees to explore other opportunities and resources throughout the year. Visit Career Services at NYPL to learn more. Join the Waitlist Now! Disco…

Discover the biography of a forgotten Chinese-American actress whose vibrant career spanned more than 50 years. From the early 1920s until the early 1980s, Soo Yong acted in productions for stage, film, and television. Less well known than her contemporary Anna May Wong, Yong played small but significant parts in major Hollywood productions and shared the screen with film legends including Greta Garbo, Cary Grant, and Clark Gable. Scholar Gao Yunxiang’s biography-in-progress spotlights her care…

This event is online only. Register About this event 1 hour Join The New York Public Library’s Center for Educators and Schools in taking a close look at how Black Americans navigated the complex history of emancipation through primary sources from our free curriculum guide, To Make Public Our Joy: Black New Yorkers Commemorating Emancipation, 1808–1865. This will be followed with a look into video oral histories from HistoryMakers, an extensive database of oral histories spanning dec…

Join us for a 10×10 Salon featuring the current projects of New York Public Library Picture Collection Artist Fellows: Audra Wolowiec, Michelle Maguire and Noah Doely. Tuesday, 21 May, 6 p.m. Berger Forum (room 227) New York Public Library 42nd Street at Fifth Avenue RSVP is mandatory and will be reconfirmed starting 16 May. REGISTER HERE FOR ATTENDANCE Please add info@10x10photobooks.org to your contacts or be sure to check your spam folder. Attendance is limited to 60 guests. If you hav…

Join us for an introductory session on utilizing the New York Public Library's vast collections for biography research. In this session, you will specifically learn about: common source types for biographical research where and how to find these materials in multiple formats at the Library specialized strategies for fine-tuning your search how to connect with librarians for additional support This session is especially suitable for beginner researchers, those new to NYPL, and those look…

The acclaimed investor and climate champion shares his unique and unvarnished perspective on how each of us can all fight climate change. Pre-order your copy of Cheaper, Faster, Better: How We'll Win the Climate War and get your free ticket now! In his new book, Cheaper, Faster, Better: How We'll Win the Climate War, Tom Steyer argues that our only hope in the battle against climate change is to unite together to take action in a collective movement. Steyer has been on the forefront of the cl…

The independent scholar investigates the ways in which migration is portrayed in contemporary European cinema. During the last three decades, Europe has undergone numerous periods of economic and political instability. The process of European integration, once hailed as a beacon of peaceful cooperation, appears to be stagnating, instead giving rise to notoriously more frequent manifestations of xenophobic violence, nationalism, and right-wing fundamentalism. Kamil Zapasnik’s new book, Reframi…

Join us, as we show you how to research and recreate historic routes with NYPL's collections! You will learn what types of material are useful for researching this topic and how to search for these materials within NYPL's collections. With these tools, you will see how you can utilize this information in genealogy, local history research, writing projects, and many more. Registration is required. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER. Greyhound Bus Terminal, 33rd and 34th Streets between Seventh and E…

New York Public Library Central Information This event is online only. In this online class, Dorot Jewish Divison staff will help you get started researching Jewish Studies topics at the New York Public Library. You’ll learn how to make the most of a research visit to the Library by refining a research topic and navigating our catalog to discover our vast and varied collections and services. Participants will also learn about essential electronic resources available at the Library and from h…

Join an archivist from the Manuscripts and Archives division for an introduction to archival research at The New York Public Library. This class will help researchers learn more about searching and accessing the Library’s archival collections. After completing this course, participants will be able to navigate the Library’s collection guides, identify relevant archival collections, formulate research questions, and gain a better understanding of how primary sources fit into the research process.…

This event will take place in person at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. Join the Print Department curator to view the most recent additions to the Print Collection. Come learn about how both contemporary and historical prints help shape the direction of this continually growing collection. Participants will also learn how to make an appointment in the department’s reading room for research or viewing objects.

Discover genealogical resources at the New York Public Library with an exploration of vital records and the census. First, learn how to search for and find your ancestors on birth, marriage, and death certificates. Next, we'll explore the history of the U.S. Federal Census, explore what other types of census records exist, and offer a variety of search strategies to use in your genealogy research. This class is online only. To join this class, Register here Captioning is provided. New…

This event is online only. Registration is required. Please click HERE to register. Whether you're new to the Library or need a refresher, this virtual class will cover the basics of using all the resources that our flagship library at 42nd Street has to offer. No matter your level of expertise, it serves as a baseline introduction for all researchers and will equip you with the knowledge you need to make visits to the Library productive and fulfilling. What you will learn: How to find a…

Fri, June 21 | 6:30–9 PM | Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Astor Hall Calling all teens! Come hang out and dance the night away at Manhattan Anti-Prom, the Library's annual celebration for teens, featuring music, art activities, snacks, and more. Special outfits are optional… but always encouraged! Anti-Prom welcomes and celebrates young people of all sexualities and gender identities and expressions. Featuring a special fashion show by student designers from the High School of Fashion Indust…

Deerhead Diner, Jackson Heights. Bill Barvin Location Photograph Archive. IMAGE ID: 5210090. This event is online only. “Local history” research pursues the textures, details, and character that flesh out a specific time and place in history. Writers, biographers, historians, filmmakers, genealogists, academics, podcasters, armchair enthusiasts – really anyone looking to probe the mysterium of the heretofore – regularly come to the Milstein Division at NYPL to research local history. Resea…

Julia Foulkes, Instructor This is a week-long seminar taking place from July 15th to July 19th. In 1961, Jane Jacobs wrote about the “sidewalk ballet” on her street in the West Village while, uptown, the largest performing arts complex in the world arose amidst the rubble of a demolished neighborhood. Lincoln Center embalmed in marble this new attention to the arts—their prestige and inherited privilege. Backlash to the complex’s grandeur and cost prompted the mayor to create a municipal offic…

Claire Luchette, Instructor This is a week-long seminar taking place from July 22nd to July 26th. A good story, Joy Williams writes, “...never soothes or comforts. It is no prescription, neither is it diversionary, although it can and should enchant while it explodes in the reader's face.” In this class, we’ll examine ways of captivating the reader—at both the line level, with language and details, and the story level, with characterization and narrative momentum—and we’ll spend time exploring…

Whether you're new to the Library or just need a refresher, this in-person class will cover the basics of using all the resources that our flagship library at 42nd Street has to offer. This session serves as a baseline introduction for researchers of all levels, and a tour of the Rose Main Reading Room will follow. What you will learn: How to find and request materials. How to search our catalog and databases How to connect with Library staff for assistance How to feel confident conductin…

This event is online only. Registration is required. Please click HERE to register. Whether you're new to the Library or need a refresher, this virtual class will cover the basics of using all the resources that our flagship library at 42nd Street has to offer. No matter your level of expertise, it serves as a baseline introduction for all researchers and will equip you with the knowledge you need to make visits to the Library productive and fulfilling. What you will learn: How to find a…