Join the Library in celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month throughout May!
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This Jewish American Heritage Month, explore NYPL’s research guides in Jewish studies and discover the rich collections of the Dorot Jewish Division and across the Library.
Dive into Jewish history and culture through manuscripts, religious texts, periodicals, photographs, and more. Learn about Jewish life in New York City and around the world, LGBTQ Jewish communities, Holocaust remembrance, and beyond.
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“Nowadays they are the darlings of New York...As the years have passed the dreamy beasts have become not only famous but beloved.”—Oriana Atkinson
Patience and Fortitude were unveiled in May, 1911, just a few days before the Library was dedicated. Discover how the lions came to be, got their names, and have served as the guardians and symbols of the Library and the city for over a century.
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Happy birthday to Martha Graham, born on this day in 1894. Learn about the pioneering modern dancer, teacher, and choreographer at a new exhibition opening at the Library for the Performing Arts on May 20, "Martha Graham: The Mother of Psychological Dance," curated by @jackferver .
Happy #MothersDay to all the moms, stepmoms, grandmothers, sisters, aunts, mentors, and caregivers who shape our lives. 💐
Mary Cassatt is best known for her tender depictions of mothers and children, but her printmaking process was bold and experimental. The American artist continuously reworked copper plates, tested new techniques, and sometimes abandoned prints altogether in pursuit of the exact effect she wanted.
Discover dozens of Cassatt's works in the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art at The New York Public Library.
All works by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926)
🎨 Mother's Kiss, 1891. Image ID:5023613
🎨 Maternal Caress, 1891. Image. ID: 5023616
🎨 Quietude, 1891. Image ID: 5023596
The key to knowledge? A good book of course!
Keep keys organized and show your library love. Our vintage-inspired motel keychain features an foiled embossed NYPL logo. Carry an emblem of access to knowledge wherever you go.
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It’s never too late to return your library books. 🫢
This week, a copy of “Aviation, From the Ground Up” by G. B. Manly made its way back to the Library after last being checked out in 1932.
While we always encourage returning books on time, there’s no shame in a late return. Drop off your overdue books, grab something new, and discover everything NYPL has to offer.
Curiosity about the Shaker culture in America is nothing new, but Mona Fastvold's recent film, "The Testament of Ann Lee," has inspired a renewed interest. Dance librarians Angela Rapp and Sarah Fischer explored Doris Humphrey's archive in the Jerome Robbins Dance Division, highlighting her research that led to her 1931 work "Shakers."
The ballet, they explain, wasn't an exact recreation of what Shaker dance looked like, as the practice had nearly disappeared by Humphrey's time, but rather an artist's own modern take on what it might have looked like.
Footage of the 1955 restaging of "Shakers," excerpted in this video, is currently on display on the third floor of the Library for the Performing Arts, along with archival research items Humphrey collected during her lifetime.
🎥: Video includes excerpts from Humphrey's performance, "Shakers," recorded in 1955 at Connecticut College School of Dance archive film. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
Welcome to the Picture Collection 📸 👋
This #NationalPhotographyMonth, explore thousands of subject headings—from UFOs and witchcraft to animals as humans, textures, perfume ads, and more.
Since 1915, @nyplpicturecollection has been a go-to visual resource for artists, illustrators, designers, teachers, students, and researchers. With a library card, you can take home up to 60 images at a time, or you can use our free on-site scanners.
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Cinco de Mayo is often misunderstood in America, but it has been celebrated by Mexican Americans long before it was commercialized.
Learn more through our #NYPLDigitalCollections and these five little-known facts about Cinco de Mayo. Tap the link in bio to learn more!
Closing the digital divide, one building at a time.
Today, the City announced a $2 million expansion of the Neighborhood Internet program, bringing free, high-speed internet to more low-income New Yorkers living in the Bronx.
More than 40% of households in the Bronx lack internet access at home, limiting access to jobs, healthcare, education, and everyday services. This expansion will connect thousands more residents over the next two years, building on a pilot already serving 700+ households.
Through this partnership with the New York Public Library, tenants will also have access to Neighborhood Tech Help, offering free support to get online and build digital skills.
Access to internet shouldn’t be a luxury, and we are working to bring this vital service to those in need.
#nychousing #digitalequity #bronx #affordablehousing #nyc
📸🎨: Ayan Rahman, HPD Digital Specialist
@andradaymusic joined us to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Schomburg Center, delivering a moving performance of "Rise Up".
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the @schomburgcenter Centennial Gala, which honored Angela Bassett, Edwidge Danticat, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Nikole Hannah-Jones, and Solange Knowles for their outstanding contributions to arts, culture, literature, and scholarship.
