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TODAY AT THE LIBRARY
January 18, 2022Celebrate the birthday of Scotland’s best-loved poet and learn a few words of his language with this glance at our Burnsian buiks. - My Tab
Whitridge Room Event
The Writing Life: Prompt! Spring 2022 (Whitridge Room)
Friday, February 4, 2022 - 11:00am
Friday, March 11, 2022 - 11:00am
Friday, April 15, 2022 - 11:00am
Friday, May 6, 2022 - 11:00am
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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.
Members’ Room Event
The Writing Life Special Event: Live from the Library, Spring 2022
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 - 6:00pm
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Members’ Room | open to the public | $15 per person | registration required
Library members read from their own short stories, novels, poetry, criticism, memoir, and plays.
Online Event
The Writing Life: Prompt! Spring 2022 (Online)
Friday, February 18, 2022 - 11:00am
Friday, March 18, 2022 - 11:00am
Friday, April 22, 2022 - 11:00am
Friday, May 20, 2022 - 11:00am
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on the Zoom Meetings platform | for members only | free of charge | registration required
Join your fellow member writers for a fun and stimulating hour+ of prompts, writing, and sharing.
Online Event
Angus Fletcher, Wonderworks: The 25 Most Powerful Inventions in the History of Literature, with James Pawelski
Wednesday, March 23, 2022 - 6:00pm
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Livestream | open to the public | $10 per person | registration required
This “fascinating” (Malcolm Gladwell) examination of literary inventions through the ages, from ancient Mesopotamia to Elena Ferrante, shows how writers have created technical breakthroughs—rivaling scientific inventions and engineering enhancements to the human heart and mind.
Whitridge Room Event
The Writing Life: Prompt! Spring 2022 (Whitridge Room)
Friday, February 4, 2022 - 11:00am
Friday, March 11, 2022 - 11:00am
Friday, April 15, 2022 - 11:00am
Friday, May 6, 2022 - 11:00am
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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.
Special Event
Closing: Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 17, 2022 - 11:00am
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holiday closing
The Library will be closed all day Sunday, April 17, for Easter. Otherwise we observe normal hours.
Online Event
The Writing Life: Prompt! Spring 2022 (Online)
Friday, February 18, 2022 - 11:00am
Friday, March 18, 2022 - 11:00am
Friday, April 22, 2022 - 11:00am
Friday, May 20, 2022 - 11:00am
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on the Zoom Meetings platform | for members only | free of charge | registration required
Join your fellow member writers for a fun and stimulating hour+ of prompts, writing, and sharing.
Whitridge Room Event
The Writing Life: Prompt! Spring 2022 (Whitridge Room)
Friday, February 4, 2022 - 11:00am
Friday, March 11, 2022 - 11:00am
Friday, April 15, 2022 - 11:00am
Friday, May 6, 2022 - 11:00am
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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.
Online Event
The Writing Life: Prompt! Spring 2022 (Online)
Friday, February 18, 2022 - 11:00am
Friday, March 18, 2022 - 11:00am
Friday, April 22, 2022 - 11:00am
Friday, May 20, 2022 - 11:00am
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on the Zoom Meetings platform | for members only | free of charge | registration required
Join your fellow member writers for a fun and stimulating hour+ of prompts, writing, and sharing.
Special Event
Closing: Memorial Day
Saturday, May 28, 2022 - 11:00am
Sunday, May 29, 2022 - 11:00am
Monday, May 30, 2022 - 11:00am
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holiday closing
The Library will be closed all day Saturday, May 28, Sunday, May 29, and Monday, May 30, for Memorial Day weekend. Otherwise we observe normal hours.
Special Event
Closing: Memorial Day
Saturday, May 28, 2022 - 11:00am
Sunday, May 29, 2022 - 11:00am
Monday, May 30, 2022 - 11:00am
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holiday closing
The Library will be closed all day Saturday, May 28, Sunday, May 29, and Monday, May 30, for Memorial Day weekend. Otherwise we observe normal hours.
