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New York Public Library’s Top Checkouts In Harlem And Uptown Book Checkouts Of 2018

The New York Public Library system which covers the Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island has unveiled its top book checkouts of 2018 systemwide.Continue reading

Celebrate 150 Year Anniversary And Open House At Washington Heights Library

The New York Public Library’s Washington Heights branch will host an open house, complete with a full day of programs for all ages on Saturday, September 29, 2018.Continue reading

NYCity Officials And NYPL Announce New Inwood library And Affordable Apartments

Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Maria Torres-Springer, New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC) President Eric Enderlin, and the New York Public Library (NYPL) announce development plans for 175 deeply affordable apartments and a new public library to be owned and operated by NYPL.Continue reading

The Schomburg And Others Celebrate An Extensive Two-Year, $22.3 Million Renovation

The New York Public Library’s renowned Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem today celebrated the reopening of several renovated spaces after a nearly two-year, $22.3 million renovation.Continue reading

Living Many Lives Through The Arts At The Schomburg In Harlem

By Richard Hutzler, Director of the TC Fund On Hallowed Ground Teachers College student Deirdre Hollman has served as Director of Exhibitions and Education and the Junior Scholars Program at the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Continue reading

Inwood Library’s Transformation Into Affordable Housing Is Closer

NY Curbed reports that plans to redevelop Inwood’s library into affordable housing is moving forward. Last week, the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development, in partnership with the New York Public Library, released a request for proposals to redevelop the site at 4790 Broadway.Continue reading

Harlem Council Member Mark Levine To Host 4th Annual ‘Back To School’ Block Party

On Thursday, August 31, 2017, City Councilman Mark Levine will host his office’s 4^th Annual ‘Back to School’ Block Party outside of his district office on 141^st Street between Amsterdam Avenue and Hamilton Place.Continue reading

NYPL Needs Your Help To Identify Vintage Streetscapes From Harlem To Hollis

NY Curbed reports that the New York Public Library has a vast collection of historical images of the city, but there’s one glaring problem: Most of those images lack the context of place that make them so special. Continue reading

NYPL Spring Dinner With Harlem Fave Bernadette Peters And Many More (Photographs)

Last evening, The New York Public Library (NYPL) hosted its 2017 Annual Spring Dinner to celebrate and strengthen the Library’s commitment to quality education and lifelong learning. Continue reading

Inwood Library Visioning Sessions With Harlem’s Ydanis Rodriguez

Ydanis Rodriguez would like to let you know about a great opportunity to mold the future for our treasured Inwood Library. Continue reading

Harlem River Houses Public Library Branch Tabbed For Expansion

The Macomb's Bridge branch of the New York Public Library — located within the Harlem River Houses — has about a fourth as much seating space as a subway car.Continue reading

The Poet Kevin Young New Director Of Schomburg Center

The poet and scholar Kevin Young has been named director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, a division of the New York Public Library and a leading repository for archival materials relating to African and African-American life, history and culture.Continue reading