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👻 Spooky season is coming… Get a head start with this list of Peter Straub recommendations from NYPL.

Where to Start with Peter Straub | The New York Public Library Find out where to start with this prolific author, one of the grandmasters of literary horror.

Spend Friday the 13th with nostalgic thrillers and mysteries that revisit summer camp ⛺️

Thrills and Chills: Summer Camp Mysteries & Thrillers for Grownups | The New York Public Library Summer camp looms large in our  imaginations so it's no wonder that writers have tapped into it as a setting for mysteries and thrillers. 

Visit your local library during NYPL’s Open House Week (Sept 16–22)! Pick up free NYPL goodies, get a library card, and enjoy free events and programs for all ages.

Library Open House Week 2024 at NYPL The Library is here for you! Visit our locations across the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island during Open House Week, beginning September 16. Pick up free NYPL goodies, get a library card, and enjoy free events and programs for all ages.

Fans of 'Only Murders In the Building' can find similar themes and vibes in these books which include a mix of amateur detectives, senior sleuths, urban settings, and ensemble casts.

What To Read If You Love 'Only Murders In the Building' | The New York Public Library All the fun of a mystery—without the gore.

Register now for The New York Public Library's annual College Fair for teens on October 9!

Join us for workshops and hands-on activities that will help teens navigate the college application process and learn about the college readiness services NYPL offers. Teens and their families can connect with more than 30 colleges, universities, and community-based organizations as they prepare to apply for college. Learn more and register here:

NYPL's Annual College Fair Join us for NYPL's College Fair for on Wednesday, October 9, from 10 AM to 1 PM!

You cannot get away from the Library, we are everywhere (Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island) https://on.nypl.org/getyours

Join NYPL’s Book Club with WNYC! The September book is ‘The Demon of Unrest' by Erik Larson, a story about a divided nation during the pivotal five months between Abraham Lincoln’s election in November 1860 and the bombardment of Fort Sumter the following April—a dramatic period that put the United States on a path to self-destruction.

Start reading today:

Join Our Get Lit Book Club! Join The New York Public Library and WNYC's book club, Get Lit, hosted by Alison Stewart and featuring live author talks, book discussions, and special musical performances.

From the depths of the ocean and the tiniest of insects to the intricacies of our brains and bodies, these nonfiction reads will teach you something you didn't know about the world around us.

12 New Science Books To End the Year With Wonder About Ourselves and Our World | The New York Public Library From the depths of the ocean and the tiniest of insects to the intricacies of our brains and bodies, these reads will fill you with awe.

If you haven't read any of the works by Amy Tan, here is where to start with her treasure trove of stories.

Where to Start with Amy Tan | The New York Public Library Tan's work is a treasure trove of beautiful stories about immigration, intergenerational division, and the Chinese American experience.

Starting soon! returns tonight at 7 PM with award-winning journalist Clara Bingham! Join the livestream and learn about the first decade of the modern feminist movement through the voices of the women who built it.

Tune in here: https://on.nypl.org/3MCUtNP

Become your own chef with these cookbooks that recreate dishes from some of your favorite restaurants in the boroughs so you can dine like a king or queen any night of the week, no reservation required.

No Reservation Required: Cookbooks from Favorite NYC Restaurants | The New York Public Library Dining out isn't the only way to enjoy New York food—as long as you're up for a little home cooking.

🌎 Climate fiction, or cli-fi for short, explores the impacts of our changing earth. Check out recommendations for what to read when you’re feeling climate anxiety.

Compelling Climate Fiction To Read Before It Becomes Nonfiction | The New York Public Library Climate fiction deals with the impact of climate change on the earth and on society. Spoiler: it's never good! 

Learn more about our national parks with these books—including nonfiction reads on the history of the parks and fiction thrillers that delve into the dangers of the wilderness.

A National Parks Reading List | The New York Public Library Explore the parks through books—their history, memorable visits, and fiction thrillers that delve into the dangers of the wilderness.

Learn more about neurodivergent experience with these fiction books for all ages featuring characters with autism, ADHD, and more.

Celebrating Difference with Books About Neurodivergent Experience | The New York Public Library These books for all ages feature characters with anxiety, autism, ADHD, and more. 

🐉 👑 If you're looking for more like 'House of the Dragon,' check out these fantasy titles filled with magic, dragons, and royal intrigue.

Fantasy Books Beyond 'Game of Thrones' | The New York Public Library If you've made your way through GOT, these titles filled with magic, dragons, royalty, witches and wizards, might be your next great read.

☀️ Are you a true summer lover? These titles will help you soak up maximum summer vibes as the days get shorter.

