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  • Summer at the Library: Free Events & Activities for All Ages

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What's On

  • Author Talks & Conversations

  • Exhibitions

  • Kids & Teens

  • Other Events

  • Your Table Is Ready with Michael Cecchi-Azzolina & Andrew Friedman

    Mon, Jun 12 | 6:30 PM

    Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

    Michael Cecchi-Azzolina, the cover of Your Table Is Ready, and Andrew Friedman.

  • A Life in Boxes: The Kenneth Koch Archive at the Berg Collection

    Tues, Jun 13 | 6 PM

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

    Emily Setina and Susannah Hollister.

  • Ukrainian Composers in the Time of War with Dr. Oksana Nesterenko

    Tues, Jun 13 | 6:30 PM

    Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

    Oksana Nesterenko pictured next to an aerial view of an audience watching a choral group holding the Ukrainian flag.

  • 5th Annual Schomburg Center Literary Festival

    Sat, Jun 17 | 11:30 AM–6 PM

    Schomburg Center

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  • Your Table Is Ready with Michael Cecchi-Azzolina & Andrew Friedman

    Mon, Jun 12 | 6:30 PM

    Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

    Michael Cecchi-Azzolina, the cover of Your Table Is Ready, and Andrew Friedman.

  • A Life in Boxes: The Kenneth Koch Archive at the Berg Collection

    Tues, Jun 13 | 6 PM

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

    Emily Setina and Susannah Hollister.

  • Ukrainian Composers in the Time of War with Dr. Oksana Nesterenko

    Tues, Jun 13 | 6:30 PM

    Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

    Oksana Nesterenko pictured next to an aerial view of an audience watching a choral group holding the Ukrainian flag.
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  • Ephemera: A Memoir

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  • Imposter Syndrome

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  • The Weeds

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  • If We're Being Honest

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  • The Shadow Docket

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    AdultNonfiction
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  • Ander & Santi Were Here

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    Ander & Santi Were Here: a novel by Jonny Garza Villa

  • The People Who Report More Stress

    Alejandro Varela

    AdultShort Fiction
    The People Who Report More Stress by Alejandro Varela. Stories.

  • Boyslut

    Zachary Zane

    Adult Nonfiction
    Boyslut: a manifesto and memoir by Zachary Zane

From Our Blog

  • New Books for Kids & Teens To Celebrate Pride Month

    All published in the past year, these books center LGBTQ+ characters and themes and promote acceptance and equality. 

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  • Spotlight on Jamaican Voices in Novels, Poetry, Stories & Memoir

    These new and classic works are just a starting point to explore the potent work of authors with Jamaican roots.

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Updates

  • Discover the Polonsky Exhibition

    The New York Public Library's first-ever permanent exhibition highlights our world-renowned research collections.

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