Cornell and The New York Public Library Launch 'Cornell & NYPL'- a partnership for New York City
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Cornell University and The New York Public Library (NYPL) have launched “Cornell@NYPL,” a unique partnership to educate and benefit New York City residents. Over 77 programs will be offered throughout the library’s branches focusing on health, nutrition, and financial literacy featuring Cornell faculty and New York City cooperative extension experts. The partnership will also include performances and events at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.
“The New York Public Library is very pleased to form an on-going partnership with Cornell University,” according to Elaine Charnov, Director for Education, Programming and Exhibitions at the Library. “NYPL seeks to engage and enrich the lives of New Yorkers through programs at its branch libraries across Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island. The Cornell offerings on critical, practical issues: health and nutrition, energy savings and financial literacy, bring the university’s academic excellence to the diverse communities of New York.“
Sharing practical solutions and tips for making smart, informed everyday decisions, many of the Cornell@NYPL fall programs are highly interactive and provide a certificate of participation. For instance, food and nutrition programs will explore food selection and preparation, and budget and safety issues, while other workshops will offer strategies to lower energy and utility bills and improve energy efficiency. Library branches will also host financial literacy programs on free money management tools and how to create a personal and family spending plan. [See current schedule of programs below.]
“Cornell University is thrilled to partner with the New York Public Library to bring outstanding programs that will be accessible to all New Yorkers,” said Brenda Tobias, Director of NYC Communications at Cornell University. “As New York State’s land grant university, Cornell’s knowledge-sharing and public outreach mission complements that of the New York Public Library, one of the most distinguished New York institutions.”
About Cornell University
Cornell University, located in Ithaca, N.Y., with campuses in New York City, Geneva, N.Y., and Doha, Qatar, is the largest and most comprehensive school in the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 and dubbed the "first American university," it is composed of 10 privately endowed and four statutory colleges, including seven undergraduate colleges and seven graduate and professional units. It is among the top 10 research universities in the nation, based on research expenditures, and it is the land-grant university of the state of New York.
About The New York Public Library
The New York Public Library was created in 1895 with the consolidation of the private libraries of John Jacob Astor and James Lenox with the Samuel Jones Tilden Trust. The Library provides free and open access to its physical and electronic collections and information, as well as to its services. Its renowned research collections are located in the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center; the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem; and the Science, Industry and Business Library at 34th Street and Madison Avenue. Eighty-seven branch libraries provide access to circulating collections and a wide range of other services in neighborhoods throughout the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island. Research and circulating collections combined total more than 50 million items. In addition, each year the Library presents thousands of exhibitions and public programs, which include classes in technology, literacy, and English for speakers of other languages. All in all The New York Public Library serves more than 17 million patrons who come through its doors annually and millions around the globe who use its resources at www.nypl.org..
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Schedule of Programs and Program Descriptions
(schedule subject to change)
Save Energy, Save Dollars: these small (6–20 people) interactive
workshops teach people to lower energy and utility bills. Explore low
cost/no cost ways to improve the energy efficiency and comfort of yourhouse/apartment.You'll have fun while learning, and you'll receive
a certificate of participation.
Making Ends Meet: In these workshops, participants will: learn
strategies to manage finances, become aware of community resources,
create a spending plan that works for them and their family, and be
equipped with free money-management tools, and you'll also receive a certificate of participation.
Nutrition Education Workshops: The Nutrition and Health program teaches participants how to make informed decisions about food and nutrition, including food choices, food budgets, food preparation and safety. Nutrition instruction is based on a "hands on" approach to learning the basics of nutrition. Instruction is highly interactive.
Manhattan
67th Street Branch
328 E 67th Street
New York, NY 10065
212-730-1717
Save Energy, Save Dollars, Tues. 10/20 6PM
115th Street Branch
203 W. 115th Street
New York, NY 10026
212-666-9393
Making Ends Meet, Mon. 10/26 6:00PM
Fort Washington Branch
535 W. 179th Street
New York, NY 10033
212-927-3533
Making Ends Meet, Fri, 9/25 2PM
Nutrition Education, Mon. 10/19, 2 PM
Mulberry Street Branch
10 Jersey Street
New York, NY 10012
212-966-3424
Making Ends Meet, Sat. 11/7 2PM
Nutrition Education, Sat, 10/3, 2 PM
OttendorferBranch
135 2nd Avenue
New York, NY 10003
212-674-0947
Making Ends Meet, Thurs. 10/22 6PM
Nutrition Education, Thurs. 10/1, 6 p.m.
