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The Writing Life

Writing Life Daytime Talk: Mastering Social Media Video Storytelling to Sell Your Book, with Miral Sattar

Tuesday, April 23, 2024 - 3:30pm | Whitridge Room | for members only | free of charge | registration required
What works and what doesn't when marketing your book on social media? This workshop will teach you how to record social media videos with just your smartphone and master BookTok and Bookstagram Reels.
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The Writing Life

Prompt! Online with Charlie Allenson

Friday, February 2, 2024 - 11:00am Friday, March 1, 2024 - 11:00am Friday, April 5, 2024 - 11:00am Friday, May 3, 2024 - 11:00am Friday, June 7, 2024 - 11:00am | Zoom | for members only | free of charge | registration required
Join your fellow member writers for a fun and stimulating hour+ of prompts, writing, and sharing.
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Prompt! In Person with Carol Weston

Thursday, January 4, 2024 - 11:00am Thursday, February 1, 2024 - 11:00am Thursday, March 14, 2024 - 11:00am Thursday, April 4, 2024 - 11:00am Thursday, May 9, 2024 - 11:00am Thursday, June 6, 2024 - 11:00am | Whitridge Room | for members only | free of charge | registration required
Join your fellow member writers for a fun and stimulating hour+ of prompts, writing, and sharing.
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Writing Life Daytime Talk: Meet the NYC Municipal Archives, with Kenneth R. Cobb

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 - 3:30pm | Whitridge Room | for members only | free of charge | registration required
Kenneth R. Cobb, a 45-year veteran of the NYC Department of Records & Information Services, presents an illustrated review of Municipal Archives holdings including the mayoral collections, records pertaining to the administration of criminal justice, drawings of Central Park and Brooklyn Bridge, as well as records and photographs created by municipal departments such as police, health, parks, finance and education.
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The Writing Life

Prompt! In Person with Carol Weston

Thursday, January 4, 2024 - 11:00am Thursday, February 1, 2024 - 11:00am Thursday, March 14, 2024 - 11:00am Thursday, April 4, 2024 - 11:00am Thursday, May 9, 2024 - 11:00am Thursday, June 6, 2024 - 11:00am | Whitridge Room | for members only | free of charge | registration required
Join your fellow member writers for a fun and stimulating hour+ of prompts, writing, and sharing.
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The Writing Life

Prompt! Online with Charlie Allenson

Friday, February 2, 2024 - 11:00am Friday, March 1, 2024 - 11:00am Friday, April 5, 2024 - 11:00am Friday, May 3, 2024 - 11:00am Friday, June 7, 2024 - 11:00am | Zoom | for members only | free of charge | registration required
Join your fellow member writers for a fun and stimulating hour+ of prompts, writing, and sharing.
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Writing Life Daytime Talk: Fitting in Writing, with Zibby Owens

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 - 3:30pm | Whitridge Room | for members only | free of charge | registration required
We’re all super busy, but writing is our calling. So how can we make sure to fit it in with everything else demanding our time? And why is it so worth it?!! Hear from Zibby Owens, bestselling author, bookstore owner, podcaster and publisher, about how she does and how her love of writing has fueled everything!!
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Exhibitions

The Library showcases our historic collections and the literary culture of the city with themed public exhibitions on the second floor. Exhibitions are offered for six to twelve months, and both members and nonmembers are welcome to drop by any time the Library is open.

Current Exhibition: