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The Library is closed until further notice.
The sidewalk project is underway.
March 29, 2020Helpful resources for tweens, teens, and parents of older children who are staying at home.March 24, 2020Members came in to borrow an exceptional number of books during the last few days were open. What did members take home as company for self-isolation? Here are some observations. - My Tab
Special Event
Meeting of the Board of Trustees
Tuesday, April 28, 2020 - 4:00pm
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Reference Room | by invitation only
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Special Event
Annual Meeting of Shareholders
Tuesday, April 28, 2020 - 5:30pm
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Members' Room | by invitation only
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Reading Group
Now Online: Nicholas Birns, A Life in the Wide World: The Fiction of Joseph Conrad
Wednesday, April 8, 2020 - 11:00am
Wednesday, April 29, 2020 - 11:00am
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Online | for members only | $60 for the set of four sessions | registration required
The Events Department is in touch with registrants regarding an online format for the remaining sessions of this seminar. With questions, email events@nysoclib.org.
Lecture
Postponed: Susan Wissler, Claudine Lesage’s Edith Wharton in France
Thursday, April 30, 2020 - 6:00pm
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Reception 6:00 PM, presentation 6:30 PM | Members' Room | open to the public | $15 per person | registration required
This event will be re-announced with a new date for fall 2020.
Special Event
Canceled: Member Orientation (5/4/20 session)
Monday, May 4, 2020 - 10:00am
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Little Whitridge Room | for members only | free of charge | drop in
Orientations will return when regular Library events resume.
Reception
Postponed: The New York City Book Awards Ceremony 2019-2020
Tuesday, May 5, 2020 - 6:00pm
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For members and guests | Members' Room | reception at 6:00 PM, presentation at 6:30 PM | free of charge | advance registration required
The Book Awards ceremony will be re-announced with a new date for fall 2020.
Special Event
Canceled: Gallery Talk: The Book Beautiful: Margaret Armstrong & Her Bindings
Thursday, May 7, 2020 - 2:00pm
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Peluso Family Exhibition Gallery | open to the public | free of charge | drop in
Talks in the gallery will return when regular Library events resume.
The Writing Life
Now Online: Workshop: Gessy Alvarez: The Tip of the Iceberg: An Introduction to Flash Fiction
Thursday, May 7, 2020 - 6:00pm
Thursday, May 14, 2020 - 6:00pm
Thursday, May 21, 2020 - 6:00pm
Thursday, May 28, 2020 - 6:00pm
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Online | for members only | $60 for the four sessions | registration required
This course will explore the growing popularity of flash fiction and examine how the elements of traditional storytelling like character, conflict, and plot play out in a condensed form with the editor-in-chief of the journal DIGGING THROUGH THE FAT.
Lecture
Online: Eric K. Washington, Boss of the Grips: The Life of James H. Williams and the Red Caps of Grand Central Terminal
Thursday, May 7, 2020 - 6:30pm
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Online | open to the public | by donation | no registration required
A long-overdue biography of the head of Grand Central Terminal’s Red Caps, who flourished in the cultural nexus of Harlem and American railroads.
The Writing Life
Canceled: Prompt! with Carol Weston (5/8/20 session)
Friday, May 8, 2020 - 11:00am
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Whitridge Room | for members only | free of charge | drop in
Prompt! will return when regular Library events resume.
Reception
Postponed: The Young Writers Awards Ceremony 2020
Tuesday, May 12, 2020 - 6:00pm
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Members' Room | for members and guests | free of charge | registration required
More news about this event will be available soon.
Special Event
Postponed: Uptown at Night: An Evening of Comedy and Humorous Storytelling
Wednesday, May 13, 2020 - 6:00pm
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Members' Room | open to the public | $20 per person | advance registration required
This event will be re-announced with a new date for fall 2020.