Washington Heights Branch
1000 St. Nicholas Avenue
New York, NY 10032
212-923-6054
Making Ends Meet, Mon. 4PM 10/19
Aguilar Branch
174 E. 110th Street
New York, NY 10029
212-534-2930
Making Ends Meet, Wed. 11/11 11AM MEM
Save Energy, Save Dollars, Wed. 10/28 11AM
Nutrition Education, Wed., 12/16, 11 AM
Hamilton Grange Branch
503 W. 145th Street
New York, NY 10031
212-926-2147
Making Ends Meet, Wed. 10/28 6PM
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
The Allure of Refinement: Music and Dance of Indonesia
Art in Indonesia: Continuities and Change, Mon 12/7 6PM
Lecture by Kaja McGowan exploring the arts of Indonesia through the Library's Claire Holt Collection.
Invitation To A Dance, Wed 12/9, 3PM
Jumay Chu and Byron Suber, senior lecturers in Cornell’s Department of Theatre, Film and Dance, offer an American perspective on the dance of Indonesia and its significance for Western aesthetics of the body in performance. Chu and Suber will choreograph modern dances in combination with and counterpoint to traditional and contemporary music from Indonesia.
The Sound of Movement: Gamelan and Vocal Accompaniment to Javanese Dance, Thur 12/10, 6PM
Lecture by Christopher J. Miller, Director of Cornell University's Gamelan Ensemble.
From the drumming patterns that animate displays of feminine grace and knightly courage to the soaring vocal lines that accompany sacred court dances, music is an essential component of Javanese dance. This lecture provides an overview of the different categories of dance in Java, with special attention to how gamelan music reinforces their various characters.
Gamelan Kusuma Laras with Guest Artists from Cornell University's Gamelan Ensemble, 12/12, 3PM
Concert of traditional Javanese music.
BRONX
Belmont Branch
610 E. 186th Street
Bronx, NY 10458
718-993-6410
Making Ends Meet, Wed 9/30 6:00PM
Grand Concourse
155 E 173rd St
Bronx, New York 10457
718-583-6611
Making Ends Meet, Thurs 10/15 2:30PM
Parkchester
1985 Westchester Ave
Bronx, New York 10462
718-829-7830
Making Ends Meet, Tues 10/13 4:00PM
Baychester
2049 Asch Loop North
Bronx, New York 10475
718-379-6700
Making Ends Meet, Wed 9/23 6PM
Save Energy, Save Dollars, Sat 12/5 2:30PM
City Island
320 City Island Ave
Bronx, New York 10475
718-885-1703
Making Ends Meet, Sat 10/24 2PM
Save Energy, Save Dollars, Sat 10/3 2PM
Nutrition Education, Sat., 11/7, 2 PM
Castle Hill
947 Castle Hill Ave
Bronx, New York 10473
718-824-3838
Making Ends Meet, Sat 10/10 2PM
Edenwald
1255 East 233rd St
Bronx, New York 10466
718-882-5449
Making Ends Meet, Sat 12/12 2PM
Eastchester
138 E Gun Hill Road
Bronx, New York 10466
718-653-3292
Making Ends Meet, Wed 10/21 2PM
Nutrition Education, Wed 10/7, 4 PM
Francis Martin
2150 University Ave
Bronx, New York 10453
718-295-5287
Making Ends Meet, Mon 9/28 6PM
Kingsbridge
280 West 231st St
Bronx, New York 10463
718-548-5656
Save Energy, Save Dollars, Sat 9/26 2:30PM
Morris Park
985 Morris Park Ave
Bronx, New York 10456
718-589-9268
Save Energy, Save Dollars, Sat 10/17 2:30PM
Nutrition Education, Sat 11/7, 2:30 PM
Mott Haven
321 East 140th Street, 10454.
(718) 665-4878
Nutrition Education, 11/3, 2:30 PM
Pelham Bay
3060 Middletown Road
Bronx, New York 10461
718-792-6744
Save Energy, Save Dollars, Sat 11/14 2:30PM
Nutrition Education, Sat 10/24, 2:30 PM
Wakefield
4100 Lowerre Place
Bronx, New York 10466
718-652-4663
Making Ends Meet, Fri 10/2 10AM
STATEN ISLAND
Dongan Hills
1617 Richmond Road
Staten Island, NY 10304
718-351-1444
Making Ends Meet, Sat 12/5 2:30PM
Huguenot Park Branch
830 Huguenot Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10312
718-984-4636
Save Energy, Save Dollars, Sat 10/24 12PM
New Dorp Branch
309 new Dorp Lane
Staten Island, NY 10306
718-351-2977
Making Ends Meet, Sat 10/17 3PM
Richmondtown Branch
200 Clarke Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10306
718-668-0413
Making Ends Meet, Thurs 10/22 11AM
Save Energy, Save Dollars, Thurs 11/19 11AM
St. George Branch
5 Central Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10301
718-733-4315
Making Ends Meet, Sat 11/21 2PM
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