South Street Seaport Museum presents a free talk: A New Founding Figure at Pier 17, on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at 6:30pm. Historian and author Claire Bellerjeau offers a captivating, illustrated presentation based off of her book Espionage and Enslavement in the Revolution: The True Story of Robert Townsend and Elizabeth that delves into the discovery ofContinue Reading
The two library systems will also celebrate the birth of hip-hop in a series of special events August 3–5.For QPL, early access for cards will be available at Central Library on Thursday, July 13 at a Hip-Hop Card Release Party with the Shirt Kings and special guests. NYPL to release playlistsContinue Reading
The Library’s “Summer Adventure” series includes branch programming and a free activity and reading tracker for kids to record their progress The New York Public Library (NYPL) invites individuals of all ages to embark on an unforgettable summer adventure this year with “Summer at the Library 2023: Express Yourself!” ThisContinue Reading
50 States, 50 Grants, 5000 Voices program, supported by American Eagle and Aerie, will fund efforts to uplift and empower LGBTQ+ students at 71 schools across the U.S. and Canada It Gets Better, the world’s largest storytelling effort to uplift LGBTQ+ youth, today announced the 2023 grantees for its 50 States, 50Continue Reading
Photo: Kosboot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons The eighth class of Fellows will focus on Martha Graham as her dance company celebrates its centennial anniversary. The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts’ Jerome Robbins Dance Division is pleased to announce the 2023-24 Dance Research Fellows, focusing thisContinue Reading
2023 Young Lions Fiction Award Finalists The New York Public Library has announced that Zain Khalid is the recipient of the Twenty-Third Young Lions Fiction Award for his book Brother Alive. The announcement was shared during an award ceremony held this evening in the Celeste Bartos Forum at the Stephen A.Continue Reading
PAL Team from Armory Center in Washington Heights Takes First Prize in PAL 2023 Science FairPhoto: Love Haight Photography First Prize Awarded to PAL Armory Center Team in Washington Heights, NY On June 9, 2023 at PAL’s New South Bronx Center, winners of the Police Athletic League 2023 Science FairContinue Reading
The 18th International Willa Cather Seminar—“Bright, Beautiful, and Alive”: Willa Cather’s New York Intersections—will take place in New York City. The seminar is part of a year-long celebration of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s 150th birthday, and it will occur a few weeks after the June 7th unveiling of her statueContinue Reading
Photo Credit: Gregg Richards Brooklyn Public Library celebrated the re-opening of East Flatbush Library with a ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday following a comprehensive renovation. Sitting amid a busy commercial street, the Library has been an integral part of the neighborhood for 70 years. “For over 70 years, BPL has had aContinue Reading
Ninety Students Will Participate in this Academy Career Launch Program in Partnership with 21 Film and Entertainment Companies Watch the Gold Rising 2022 Sizzle Reel Here The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces the seventh year of Academy Gold Rising, a career development program for students and young professionalsContinue Reading