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Lecture
Livestream: Shanté Paradigm Smalls, Octavia E. Butler and the Archival
Thursday, May 30, 2024 - 6:00pm
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Livestream | open to the public | $10 per person | registration required
Octavia E. Butler was a renowned African American author who received a MacArthur “Genius” Grant and PEN West Lifetime Achievement Award for her body of work. In this special event, our 2022-23 New York City Book Award winner Shanté Paradigm Smalls discusses work in progress related to Butler's ideas of Black lives in imaginary futures.
Children
Mother Goose Magic
Friday, May 31, 2024 - 10:00am
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Whitridge Room | Ages 2 and Older | For Members Only
Enjoy favorite nursery rhymes, picture books, and songs.
Performance
Dear Ruth, a New Musical
Saturday, June 1, 2024 - 2:00pm
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Members' Room | open to the public | free of charge | registration required
This all-ages musical follows Ruth, one of the thousands of Jewish refugee children given safe passage on the Kindertransport in the months leading up to World War II. As Ruth adjusts to life with her adoptive family, including her foster sister Elinor, she struggles to hold on to her connection to her musical father left behind in Nazi Germany. Ruth must ultimately find a way to reconcile past trauma with future hope -- a task that will only be possible through the power of musical expression.
Reading Group
Fully Registered: Let's Read Shakespeare for Fun
Sunday, January 7, 2024 - 1:30pm to 5:00pm
Sunday, February 4, 2024 - 1:30pm to 5:00pm
Sunday, March 3, 2024 - 1:30pm to 5:00pm
Sunday, April 7, 2024 - 1:30pm to 5:00pm
Sunday, May 5, 2024 - 1:30pm to 5:00pm
Sunday, June 2, 2024 - 1:30pm to 5:00pm
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Whitridge Room | for members and their guests | free of charge | registration required
We gather monthly to read aloud a play by William Shakespeare.
Special Event
New Members Party, June 2024
Monday, June 3, 2024 - 6:00pm
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Members' Room | by invitation only
If you're new, this party's for you.
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
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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.
Lecture
Members' Room: Lucy Sante, I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition
Thursday, June 6, 2024 - 6:00pm
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Members' Room | open to the public | free of charge | registration required
An iconic writer’s lapidary memoir of a life spent pursuing a dream of artistic truth while evading the truth of her own gender identity, until, finally, she turned to face who she really was.
Lecture
Livestream: Lucy Sante, I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition
Thursday, June 6, 2024 - 6:00pm
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Livestream | open to the public | free of charge | registration recommended
An iconic writer’s lapidary memoir of a life spent pursuing a dream of artistic truth while evading the truth of her own gender identity, until, finally, she turned to face who she really was.
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.
The Writing Life
Writing Life Daytime Talk: Fitting in Writing, with Zibby Owens
Tuesday, June 11, 2024 - 3:30pm
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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!!
Reading Group
Seminar: “What A Lark! What a Plunge!” Mrs. Dalloway at 100, with Nicholas Birns
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 - 11:00am
Wednesday, June 12, 2024 - 11:00am
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Whitridge Room | for members and their guests | $50 for the two sessions | registration required
2025 will see the hundredth anniversary of Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway. Reading Merve Emre’s recent annotated edition, published by W. W. Norton, we will explore such themes as the aftermath of war; life in the modern city; depression and its treatment; and the possible lingering effects of the 1918 pandemic, all juxtaposed with perhaps the most memorable party in modern literature.
Special Event
Closing: Juneteenth 2024
Wednesday, June 19, 2024 - 9:00am
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holiday closing
The Library is closed all day Wednesday, June 19, for Juneteenth. Otherwise we observe normal hours.
Reading Group
Springtime with Henry James: One Novel, One Novella, and Seven Tales, taught by Jane Mallison
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 - 11:00am
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 - 11:00am
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 - 11:00am
Wednesday, June 26, 2024 - 11:00am
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Whitridge Room | for members only | $100 for the four sessions/$25 per session | registration required
“We work in the dark – we do what we can – we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art.” Henry James put these highly quotable lines into the mouth of the main character of “The Middle Years.” In this four-session seminar, we’ll read that tale and three others that James wrote about authors.
Special Event
Closing: Independence Day 2024
Thursday, July 4, 2024 - 9:00am
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holiday closing
The Library is closed all day Thursday, July 4, for Independence Day. Otherwise we observe normal hours.
Special Event
Closing: Labor Day 2024
Saturday, August 31, 2024 - 9:00am
Sunday, September 1, 2024 - 9:00am
Monday, September 2, 2024 - 9:00am
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holiday closing
The Library is closed all day Saturday, August 31, Sunday, September 1, and Monday, September 2, for Labor Day weekend. Otherwise we observe normal hours.
Special Event
Closing: Labor Day 2024
Saturday, August 31, 2024 - 9:00am
Sunday, September 1, 2024 - 9:00am
Monday, September 2, 2024 - 9:00am
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holiday closing
The Library is closed all day Saturday, August 31, Sunday, September 1, and Monday, September 2, for Labor Day weekend. Otherwise we observe normal hours.
Special Event
Closing: Labor Day 2024
Saturday, August 31, 2024 - 9:00am
Sunday, September 1, 2024 - 9:00am
Monday, September 2, 2024 - 9:00am
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holiday closing
The Library is closed all day Saturday, August 31, Sunday, September 1, and Monday, September 2, for Labor Day weekend. Otherwise we observe normal hours.
Special Event
Closing: Italian American Heritage Day/Indigenous Peoples Day 2024
Monday, October 14, 2024 - 9:00am
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holiday closing
The Library is closed all day Monday, October 14, for Italian American Heritage Day/Indigenous Peoples Day. Otherwise we observe normal hours.
Special Event
Closing: Christmas 2024
Tuesday, December 24, 2024 - 5:00pm
Wednesday, December 25, 2024 - 5:00pm
Thursday, December 26, 2024 - 5:00pm
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holiday closing
This Christmas, the Library closes at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, December 24 and is closed Wednesday, December 25 and Thursday, December 26. Otherwise we observe normal hours.
Special Event
Closing: Christmas 2024
Tuesday, December 24, 2024 - 5:00pm
Wednesday, December 25, 2024 - 5:00pm
Thursday, December 26, 2024 - 5:00pm
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holiday closing
This Christmas, the Library closes at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, December 24 and is closed Wednesday, December 25 and Thursday, December 26. Otherwise we observe normal hours.
Special Event
Closing: Christmas 2024
Tuesday, December 24, 2024 - 5:00pm
Wednesday, December 25, 2024 - 5:00pm
Thursday, December 26, 2024 - 5:00pm
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holiday closing
This Christmas, the Library closes at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, December 24 and is closed Wednesday, December 25 and Thursday, December 26. 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: Memorial Day
The Library will be closed
Sat, 5/25 - Mon, 5/27.
Otherwise we observe normal hours.