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What's Happening

Exhibitions
Author Talks & Conversations
Performing Arts & Films
Other Events

Exhibitions
- Love in Venice
  Open now. Ends August 26, 2017.
  Schwarzman Building
- Hilary Knight’s Stage Struck World
  Open now. Ends October 14, 2017.
  Library for the Performing Arts
- Radical Bodies
  Open now. Ends September 16, 2017.
  Library for the Performing Arts
- Power in Print
  Open now. Ends December 30, 2017.
  Schomburg Center

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Staff Picks

Ever wonder what a soapy boarding-school drama would look like if it were set in Batman's hometown? Wonder no longer.

Gotham Academy by Becky Cloonan

Summer Reading Committee

Justin struggles to turn a bad script, dream girl, and no budget into film success.

The Greatest Zombie Movie Ever by Jeff Strand

Summer Reading Committee

New & Noteworthy

Queen of Bebop

Elaine Hayes

Adults

Biography

Empire Made

Kief Hillsbery

Adults

Nonfiction

The Girl with Kaleidoscope Eyes

David Handler

Adults

Mystery

Death by His Grace

Kwei Quarty

Adults

Mystery

Gather the Daughters

Jennie Melamed

Adults

Fiction

Midnight at the Electric

Jodi Lynn Anderson

Teens

Fiction

The Book Jumper

Mechtild Glaser

Teens

Fantasy

Spill Zone

Scott Westerfeld

Teens

Graphic Novel

The Elephant's Garden

Jane Ray

Kids

Picture Book

The Queen of the Frogs

Davide Cali

Kids

Picture Book

From Our Blog

Wallace Shawn and Noam Chomsky.

Podcast #177: Noam Chomsky and Wallace Shawn

MIT linguist, philosopher, and political theorist Noam Chomsky speaks with actor and playwright Wallace Shawn.

Aidan Flax-Clark

Manager of Public Programs

Au Revoir Les Enfants.

Staff Picks: Kanopy Streaming Video

Your NYPL card now gives you access to thousands of films via Kanopy. Our staff offers up some of their favorites here.

Lynn Lobash

Manager of Reader Services

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