Did you know the New York City Public Library System offers free admission to places like the Brooklyn Museum, the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, the Museum of the Moving Image, and more?! Cardholders at the New...
The treasured New York Public Library has spent almost two years working on their first-ever permanent collection, which will bring incredible historical items out from the library’s research archives to the publi...
The New York Public Library was founded in 1895, which means this year it has been around for a whopping 125 years! In celebration of the big anniversary, the NYPL went back in their systems to collect interesting bits...
The two lions welcoming visitors to the New York Public Library’s Schwartzman Building on 42nd Street are about to get a huge makeover. A symbol of the library itself, these large marble lions—Patience and Fortitude—hav...
Ever find yourself thinking why checking out or returning a book can’t be more convenient? It might seem hard to believe, but yes people still frequently go to the library to check out a book and enjoy the peacefu...
70,000 limited-edition library cards are now available at all New York Public Library locations in Manhattan, Staten Island and the Bronx. This year the public library has been on top of their game in terms of public pr...
The Brooklyn Public Library- one of the three library systems in New York City along with the New York Public Library and Queens Library- has announced its plan to open their first new branch since 1983. In a statement,...
A lock of Walt Whitman’s hair, Jack Kerouac’s boots, and Virginia Woolf’s cane are just a few of the strange literary paraphernalia available for view at the New York Public Library’s Berg Collection. The library...
The Public Library has been in front of a ton of initiatives this summer. First culture pass, and now the Riverside Library branch will be renting out work attire for New Yorkers with job interviews. The library has alw...
This week the Brooklyn Public Library is launching a program all about Democracy. An inflatable pavilion will be outside of the Brooklyn Public Library this week from Monday, June 11- Sunday, June 17 right near one of B...