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Cover of John Lewis's book CARRY ON: REFLECTIONS FOR A NEW GENERATION

Good Trouble in Every Chapter

Thursday, May 1, 2025 - 09:00am EDT

"A Ruby kindles in the vine", illustration for FitzGerald's Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam by Adelaide Hanscom Leeson (c. 1905).

Special Collections Highlight: The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 - 15:00pm EDT

Epic Poems for an Epic Month

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 - 13:24pm EDT

Young Washington Irving

Overlooked Books: April Fool! Lies and Tricks from Irving, Poe, and Melville

Monday, March 31, 2025 - 09:00am EDT

Image of the engraving opening the January 1865 issue of Godey's Lady's Book. The engraving is labeled New Year's Eve, and depicts scenes of women around a ballroom.

Special Collections Highlight: Godey’s Lady’s Book, Sarah Josepha Hale, and American Culture

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 - 10:00am EDT

Fricas

Forthcoming Books - Spring 2025

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 - 09:55am EDT

Image of Virginia Woolf photographed in 1902.

Special Collections Highlight: A Room of One’s Own

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - 09:00am EST

yca 25 winners

Cats, Pandas, Colors, Plants, and More! (or topics featured in the 3rd Annual Young Cartoonists Awards)

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 - 14:58pm EST

25 Years of Project Cicero

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 - 12:53pm EST

Cookbook

Picture This: Graphic Novels, part 2

Thursday, February 13, 2025 - 15:07pm EST

Events Today

Storytime in the Whitridge Room

Events Today

Fully Registered (Livestream Available): The New York City Book Awards Ceremony 2025

Mon, May 12, 2025 - 6:00pm EDT

Upcoming Events

smiling NYSL members sitting in rows at a member event

Upcoming Events

Seminar: Jane Austen at 250, with Jane Mallison

Wed, May 14, 2025 - 11:30am EDT

Building Tours, May 2025

Wed, May 14, 2025 - 12:00pm EDT

Building Tours, May 2025

Wed, May 14, 2025 - 12:30pm EDT

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Special Collections Highlight: The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám

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