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    All Hail C.J. Sansom and the Matthew Shardlake Series

    By Anne Rouyer, Supervising Young Adult Librarian | May 8, 2024

    A celebration of mystery author C.J. Sansom and his incomparable creations Tudor lawyer Matthew Shardlake and his assistant Jack Barack. 

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    "Watch-Alikes": The Broadway Musicals of the Spring 2024 Season

    By Douglas Reside, Curator, Theatre Collection | May 8, 2024

    If you're trying to decide which new Broadway musical to see this summer, Curator Doug Reside offers some "watch-alikes." 

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    'Cabaret': The Always Immersive Musical

    By Douglas Reside, Curator, Theatre Collection | May 8, 2024

    Doug Reside looks at the different versions of Cabaret that have played on Broadway and how each was immersive in its own way.

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    Picture Books Celebrating a Mother's Love

    By Carrie McBride, Communications | May 8, 2024

    For Mother's Day and all year round.

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    Celebrating May Birthdays in the Berg Collection

    By Berg Collection staff | May 6, 2024

    Celebrate authors with May birthdays, including Walt Whitman and Adrienne Rich, and learn about some of their work in our collections.

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    Who Is Your Favorite Teacher From Fiction?

    By Carrie McBride, Communications | May 6, 2024

    Ms. Frizzle, Miss Honey, Mr. Ward, Anne Shirley...

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    Recent & Upcoming Adaptations To Read & Watch This Spring

    By Carrie McBride, Communications | May 2, 2024

    Sci-fi thrillers, age-gap romances, true crime, and more, these adaptations are based on award-winning and bestselling books.

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    Meet the 2024 Finalists for NYPL’s Bernstein Award for Excellence in Journalism

    By NYPL Staff | May 2, 2024

    The award honors a journalist whose work raises awareness about current events or issues of global or national significance.

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    Buryat-Language Materials at The New York Public Library

    By Griffin Creech, NYPL Short-Term Research Fellow | May 1, 2024

    As an NYPL Short-Term Fellow, Griffin Creech examined materials s originally written in Buryat or translated from Russian into Buryat.

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    Chinese Book Discussion April 2024 中文書籍討論

    By Qi Wu, Adult Librarian | May 1, 2024

    每月一次中文書籍研討會,無論線上或館內的討論會,都是大家講,大家聽,大家都能暢所欲言,講出各自獨特的見解。通過討論相互交流心得,我們一起走進了書籍帶給我們的獨特意境,達到與人同樂的效果。