European Literature Night 2023November 2, 2023 6-10 PMThe Ukrainian Institute of America | 2 East 79th Street, New York A journey across cultures, languages, and stories: Europe’s leading literary voices converge at the Ukrainian Institute of America for a celebration of international literature European Literature Night returns to New York on NovemberContinue Reading

Education Cannot Wait has invested in 44 lower-income, crisis-affected countries across the globe. These are countries who cannot manage the needs alone. ECW has already reached 9 million children and adolescents with quality education. As we commemorate United Nations Day, more than 224 million children and adolescents are in needContinue Reading

NYPL and ALA Toolkits for Libraries and Teens Now Available The New York Public Library (NYPL) and the American Library Association (ALA) on Wednesday announced they are increasing access to NYPL’s “Books for All” anti-censorship campaign with new downloadable tool kits that enable people all over the country to participate, including library systems.  The NewContinue Reading

“Hip Hop Kingdom” is set as the program’s theme, and students will learn about the many political and social impacts of Hip Hop in New York City Kofi Osei Williams, Executive Director of Brooklyn-based Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation, a nonprofit organization that has been offering youth ages 3-18 an opportunityContinue Reading

Photo: Mobyblu, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Event with NYC Libraries Marked Banned Books Week and Recognized Teens at the Forefront of the Fight Against Censorship  Citywide Digital Day of Action on Wednesday to Combat Alarming Rise In Censorship  Mayor Eric Adams joined the presidents of the City’s threeContinue Reading

Presented by The Town Hall in Partnership with Strand Books Tickets Start at $52 Commemorating the Release of Winkler’s New Autobiography Every Ticket Includes a copy of Being Henry with an author-signed bookplate Television’s Henry Winkler (Happy Days, Arrested Development, Barry) celebrates the release of his new memoir and fifty years of stardom. Over the pastContinue Reading

Photo: Jonathan Blanc / NYPL. Campaign launches during Banned Books Week and includes unlimited access to select books that have been the subject of bans and/or challenges and national writing contest aimed at amplifying teen voices. In recognition of the alarming rise of book bans and challenges throughout the country,Continue Reading