Beloved NYPL Lions Are Back on Guard After Restoration
After weeks under wraps, the restored NYPL lions have been unveiled outside the 42nd street branch in NYC!
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NYC Filming Locations for Motherless Brooklyn
The movie Motherless Brooklyn, written, directed and starring Edward Norton, opens this Friday. The film is based on the noir mystery novel set in 1950s New York City by Jonathan Lethem, shot in locations throughout NYC that evoke the era of Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs.
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Photos: A New Book Lovers Paradise Inside the NYPL’s Center for Research in the Humanities
Today, an 8,000 square foot Center for Research in the Humanities will open on the second floor of the NYPL main branch at 42nd Street. he James Lenox and John Jacob Astor Room is a book lovers paradise for lectures and programming, filled with 1,800 books and three paintings that were gifted to the New York Public Library by Brooke Russell Astor.
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See J.D. Salinger’s Vintage Typewriter and Other Rare Finds at NYPL Exhibition
Opening on October 18th, a new exhibition at the New York Public Library in the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building will have hundreds of items from the J.D. Salinger Literary Trust shown to the public for the first time ever. This will include Salinger’s own typewriter, original typescript for The Catcher in the Rye and other stories and more.
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Get an Inside Look at the Latest Dance Exhibit in NYC’s Library for the Performing Arts
Celebrate 75 years of the NYPL’s dance division as you explore the Library for the Performing Arts’ new exhibit with the curator!
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Last Chance to See the Declaration of Independence at the New York Public Library
Today is your last chance to see the NYPL’s copy of the Declaration of Independence, handwritten by Thomas Jefferson, which rarely comes out of the archives!
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The NYPL’s New Bookmobile is a Moving, Portable Library
The New York Public Library’s Bookmobile launches today to provide mobile library service across the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island in vans this summer.
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A Guide to NYC Pride 2019: 25 Events to Check Out This Month
2019 World Pride s going to be one of the biggest pride celebrations ever, with Stonewall 50. Here’s a guide to 25 events to check out this month in NYC!
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The Top 10 Secrets of the New York Public Library at 42nd Street
From doors that lead to nowhere and miles of subterranean book stacks, check out the top 10 secrets of the New York Public Library’s main branch at Bryant Park!
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10 of NYC’s Oldest Libraries and Their Secret Histories
NYC libraries are renowned for their architecture and vast collections but which one came first? Take a look at 10 of the oldest in the city and their histories.
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Go Behind-the-Scenes for a Look Into the Collections of the New York Public Library
See rare items from famous writers like Emily Dickinson, Virginia Woolf, Jack Kerouac and more, on a special visit to the collections of the NYPL!
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The Top 20 Secrets of the NYC Subway
The NYC subway carries many secrets, like any extensive system that was built over time. Here are our 10 favorite hidden finds.
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