The Writing Life
Now Online: Workshop: Gessy Alvarez: The Tip of the Iceberg: An Introduction to Flash Fiction
Thursday, May 7, 2020 - 6:00pm
Thursday, May 14, 2020 - 6:00pm
Thursday, May 21, 2020 - 6:00pm
Thursday, May 28, 2020 - 6:00pm
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Online | for members only | $60 for the four sessions | registration required
This course will explore the growing popularity of flash fiction and examine how the elements of traditional storytelling like character, conflict, and plot play out in a condensed form with the editor-in-chief of the journal DIGGING THROUGH THE FAT.
Performance
Postponed: Clover: A New Play by Ty Hallmark and Laura Rocklyn
Sunday, May 17, 2020 - 2:00pm
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Members’ Room | open to the public | $20 per person | registration required
This event will be re-announced with a new date for fall 2020.
Special Event
Canceled: Gallery Talk: The Book Beautiful: Margaret Armstrong & Her Bindings
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 - 11:00am
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Peluso Family Exhibition Gallery | open to the public | free of charge | drop in
Talks in the gallery will return when regular Library events resume.
Lecture
Postponed: Lowell Thing, The Art of Margaret Armstrong
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 - 6:30pm
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Members' Room | open to the public | $15 per person | registration required
This event will be re-announced with a new date for fall 2020.
Special Event
Canceled: Happy Hour, May 2020
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 - 5:30pm to 6:30pm
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For members only | Whitridge Room | free of charge | drop in
Happy Hour will return when regular Library events resume.
The Writing Life
Now Online: Workshop: Gessy Alvarez: The Tip of the Iceberg: An Introduction to Flash Fiction
Thursday, May 7, 2020 - 6:00pm
Thursday, May 14, 2020 - 6:00pm
Thursday, May 21, 2020 - 6:00pm
Thursday, May 28, 2020 - 6:00pm
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Online | for members only | $60 for the four sessions | registration required
This course will explore the growing popularity of flash fiction and examine how the elements of traditional storytelling like character, conflict, and plot play out in a condensed form with the editor-in-chief of the journal DIGGING THROUGH THE FAT.
Special Event
Holiday Closing: Memorial Day
Saturday, May 23, 2020 - 11:00am to Monday, May 25, 2020 - 5:00pm
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Holiday Closing
The Library is closed all day Saturday, May 23, Sunday, May 24, and Monday, May 25, for Memorial Day. Otherwise we observe normal hours.
Reading Group
Canceled: Erwin Flaxman, The World of Philip Roth
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 11:00am
Tuesday, March 24, 2020 - 11:00am
Tuesday, April 28, 2020 - 11:00am
Tuesday, May 26, 2020 - 11:00am
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Whitridge Room | for members only | $60 for the set of four sessions | registration required
The March, April, and May sessions of this seminar are canceled. Registrants are being contacted.
Lecture
Postponed: Leah Price, What We Talk About When We Talk About Books: The History and Future of Reading
Tuesday, May 26, 2020 - 6:30pm
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Members' Room | open to the public | $15 per person | registration required
This event will be re-announced with a new date for fall 2020.
Special Event
Canceled: Member Orientation (5/27/20 session)
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 - 6:00pm
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Little Whitridge Room | for members only | free of charge | drop in
Orientations will return when regular Library programming resumes.
The Writing Life
Now Online: Workshop: Gessy Alvarez: The Tip of the Iceberg: An Introduction to Flash Fiction
Thursday, May 7, 2020 - 6:00pm
Thursday, May 14, 2020 - 6:00pm
Thursday, May 21, 2020 - 6:00pm
Thursday, May 28, 2020 - 6:00pm
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Online | for members only | $60 for the four sessions | registration required
This course will explore the growing popularity of flash fiction and examine how the elements of traditional storytelling like character, conflict, and plot play out in a condensed form with the editor-in-chief of the journal DIGGING THROUGH THE FAT.
Special Event
Canceled: Member Orientation (6/1/20 session)
Monday, June 1, 2020 - 10:00am
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Little Whitridge Room | for members only | free of charge | drop in
Orientations will return when regular Library events resume.
Special Event
Meeting of the Board of Trustees
Wednesday, June 3, 2020 - 4:00pm
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Reference Room | by invitation only
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Today's Events
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 - 8:00 PM
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday / Sunday
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Holiday Closings:
The Library is closed until further notice.