A preview of the most anticipated books for Fall 2020.
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August 20, 2020William J. Dean, who passed away on August 16, was a defining figure in the life of the NYSL - My Tab
Online Event
Seminar: Nicholas Birns, An Outsized Reality: The Novels of Gabriel García Márquez
Wednesday, September 30, 2020 - 11:00am
Wednesday, October 14, 2020 - 11:00am
Wednesday, October 28, 2020 - 11:00am
Wednesday, November 11, 2020 - 11:00am
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for members only | $60 for the set of four sessions | registration required
Gabriel García Márquez was the most influential writer in the Spanish language since Cervantes. This seminar takes a deep look at his three major works One Hundred Years of Solitude, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, and Love in the Time of Cholera.
Online Event
Digital Teatime
Friday, September 18, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Friday, September 25, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Friday, October 2, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Friday, October 9, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Friday, October 16, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Friday, October 23, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Friday, October 30, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Friday, November 6, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Friday, November 13, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Friday, November 20, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
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for members | by donation | drop in
Grab your favorite cup and your current read and spend a little time in social sipping and book-friendly chat with your fellow members.
Online Event
Seminar: Jane Mallison, Virgil's Aeneid, Books VII-XII
Thursday, September 24, 2020 - 11:00am
Thursday, October 8, 2020 - 11:00am
Thursday, October 22, 2020 - 11:00am
Thursday, November 5, 2020 - 11:00am
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for members only | $60 for the set of four sessions | registration required
Written at the request of the Roman Emperor Augustus, this 1st century BCE epic is much more than a piece of propaganda. We’ll complete the story in Robert Fagles’ fine translation.
Online Event
The Writing Life Poetry Workshop: Write What Life Feels Like Now with Esther Cohen
Thursday, September 10, 2020 - 3:00pm
Thursday, September 24, 2020 - 3:00pm
Thursday, October 8, 2020 - 3:00pm
Thursday, October 22, 2020 - 3:00pm
Thursday, November 5, 2020 - 3:00pm
Thursday, November 19, 2020 - 3:00pm
Thursday, December 3, 2020 - 3:00pm
Thursday, December 17, 2020 - 3:00pm
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open to the public | by donation | separate sessions | registration required
It's an unusual year. There are so many words to say how we feel. Let's try together.
Online Event
Digital Teatime
Friday, September 18, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Friday, September 25, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Friday, October 2, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Friday, October 9, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Friday, October 16, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Friday, October 23, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Friday, October 30, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Friday, November 6, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Friday, November 13, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Friday, November 20, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
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for members | by donation | drop in
Grab your favorite cup and your current read and spend a little time in social sipping and book-friendly chat with your fellow members.
Online Event
Seminar: Nicholas Birns, An Outsized Reality: The Novels of Gabriel García Márquez
Wednesday, September 30, 2020 - 11:00am
Wednesday, October 14, 2020 - 11:00am
Wednesday, October 28, 2020 - 11:00am
Wednesday, November 11, 2020 - 11:00am
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for members only | $60 for the set of four sessions | registration required
Gabriel García Márquez was the most influential writer in the Spanish language since Cervantes. This seminar takes a deep look at his three major works One Hundred Years of Solitude, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, and Love in the Time of Cholera.
The Writing Life
Writing Life Workshop: Writing with Tarot with A.E. Osworth
Wednesday, November 11, 2020 - 6:00pm
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 - 6:00pm
Wednesday, December 2, 2020 - 6:00pm
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online | for members only | by donation | registration required
Feeling stuck in your writing? Uninspired? Overwhelmed? Break out your tarot deck and use the 78 archetypes to shake out of your writing rut and surprise even yourself.
Online Event
The Writing Life: Prompt! with Terena Elizabeth Bell
Friday, September 11, 2020 - 11:00am to 12:30pm
Friday, October 9, 2020 - 11:00am to 12:30pm
Friday, November 13, 2020 - 11:00am to 12:30pm
Friday, December 11, 2020 - 11:00am to 12:30pm
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for members only | by donation | registration required
Join your fellow member writers for a fun and stimulating hour+ of prompts, writing, and sharing.
Online Event
Digital Teatime
Friday, September 18, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Friday, September 25, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Friday, October 2, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Friday, October 9, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Friday, October 16, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Friday, October 23, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Friday, October 30, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Friday, November 6, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Friday, November 13, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Friday, November 20, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
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for members | by donation | drop in
Grab your favorite cup and your current read and spend a little time in social sipping and book-friendly chat with your fellow members.
