The New York Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library, and Queens Public Library share the top checkouts across all five boroughs James by Percival Everett was the most popular book in New York City The New York Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library, and Queens Public Library announced a citywide list of theContinue Reading
An artist’s rendering of the new 18,000-square-foot Rego Park Library (WEISS/MANFREDI) New Building More Than Doubles the Size of the Current Branch Will Feature ‘Percent for Art’ Installation by Katrin Sigurdardottir Queens Public Library (QPL) President and CEO Dennis M. Walcott and New York City Department of Design and ConstructionContinue Reading
Image Courtesy of NYCEDC The Site, Located on West 100th Street Between Amsterdam Avenue and Columbus Avenue, Will be Redeveloped to Include Market-Rate and Permanently Affordable Housing Along with a New Bloomingdale Library Branch and off-site, modernized facilities for The Department of Mental Health and Hygiene New York City EconomicContinue Reading
Book Giveaways at Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library. Credit: NYPL / Tara Fedoriw Morris For the first time ever, the Library will provide unlimited e-book access to select Best Books, guaranteeing no wait times on some of the top titles of the year Physical book giveaways planned in the Bronx, Manhattan,Continue Reading
Image by Simon from Pixabay The archive charts the evolution of the child protection movement and the organization’s influence on modern-day child welfare legislation. The New York Public Library announced the acquisition of a collection of materials from The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NYSPCC),Continue Reading
Illustration (detail) by Selina Alko, in Caroline Kusin Pritchard, The Keeper of Stories (Simon & Schuster BFYR, 2025). (Image: © 2025 Selina Alko) Hosted in the Museum’s Beaux-Arts Court, the Brooklyn Children’s Book Fair features nearly 50 Brooklyn-based authors and illustrators in an afternoon of presentations and children’s activities. The Brooklyn MuseumContinue Reading
Image Courtesy of Young & Ayata The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced the redesign of the Nolen Study Room located in the Thomas J. Watson Library. The space, which is accessible to the public, will house approximately 5,000 books reflecting the scope of The Met’s collection on new open and browsableContinue Reading
At a time of record book challenges, the Library will stand against censorship and shine a light on intellectual freedom with programs and events all week long The New York Public Library is marking Banned Books Week (October 5–11) with an array of programming for our patrons of all ages, including overContinue Reading
Photo: Vincent Tullo Fiction Prize Awarded to Emet North for In Universes Nonfiction Prize Awarded to Mosab Abu Toha for Forest of Noise Brooklyn Public Library announced the winners of the 2025 Book Prize today, awarding the fiction prize to Emet North for In Universes and the nonfiction prize toContinue Reading
Photo by Shabazz Stuart on Pexels.com Authors To Read from Their Works in A Special Event on September 19 Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) has announced the shortlist for the 2025 Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize. The nominees for the prize are selected by staff and librarians who have extensive knowledgeContinue Reading