15 Books For Savoring Every Last Moment of Summer | The New York Public Library Are you at true summer lover? These titles will help you soak up maximum summer vibes.

Dive into an unsettling New York mystery.

A Reader That Never Sleeps: 9 Thrillers Set in New York | The New York Public Library Some people like autumnal reads that give them a warm, cozy feeling. These books won't do that.

Zora Neale Hurston was a folklorist and writer, and an important figure of the Harlem Renaissance. If you haven't read Hurston's writing yet, these books are the perfect place to start.

Where to Start with Zora Neale Hurston | The New York Public Library An important figure of the Harlem Renaissance, Hurston’s works focused on African American culture and the rural south.  

20 books that start a new conversation about motherhood, highlighting voices willing to examine motherhood with candor and openness.

20 Books That Start New Conversations About Motherhood | The New York Public Library Highlighting voices willing to examine motherhood with candor and openness.

Foes are vanquished, mysteries are solved, and justice is almost always served. Here are 30 historical mysteries to get you through a reading slump.

30 Historical Mystery Series to Get You Through Any Crisis | The New York Public Library Foes are vanquished, crimes are solved and justice is almost always served—so much better than real life!

Will AI help humanity or harm it? Gary Marcus, prominent researcher and cognitive scientist, sounds the alarm over Big Tech’s role in the future of AI on September 18 at .

Register now to join in person or online:

Gary Marcus: Taming Silicon Valley Tickets for Gary Marcus: Taming Silicon Valley in New York from NYPL. Will AI help humanity or harm it? A prominent researcher and cognitive scientist sounds the alarm over Big Tech’s role in the future of AI. In his new book, Taming Silicon Valley, Gary Marcus warns readers that current AI is bot

Gear up for back-to-school season with NYPL's book binding stamp backpack. Available at the Library Shop!

Leather NYPL Bookbinding Stamp Backpack Get on the go in style with our leather backpack. Five inner pockets and two outer zip pockets let you keep everything you need organized and close at hand. NYPL's vintage bookbinding stamp was originally used on the spine of books bound in and for The New York Public Library. Built carefully by gen...

Art fairs have descended on New York City! Are you attending the Armory Show or any satellite fairs? Explore these artists who use archives in their work and process:

Artists' Use of Archives: A Reading List | The New York Public Library These titles explore different ways artists use archives as well as the ways they stretch and bend the definition of "archives." 

Now on view at NYPL! Explore a sensational selection of colorful prints and textiles from The New York Public Library's collections in this all-new exhibition. Featuring work by more than 30 modern and contemporary printmakers, "Line & Thread" casts new light on artistic practices that have historically been dismissed or overlooked because of their association with women and other marginalized groups. By placing new pieces alongside work by artists and creators dating back to the 17th century, the exhibition explores the overlapping histories of printmaking and textiles and how artists today continue to think about them in combination. https://on.nypl.org/3X3a27fB

Opening today at NYPL! Discover the thrilling and complex life of the poet George Gordon Byron, Lord Byron (1788–1824), in this free exhibition at The New York Public Library. From his boyhood in England to his death in Greece during the national uprising against Turkish rule, "Byron: A Life in Motion" captures the poet at the height of his fame and powers as well as exploring contemporary responses to his life and work. Through letters, manuscripts, books, paintings, prints, and even wine bills, rediscover the story of the poet behind 'Don Juan.' Plan your visit to see "Byron: A Life in Motion" at The New York Public Library:

Byron: A Life in Motion Unknown illustrator"When I Roved a Young Highlander"Steel engraving, late 19th centuryThe Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, Print Collection

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Uncover the stories behind some of Broadway's most iconic images through four decades of Joan Marcus and Carol Rosegg's theater photography.

Plan your visit to "Photo Call: The Theater Photos of Joan Marcus and Carol Rosegg" through September 28!

Photo Call: The Theater Photos of Joan Marcus and Carol Rosegg Photo Call: The Theater Photos of Joan Marcus and Carol Rosegg features an extensive selection of the many theater productions Marcus and Rosegg have photographed over the past four decades, and tells some of their fascinating and unique stories of their experiences capturing some of Broadway’s mo...

Books for the subway, the beach, the Jitney, and more—these titles will help you end the summer on a high note 😊

The Best Books To Get You Through the End of Summer in New York | The New York Public Library Books for the subway, the beach, the Jitney, and more—these titles will help you end the summer on a high note.

Check out these coming-of-age novels that explore intellectual, romantic, and often mysterious goings-on in academic settings.

Head Back to the Quad with These 15 Campus Novels | The New York Public Library As college campuses spring back to life and fill with backpack-clad students, it's the perfect time to sink into a campus novel.