The Writing Life
Writing Life Workshop: Writing with Tarot with A.E. Osworth
Wednesday, November 11, 2020 - 6:00pm
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 - 6:00pm
Wednesday, December 2, 2020 - 6:00pm
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online | for members only | by donation | registration required
Feeling stuck in your writing? Uninspired? Overwhelmed? Break out your tarot deck and use the 78 archetypes to shake out of your writing rut and surprise even yourself.
Online Event
The Writing Life Poetry Workshop: Write What Life Feels Like Now with Esther Cohen
Thursday, September 10, 2020 - 3:00pm
Thursday, September 24, 2020 - 3:00pm
Thursday, October 8, 2020 - 3:00pm
Thursday, October 22, 2020 - 3:00pm
Thursday, November 5, 2020 - 3:00pm
Thursday, November 19, 2020 - 3:00pm
Thursday, December 3, 2020 - 3:00pm
Thursday, December 17, 2020 - 3:00pm
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open to the public | by donation | separate sessions | registration required
It's an unusual year. There are so many words to say how we feel. Let's try together.
Online Event
Digital Teatime
Friday, September 18, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Friday, September 25, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Friday, October 2, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Friday, October 9, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Friday, October 16, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Friday, October 23, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Friday, October 30, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Friday, November 6, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Friday, November 13, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Friday, November 20, 2020 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm
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for members | by donation | drop in
Grab your favorite cup and your current read and spend a little time in social sipping and book-friendly chat with your fellow members.
Special Event
Holiday Closing: Thanksgiving
Wednesday, November 25, 2020 - 5:00pm to Friday, November 27, 2020 - 5:00pm
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Holiday Closing
The Library closes at 5:00 PM on Wednesday, November 25 and is closed Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27, for Thanksgiving. Otherwise we observe normal hours.
The Writing Life
Writing Life Workshop: Writing with Tarot with A.E. Osworth
Wednesday, November 11, 2020 - 6:00pm
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 - 6:00pm
Wednesday, December 2, 2020 - 6:00pm
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online | for members only | by donation | registration required
Feeling stuck in your writing? Uninspired? Overwhelmed? Break out your tarot deck and use the 78 archetypes to shake out of your writing rut and surprise even yourself.
Online Event
The Writing Life Poetry Workshop: Write What Life Feels Like Now with Esther Cohen
Thursday, September 10, 2020 - 3:00pm
Thursday, September 24, 2020 - 3:00pm
Thursday, October 8, 2020 - 3:00pm
Thursday, October 22, 2020 - 3:00pm
Thursday, November 5, 2020 - 3:00pm
Thursday, November 19, 2020 - 3:00pm
Thursday, December 3, 2020 - 3:00pm
Thursday, December 17, 2020 - 3:00pm
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open to the public | by donation | separate sessions | registration required
It's an unusual year. There are so many words to say how we feel. Let's try together.
Online Event
The Writing Life: Prompt! with Terena Elizabeth Bell
Friday, September 11, 2020 - 11:00am to 12:30pm
Friday, October 9, 2020 - 11:00am to 12:30pm
Friday, November 13, 2020 - 11:00am to 12:30pm
Friday, December 11, 2020 - 11:00am to 12:30pm
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for members only | by donation | registration required
Join your fellow member writers for a fun and stimulating hour+ of prompts, writing, and sharing.
Online Event
The Writing Life Poetry Workshop: Write What Life Feels Like Now with Esther Cohen
Thursday, September 10, 2020 - 3:00pm
Thursday, September 24, 2020 - 3:00pm
Thursday, October 8, 2020 - 3:00pm
Thursday, October 22, 2020 - 3:00pm
Thursday, November 5, 2020 - 3:00pm
Thursday, November 19, 2020 - 3:00pm
Thursday, December 3, 2020 - 3:00pm
Thursday, December 17, 2020 - 3:00pm
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open to the public | by donation | separate sessions | registration required
It's an unusual year. There are so many words to say how we feel. Let's try together.
Special Event
Holiday Closing: Christmas
Thursday, December 24, 2020 - 5:00pm to Sunday, December 27, 2020 - 5:00pm
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Holiday Closing
The Library closes at 5:00 PM on Thursday, December 24 and is closed Friday, December 25, Saturday, December 26, and Sunday, December 27, for Christmas. Otherwise we observe normal hours.
Special Event
Holiday Closing: New Year's
Thursday, December 31, 2020 - 5:00pm to Friday, January 1, 2021 - 5:00pm
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Holiday Closing
The Library closes at 5:00 PM on Thursday, December 31 and is closed Friday, January 1, 2021, for New Year's Day. Otherwise we observe normal hours.
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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:
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53 East 79th Street
New York, NY 10075
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Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday
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Saturday / Sunday
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Holiday Closing: Columbus Day/Indigenous People’s Day.
The Library will be closed
Mon, Oct 12
for Columbus Day/Indigenous People’s Day