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Poem In Your Pocket Day
Thursday, April 18, 2024 - 9:00am to 7:00pm
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Children's Library | For all ages (including adults!)
Stop by the Children's Library to pick up a pocket-sized poem to celebrate poetry all day!
Children
Rhythm & Rhyme Time
Thursday, April 18, 2024 - 4:00pm
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Whitridge Room | Ages 3 and Older | For Members Only
Celebrate poetry month with these verse-itile stories.
Special Event
Special Anniversary Happy Hour
Thursday, April 18, 2024 - 5:30pm to 7:00pm
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Members' Room | for members and their guests | free of charge | drop in
Join us for an informal celebration of the Library's "official" 270th anniversary, with live music from the era of our founding.
Children
Mother Goose Magic
Friday, April 19, 2024 - 10:00am
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Whitridge Room | Ages 2 and Older | For Members Only
Enjoy favorite nursery rhymes, picture books, and songs.
Children
Creation Station
Saturday, April 6, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Saturday, April 13, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Sunday, April 14, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Saturday, April 20, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Sunday, April 21, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Saturday, April 27, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Sunday, April 28, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
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Children's Library | All Ages | For Members Only
Drop by the Library to color, create, or craft.
Special Event
270th Anniversary Building Tours
Saturday, April 13, 2024 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Saturday, April 20, 2024 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Saturday, April 27, 2024 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
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Reference Room | open to the public | free of charge | drop in
Celebrate our Library’s 270th anniversary! Join us in April for a special journey through history with our newly appointed docents. Explore the gallery and the architectural marvels of our building.
Children
Creation Station
Saturday, April 6, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Saturday, April 13, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Sunday, April 14, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Saturday, April 20, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Sunday, April 21, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Saturday, April 27, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Sunday, April 28, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
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Children's Library | All Ages | For Members Only
Drop by the Library to color, create, or craft.
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
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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.
Special Event
270th Anniversary Gallery Tour, 2 PM Wednesdays
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 - 2:00pm to 2:30pm
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 - 2:00pm to 2:30pm
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 2:00pm to 2:30pm
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Peluso Family Exhibition Gallery | open to the public | free of charge | drop in
Celebrate our Library’s 270th anniversary! Join us in April for a special journey through history with our newly appointed docents. Explore the gallery and the architectural marvels of our building.
Special Event
270th Anniversary Gallery Tour, 3 PM Wednesdays
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
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Peluso Family Exhibition Gallery | open to the public | free of charge | drop in
Celebrate our Library’s 270th anniversary! Join us in April for a special journey through history with our newly appointed docents. Explore the gallery and the architectural marvels of our building.
Children
Crafternoon
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 3:30pm
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Whitridge Room | All Ages | For Members Only
Come get crafty at the Library.
Special Event
Member Orientation (4/24/24 session)
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 5:30pm
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Whitridge Room | for members only | free of charge | drop in
It's your Library. Learn about all the ways to make use of our collections, building, and services in a friendly presentation/Q&A with a staff member. Sessions last 45-60 minutes.
Lecture
Members' Room: James Marcus, Glad to the Brink of Fear: A Portrait of Ralph Waldo Emerson
Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 6:00pm
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Members' Room | open to the public | $15 per person | registration required
An engaging reassessment of the celebrated essayist and his relevance to contemporary readers, which Kirkus Reviews calls "a lively, intimate, absorbing account of the sage of Concord."
Lecture
Livestream: James Marcus, Glad to the Brink of Fear: A Portrait of Ralph Waldo Emerson
Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 6:00pm
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Livestream | open to the public | $10 per person | registration required
An engaging reassessment of the celebrated essayist and his relevance to contemporary readers, which Kirkus Reviews calls "a lively, intimate, absorbing account of the sage of Concord."
Children
Mother Goose Magic
Friday, April 26, 2024 - 10:00am
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Whitridge Room | Ages 2 and Older | For Members Only
Enjoy favorite nursery rhymes, picture books, and songs.
Children
Creation Station
Saturday, April 6, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Saturday, April 13, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Sunday, April 14, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Saturday, April 20, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Sunday, April 21, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Saturday, April 27, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Sunday, April 28, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
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Children's Library | All Ages | For Members Only
Drop by the Library to color, create, or craft.
Special Event
270th Anniversary Building Tours
Saturday, April 13, 2024 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Saturday, April 20, 2024 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Saturday, April 27, 2024 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
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Reference Room | open to the public | free of charge | drop in
Celebrate our Library’s 270th anniversary! Join us in April for a special journey through history with our newly appointed docents. Explore the gallery and the architectural marvels of our building.
Children
Creation Station
Saturday, April 6, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Saturday, April 13, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Sunday, April 14, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Saturday, April 20, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Sunday, April 21, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Saturday, April 27, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Sunday, April 28, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
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Children's Library | All Ages | For Members Only
Drop by the Library to color, create, or craft.
Children
Wiggles & Giggles
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 - 10:00am
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Whitridge Room | Ages 24 Months and Younger | For Members Only
Join us for songs, stories, and movement for babies and toddlers.
Pick up a ticket in the lobby.
Children
Spring Is In the Air
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 4:00pm
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Whitridge Room | Ages 3 and Older | For Members Only
Celebrate spring with this bountiful bouquet of books.
Special Event
The 2023-2024 New York City Book Awards Ceremony
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 6:00pm
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Members' Room (6:00 PM reception for members and guests, RSVP required) and Livestream (6:30 PM, open to all) | free of charge
The Library honors this year's New York City Book Awards winners at a reception and presentation. Light refreshments are offered at 6:00 PM, with the presentation of awards and livestream beginning at 6:30 PM.
Children
Mother Goose Magic
Friday, May 3, 2024 - 10:00am
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Whitridge Room | Ages 2 and Older | For Members Only
Enjoy favorite nursery rhymes, picture books, and songs.
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
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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.
Children
Creation Station
Saturday, May 4, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Sunday, May 5, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Saturday, May 11, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Sunday, May 12, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Saturday, May 18, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Sunday, May 19, 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
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Children's Library | All Ages | For Members Only
Drop by the Library to color, create, or craft.
Children
Storytime Saturday
Saturday, May 4, 2024 - 3:30pm
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Whitridge Room | All Ages | For Members Only
Enjoy storytime fun for everyone!
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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:
The New York Society Library
53 East 79th Street
New York, NY 10075
212.288.6900
reference@nysoclib.org
Hours of Operation
Monday / Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday / Sunday
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Holiday Closing: Memorial Day
The Library will be closed
Sat, 5/25 - Mon, 5/27.
Otherwise we observe normal hours.