Special Event
Closing: Memorial Day
Saturday, May 28, 2022 - 11:00am
Sunday, May 29, 2022 - 11:00am
Monday, May 30, 2022 - 11:00am
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holiday closing
The Library will be closed all day Saturday, May 28, Sunday, May 29, and Monday, May 30, for Memorial Day weekend. Otherwise we observe normal hours.
Special Event
Closing: Juneteenth
Sunday, June 19, 2022 - 11:00am
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holiday closing
The Library will be closed all day Sunday, June 19, for Juneteenth. Otherwise we observe normal hours.
Special Event
Closing: Independence Day
Monday, July 4, 2022 - 9:00am
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holiday closing
The Library will be closed all day Monday, July 4, for Independence Day. Otherwise we observe normal hours.
Special Event
Closing: Labor Day
Saturday, September 3, 2022 - 11:00am
Sunday, September 4, 2022 - 11:00am
Monday, September 5, 2022 - 11:00am
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holiday closing
The Library will be closed all day Saturday, September 3, Sunday, September 4, and Monday, September 5 for Labor Day weekend. Otherwise we observe normal hours.
Special Event
Closing: Labor Day
Saturday, September 3, 2022 - 11:00am
Sunday, September 4, 2022 - 11:00am
Monday, September 5, 2022 - 11:00am
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holiday closing
The Library will be closed all day Saturday, September 3, Sunday, September 4, and Monday, September 5 for Labor Day weekend. Otherwise we observe normal hours.
Special Event
Closing: Labor Day
Saturday, September 3, 2022 - 11:00am
Sunday, September 4, 2022 - 11:00am
Monday, September 5, 2022 - 11:00am
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holiday closing
The Library will be closed all day Saturday, September 3, Sunday, September 4, and Monday, September 5 for Labor Day weekend. Otherwise we observe normal hours.
Special Event
Closing: Thanksgiving
Wednesday, November 23, 2022 - 9:00am
Thursday, November 24, 2022 - 9:00am
Friday, November 25, 2022 - 9:00am
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holiday closing
This Thanksgiving, the Library will be open 9:00 AM-5:00 PM on Wednesday, November 23 and will be closed all day on Thursday, November 24 and Friday, November 25. Otherwise we observe normal hours.
Special Event
Closing: Thanksgiving
Wednesday, November 23, 2022 - 9:00am
Thursday, November 24, 2022 - 9:00am
Friday, November 25, 2022 - 9:00am
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holiday closing
This Thanksgiving, the Library will be open 9:00 AM-5:00 PM on Wednesday, November 23 and will be closed all day on Thursday, November 24 and Friday, November 25. Otherwise we observe normal hours.
Special Event
Closing: Thanksgiving
Wednesday, November 23, 2022 - 9:00am
Thursday, November 24, 2022 - 9:00am
Friday, November 25, 2022 - 9:00am
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holiday closing
This Thanksgiving, the Library will be open 9:00 AM-5:00 PM on Wednesday, November 23 and will be closed all day on Thursday, November 24 and Friday, November 25. Otherwise we observe normal hours.
Special Event
Closing: Christmas
Sunday, December 25, 2022 - 11:00am
Monday, December 26, 2022 - 11:00am
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holiday closing
The Library will be closed all day Sunday, December 25 and Monday, December 26, for Christmas. Otherwise we observe normal hours.
Special Event
Closing: Christmas
Sunday, December 25, 2022 - 11:00am
Monday, December 26, 2022 - 11:00am
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holiday closing
The Library will be closed all day Sunday, December 25 and Monday, December 26, for Christmas. Otherwise we observe normal hours.
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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:
President's Day
The Library will be closed on Sunday, February 20 & Monday, February 21, 2022 for Presidents Day.
Otherwise we observe normal hours.
Otherwise we observe normal hours.