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Everyone at the Riverside Library wishes you happy holidays and a happy, healthy 2024! Stay warm and be well!

.All NYPL The New York Public Library locations will be closed next Monday, Dec. 25, for Christmas. We will reopen on Tuesday, Dec. 26, for normal business hours.

, love ? Join us, the 53rd Street Library NYPL & Pelham Parkway-Van Nest Library libraries for a virtual comic chat about & tomorrow at 4 p.m. RSVP via tinyurl.com/Dec2023comicschat.

& parents, want to know more about applying for the ? Join us & guest speaker Kim Nauer from Understandfafsa.org for a virtual info talk Wed., Dec. 13, 5-6 p.m. RSVP via tinyurl.com/RSFAFSAtalk2023

Tweens and teens who lost a loved one can attend a free in-person grief program this Wed., Nov. 29, 4-5:30 p.m. There will be a short talk and crafts. For more info, visit https://t.co/NtdbyDPtU2

All NYPL The New York Public Libraryl locations will be closed on Thursday and Friday for . We will reopen on Saturday for normal business hours.

Service Impacts: News & Updates Brooklyn Public Library, Queens Public Library, and The New York Public Library regret to announce that as a result of mid-year budget cuts, we must eliminate seven-day service across the city, including ending Sunday service at the vast majority of locations that currently offer it. November 26, 20...

All NYPL The New York Public Library locations will be closed on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 10 & 11 for . We will reopen on Monday, Nov. 13, for normal business hours.

Want to know more about the ? Teens & parents can join us Wed., Oct. 25, 5 p.m. for a virtual info talk with The Princeton Review SAT & ACT, 53rd Street Library NYPL & NYPL Throg's Neck Branch Library. Sign up via tinyurl.com/NYPLPrincetonReviewevents.

New York Comic Con might be over, but NYPL's comics experts have selected 50 best new comics published in 2023, including something for first-time comics readers and die-hard fans alike!

→ 50 Best New Comics: https://on.nypl.org/48U6RTn

The Library After Hours: Teen Takeover Take over the Library after hours for a night of dancing, games, movies, and more—just for teens!

C Pam Zhang with Padma Lakshmi: Land of Milk and Honey Tickets for C Pam Zhang with Padma Lakshmi: Land of Milk and Honey in New York from NYPL. After a climate disaster, a young chef’s discovery of pleasures alters her life and, indirectly, the world. When a cloud of smog envelops the earth, killing most of the planet's food crops, a chef escapes her

Did you know Martin Scorsese's new movie is based on a book written here at The New York Public Library? The film is an adaptation of ‘Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI’ by former Cullman Fellow David Grann!

→ Learn more: https://on.nypl.org/46WkFL7

Love about & the ? Join our virtual teen comics chat tomorrow, 4 p.m. with the 53rd Street Library NYPL & Pelham Parkway-Van Nest Library. RSVP via tinyurl.com/Oct2023comicschat.

All NYPL The New York Public Libraryl locations will be closed on Monday, Oct. 9, for & . We will reopen on Tuesday, Oct. 10, for normal hours.

This , join NYPL The New York Public Library in the nationwide effort to protect the freedom to read and ! Learn more about our banned book club and writing contest for teens, as well as a host of programs, events, and more for all ages.

Banned Books Week at The New York Public Library Stand with NYPL to protect the freedom to read! The Library is dedicated to free and open access to information and knowledge—a mission that is directly opposed to book banning and censorship. Join us during this year’s Banned Books Week, October 1–7, for free programs, events, and more for al...

Celebrating Latinx Authors: Kids Titles in English Explore titles by some of our favorite children’s authors from Latin America curated by expert librarians on our Best Books in Spanish for Kids Committee. The lists feature bilingual and monolingual titles in español and English that are available in various formats (print, ebook, audiobook, Brai...

How Libraries Are Fighting Book Banning Banned Books Week begins on Sunday, and the city’s library systems are mobilizing to support the freedom to read.

It's and . Join us, the 53rd Street Library NYPL & Pelham Parkway-Van Nest Library libraries for a virtual comics chat about books for the new school year & Hispanic/Latinx comics on Thursday, 4 p.m. RSVP via tinyurl.com/Sept2023comicschat.

