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LIVE from NYPL

LIVE from NYPL brings you free events, conversations, and performances featuring prominent writers, artists, and thinkers.

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Spring Season Lineup!

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Catalina: Karla Cornejo Villavicencio con Daniel Alarcón

Martes, 29 de abril | Tues, April 29 | 7 PM | Celeste Auditorium, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building & Virtual

En español | In Spanish

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Foto de Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, foto de Daniel Alarcón | Karla Cornejo Villavicencio headshot, Daniel Alarcón headshot

Friday Happy Hour: All the (Book) Lovers in the Night

Fri, May 2 | 6:15–8 PM | Edna Barnes Salomon Room, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

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Lunch Dances

May 5–17 | 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM | Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

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On the left, dancer Monica Bill Barnes poses with her arms bent and held up. She's looking to her right. To her left, Robbie Saenz de Viteri is seated at a table and speaking into a microphone.

Aimee Semple McPherson, Saint or Sinner: Claire Hoffman with Jelani Cobb

Wed, May 7 | 7 PM | Celeste Auditorium, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online
 

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2 side-by-side headshots: Claire Hoffman, Jelani Cobb

Russell Shorto: Taking Manhattan

Tues, May 20 | 7 PM | Celeste Auditorium, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online
 

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2 side-by-side images: Russell Shorto headshot, book cover of Taking Manhattan

Kevin Nguyen: Mỹ Documents

Thurs, May 22 | 7 PM | Celeste Auditorium, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online

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2 side-by-images: Kevin Nguyen headshot, book cover of Mỹ Documents

John B. King, Jr. with Lisette Nieves: Teacher by Teacher

Wed, May 28 | 7 PM | Celeste Auditorium, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online

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2 side-by-side images: John B. King Jr. headshot, book cover of Teacher By Teacher

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Thank You

LIVE from NYPL is made possible by the support of Library patrons and friends, as well as by the continuing generosity of Celeste Bartos, Mahnaz Ispahani Bartos and Adam Bartos, and the Margaret and Herman Sokol Public Education Endowment Fund.