Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

Hours

Amenities

• Computers for public use
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• Wireless internet access (Wi-Fi)
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• Photocopiers (black/white)
• Photocopiers (color)
• Scanners
• Printers (black/white)
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• Public restrooms
• Screen magnification software (MAGic)
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• Screen reading software (JAWS)
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• Closed-circuit television enlargers (CCTVs)
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• Scanner/reading machines
• Map photocopiers (up to 36" wide)
• Electric outlets available

About

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem is one of the world’s leading cultural institutions devoted to the research, preservation, and exhibition of materials focused on African American, African Diaspora, and African experiences. As a research division of The New York Public Library, the Schomburg Center features diverse programming and collections spanning over 11 million items that illuminate the richness of global Black history, arts, and culture.

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Divisions

• Art and Artifacts Division
• Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division
• Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
• Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division
• Photographs and Prints Division

Features

• Public Programs

  

  The Schomburg Center advances knowledge of the global black experience through dynamic programs and exhibitions.

• Education, Institutes, and Fellowships

  
  The Schomburg Center serves learners from Pre-K to Ph.D., with its dynamic educational programs, institutes and fellowships.

• Digital Schomburg

  

  Access exhibitions, podcasts, videos, books, images, and more about the global black experience 24/7.

• The Lapidus Center

  
  Learn more about the Center—the only facility of its kind based in a public research library.

• Support the Schomburg

  

  Schomburg Society members receive discounts, invitations to exclusive events, and more!

• Special Events and Space Rentals

  

  Located in the heart of Harlem, the Schomburg Center is available for private events.

Blogs

• History of the Green Book: Ways to Explore the Schomburg Center's Collection of Victor Hugo Green's Green Books

  2019-02-25T12:30:12-05:00
  From 1936 to 1966, Victor Hugo Green, a postal worker who worked in New Jersey and lived in Harlem, published the directories known today as the Green Book. Here are a couple of ways you can begin to explore the Schomburg Center's Green Books collection.

• Introducing the African American Theater Research Guide

  A.J. Muhammad Librarian Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference 2019-01-30T09:33:44-05:00
  For the first time in a generation, the current theater season in New York City is offering a smorgasbord of productions by theater artists from the African diaspora. The African American Theater Research Guide is intended to be a resource for those interested in digging into an illuminating trove of materials at the Schomburg Center, by and about African American theater makers.

• Joy Out of Fire: Ethel Waters

  Ayofemi Kirby Manager, Communications and Publicity Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 2018-08-29T14:35:27-04:00
  Learn about entertainment pioneer, Ethel Waters, in a blog inspired by the Schomburg Center's Firelei BáezJoy Out of Fire exhibition.

• Joy Out of Fire: Josephine Baker

  Ayofemi Kirby Manager, Communications and Publicity Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 2018-08-07T16:41:09-04:00
  This post is the first in the "Joy Out of Fire" series on expressions of femininity reclaimed by 20th century Black women entertainers inspired by "Firelei Baez: Joy Out of Fire" currently on display in the Latimer/Edison Gallery at the Schomburg Center.

• The Time to Build is Upon Us: How Nelson Mandela’s Words Resonate With Us Today

  Ayofemi Kirby Manager, Communications and Publicity Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 2018-07-18T14:18:58-04:00
  Learn more about Nelson Mandela’s life and legacy through items in the Schomburg's Collections.

• Remembering John Coltrane

  Ayofemi Kirby Manager, Communications and Publicity Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 2018-07-17T15:58:28-04:00
  On July 17, we commemorate 51 years since the death of American jazz composer and saxophonist John Coltrane who passed away in 1967.