All NYPL The New York Public Library locations will be closed Saturday to Monday, Sept. 5-7, for the . We will reopen on Tuesday, Sept. 6, for regular business hours.

Today is the deadline for kids 11-18 to apply for the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library's Junior Scholars Program. For more info, visit Today is the deadline for kids 11-18 to apply for the 's Junior Scholars Program. For more info, visit https://www.nypl.org/help/about-nypl/fellowships-institutes/junior-scholars-program.

The Schomburg Center Junior Scholars Program Junior Scholars attend college-style lectures and presentations, engage in dialogue with adult scholars, participate in guided peer group discussions and activities, generate individual research projects and portfolios, and create collaborative media and arts projects that grow from their intensive....

, check out the new Teen Voices Festival at the main library on Saturday, August 25. There will be author talks, giveaways, and more! https://www.nypl.org/summer/2023/teens.

Teen Voices Festival at NYPL Join us at The New York Public Library's first-ever Teen Voices Festival!

, join us, the 53rd Street Library NYPL & Pelham Parkway-Van Nest Library librarians for a virtual comics chat tomorrow at 3 p.m. RSVP via tinyurl.com/Aug2023comicschat.

Today is the anniversary! We're honoring five -connected legends who embody the five elements of (DJ/MC/graffiti/break dancing & knowledge). Here are crocheted dolls of Kool Herc, JAY-Z, Lady Pink NYC, Crazy Legs, & Nikki Giovanni Author. Thanks to Ms. Linda for her amazing craft skills.

, there are two days left to submit original art and creative writing to the Teen Voices Magazine. There 25 winners will be published and get a $100 gift card. Good luck! www.nypl.org/summer/2023/teens/magazine-submissions.

Join the NYPL The New York Public Library this summer as the Library celebrates the legacy of hip-hop with a special-edition library card, free programs and events, reading recommendations, playlists, and more—culminating in a major celebration in August! https://www.nypl.org/hiphop50.

The New York Public Library Celebrates 50 Years of Hip-Hop In 1973 at a South Bronx house party, DJ Kool Herc isolated and repeated the percussive “break” in the tracks he was spinning, creating one of the first instances of hip-hop as people would come to know it. In the 50 years since then, hip-hop’s impact and influence have reached beyond music th...

Celebrate with comics. We'll hold a virtual comics chat next Thursday, July 27, 3 p.m. with the 53rd Street Library NYPL & Pelham Parkway-Van Nest Library. RSVP via tinyurl.com/July2023comicschat.

's on so many minds these days. Check out the library's collection of old photographs or borrow one of our many books, DVDs or audiobooks. https://tinyurl.com/nyplbarbieitems.

The West Side YMCA, 5 West 63rd St, is holding two free events with writer and activist Kevin Powell tomorrow at 7 p.m. and Aug. 4. For more info and tickets, visit give.ymcanyc.org/kevinpowell.

July is . Join the library for some free virtual and in-person events and find some book recommendations.

Disability Pride Month at NYPL The New York Public Library is celebrating Disability Pride Month throughout July. Discover a wide array of accessible resources, including book recommendations, accessible technology training, braille study groups, and more. Plus, join us for free events for all ages—this month and all year long!

Thank you so much to New York City patrons and city officials who helped us keep our funding. Send a digital thank you note here: https://on.nypl.org/3PBVDvl.

You did it, New York! City leaders announced there will be ! Thank you for standing up for libraries and saving weekend service!

Show your appreciation to Mayor Eric Adams, NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, and the entire New York City Council for fully restoring our funding by posting a thank you message at https://on.nypl.org/3PBVDvl

All NYPL The New York Public Library locations will be closed on Tuesday, July 4, for . We will reopen on July 5.

We've got four more days to finalize the NYC budget. Sign a digital petition below for .

Tell City Hall: No Cuts to Libraries! New York City leaders are finalizing NYC’s budget, and we need your help.

Here's a link to our suggested summer reading picks for kids, teens and adults. Check it out!

Summer 2023 Picks for Adults Find your new favorite reads with this collection of top titles curated by our expert librarians.