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  • Joy Harjo and Michaela Goade with the cover of Remember, featuring an illustrationof a young girl surrounded by fauna.

    KidsLIVE! Author Talk With Joy Harjo and Michaela Goade

    By NYPL Teen Reading Ambassadors: Nana Adwoa, Ana, Damaris, Aryel, Kingsbridge Library | March 29, 2024

    Join us for a talk with Joy Harjo and Michaela Goade about their book Remember.

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    Retratos de la llegada y nuestras lecturas recomendadas

    By Julissa Nunez, Library Information Assistant, Harlem Library | March 28, 2024

    Una lista de lecturas recomendadas con textos que abordan temas como llagada a la propia identidad.

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    Our Favorite Poetry Books of 2024, So Far...

    By Belinda Farley and Charlie Leppert | March 28, 2024

    Fifteen superb new poetry collections for Poetry Month. 

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    New Talking Books for Teens at the Andrew Heiskell Library, March & April 2024

    By Ivy Kuhrman, Young Adult Librarian | March 27, 2024

    Find out what’s just hit the collection at the Andrew Heiskell Library!

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    Visit the Library for Support with Your Financial Aid Applications

    By Rachel Roseberry, Associate Director, Young Adult Programs and Services | March 26, 2024

    Join The New York Public Library for support with financial aid applications!

  • White flyer with black text that reads "National Woman's Party / Come to the White House / Tuesday, August 6 / At 4:30 p.m. / Protest Against the Delay of Woman Suffrage"

    Lola Maverick Lloyd, the National Women’s Party and the Equal Rights Amendment

    By Cara Dellatte, Reference Archivist | March 25, 2024

    The Lola Maverick Lloyd papers offers an intimate glimpse into the National Woman’s Party and the Equal Rights Amendment.

  • A page from the DMC Library displays several examples of Moroccon embroidery patterns, each in somewhat muted but striking colors. Each pattern is unique, some are floral, others are more geometric, and done in a single color (red, orange, blue, purple, or green) on an off-white background. Above the patterns, the text on the page reads "Morroco Embroideries, Plate V" and below it reads "For these embroideries, use DMC cotton, flax, silk, or rayon threads."

    Embroidering Histories

    By Elya Assayag, Diamonstein-Spielvogel Fellow 2022–23 | March 25, 2024

    Elya Assayag's research focuses on the history of women in Morocco during the 20th c. and the place of “female crafts” such as embroidery.

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    Reading Recommendations to Celebrate NYPL's World Literature Festival 2024

    By NYPL Staff | March 25, 2024

    Recommendations curated by our expert librarians, encompass fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics, graphic novels, and much more.

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    Who You Gonna Read? Ghost Stories!

    By Carrie McBride, Communications | March 22, 2024

    In honor of the ghostbusters being back in town (and at the Library!), here are some spine-chilling stories across the spectral spectrum.

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    Performing Arts as Language

    By Vandana Pawa, Associate Manager, Adult Programming | March 21, 2024

    What power does performing arts hold to exist in multiple languages? How can audiences engage with works in other languages?