Wed, May 1 @ 10 AM | College & Career Pathways (CCP) Calling All Teens!
Explore exciting career paths and learn important job skills at The New York Public Library's annual Career Resources Fair for Teens!
Explore resources from the Library and our partner organizations about entering the workforce after graduation, the range of career paths open to you, and the skills you'll need wherever you end up.
This event will feature an expo-style fair, workshops, giveaways, and more! We look forward to seeing you there.
For more information and to reg… | Stephen A. Schwarzman Building | Teens/Young Adults (13-18 years) |
Sat, May 4 @ 4 PM | Center for Educators & Schools This event is online only.
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About this event
1 hour
Join The New York Public Library’s Center for Educators and Schools and Kareen Khubchandani in a conversation about the so-called “dangers” of drag, which has been challenged by our society for a number of motives and reasons, to confront misconceptions, challenge censorship, and discuss how we can work toward a more equitable future for all.
Educator, scholar, and performer Kareem Khubchandani will guide audiences through th… | Online Only | Teachers,
Early Childhood Educators,
K-12 Educators,
College/Graduate School Educators |
Tue, May 7 @ 4 PM | Genealogy Essentials This event is online only.
Experienced librarians demonstrate the steps involved in starting your family history research. Learn about essential research methods and strategies, how to identify and locate relevant records, and the library’s genealogy resources.
To join this online class, Register here
Live captioning is provided.
An African American family reading books (NYPL Digital Collections) | Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy Online Only | Adults |
Wed, May 8 @ 12 PM | Research 101 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.… Registration required: Online | Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Lenox & Astor Room, Room 216 | Adults,
College & Graduate Students,
Teachers,
College/Graduate School Educators |
Thu, May 9 @ 3 PM | Online 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.
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America Borealis 1699. Image ID 1693835 | Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division Online | Adults |
Wed, May 15 @ 11 AM | Research 101 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… Registration required: Online | Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Lenox & Astor Room, Room 216 | Adults |
Wed, May 15 @ 1 PM | Genealogy Essentials 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. | Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy Online Only | Adults |
Tue, May 21 @ 4 PM | Center for Educators & Schools This event is online only.
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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… | Online Only | Teachers,
Early Childhood Educators,
K-12 Educators,
College/Graduate School Educators |
Wed, May 22 @ 4 PM | Research 101 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… Registration required: Online | Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Lenox & Astor Room, Room 216 | Adults |
Tue, June 4 @ 3 PM | Research 101 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… | Online | Adults |
Thu, June 6 @ 11 AM | Research 101 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… | Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Dorot Jewish Division Online Only | Adults |
Wed, June 12 @ 12 PM | Research 101 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.… Registration required: Online | Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Irma Milstein Study, Room 120 | Adults,
College & Graduate Students,
Teachers,
College/Graduate School Educators |
Fri, June 14 @ 11 AM | 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. Registration required: Online | Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Prints and Photographs Study Room | Adults |
Mon, June 17 @ 11 AM | Genealogy Essentials 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… | Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy Online Only | Adults |
Tue, June 18 @ 2 PM | Research 101 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… | Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, General Research Division Online only | Adults |
Thu, June 27 @ 1 PM | Genealogy Essentials 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… | Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy Online Only | Adults |
Mon, July 15 @ 9 AM | Cullman Center Institute for Teachers 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… | Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars & Writers | Adults |
Mon, July 22 @ 9 AM | Cullman Center Institute for Teachers 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… | Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars & Writers | Adults |
Fri, July 26 @ 11 AM | Research 101 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… Registration required: Online | Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Lenox & Astor Room, Room 216 | Adults |
Wed, August 21 @ 6 PM | Research 101 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… | Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, General Research Division Online only | Adults |