The New York Times Access at NYPL with Library PC. Photo Courtesy of The New York Public Library / Jonathan Blanc NYTimes.com is now available at all NYPL branches in The Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island, which together received 13 million visits in 2025 The New York Public Library todayContinue Reading
‘Glory,’ ‘The Karate Kid,’ ‘Philadelphia,’ ‘Frida,’ ‘Inception,’ ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel,’ ‘The Incredibles’ and ‘Clueless’ Among Titles Selected for Recognition The Library of Congress has selected 25 films for the National Film Registry due to their cultural, historic or aesthetic importance to preserve the nation’s film heritage, the Library announcedContinue Reading
Image Courtesy of NYPL / Schomburg Center The special 2026 Black-authored book list release is supported for those with a free NYPL library card by immediate access to titles and book giveaways through February; the book list further honors the 100th anniversary of the Schomburg Center. The Schomburg Center forContinue Reading
Novi Belgii [The Danckers map and view.], Justus Dankerts (1635-1701), ca. 1682. Museum of the City of New York, 29.100.2205. An international research collaboration led by the Museum of the City of New York and the Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (RCE, Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands) will undertakeContinue Reading
Photo by D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons The archive spans six decades of Tom Verlaine’s working life and includes lyric drafts, notebooks, correspondence, and hundreds of hours of unreleased music, demos, rehearsals, and live recordings by the Neon Boys, Television, and solo work. The New York Public LibraryContinue Reading
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 from “Thanksgiving,” nominated in the Comedy Series category for the Chance Perdomo Legacy Scholarship, created by students from Brigham Young University. Nonprofit Dedicated to Inspiring Tomorrow’s Emmy Winners Today Reveals Inaugural ‘Chance Perdomo Legacy Scholarship’ Comedy Nominees and Recipients of $10,000 Loreen Arbus Focus on Disability Award The TelevisionContinue Reading