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Summer at the Library

Send off the summer with free events, programs for kids and teens, reading recommendations, and much more!

Spotlight

  • Get NYPL's Special-Edition Hip-Hop Library Card Today

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What's On

  • Author Talks & Conversations

  • Exhibitions

  • Kids & Teens

  • Other Events

  • Myriam Gurba: Creep

    Wed, Sept 6 | 7 PM

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online

    Live from NYPL logo next to the cover of Creep.

  • Between the Lines: Fly by Mitchell S. Jackson

    Wed, Sept 6 | 6:30 PM

    Schomburg Center

    A book cover of Fly: The Big Book of Basketball Fashion is on the left. A full-length photo of Mitchell Jackson is on the right.

  • Paul Kolnik: Photographing New York City Ballet

    Thurs, Sept 7 | 6 PM

    Library for the Performing Arts

    A black and white photograph of six ballerinas in white dresses, and three male dancers holding a seventh dancer aloft

  • Myriam Gurba: Creep

    Wed, Sept 6 | 7 PM

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online

    Live from NYPL logo next to the cover of Creep.

  • Between the Lines: Fly by Mitchell S. Jackson

    Wed, Sept 6 | 6:30 PM

    Schomburg Center

    A book cover of Fly: The Big Book of Basketball Fashion is on the left. A full-length photo of Mitchell Jackson is on the right.

  • Paul Kolnik: Photographing New York City Ballet

    Thurs, Sept 7 | 6 PM

    Library for the Performing Arts

    A black and white photograph of six ballerinas in white dresses, and three male dancers holding a seventh dancer aloft
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New & Noteworthy

  • Innards

    Magogodi oaMphela Makene

    AdultShort Fiction
    Innards: stories by Magogodi oaMphela Makhene

  • How to Stay Married

    Harrison Scott Key

    AdultNonfiction
    How to Stay Married: the most insane love story ever told by Harrison Scott Key

  • All the Right Notes

    Dominic Lim

    AdultFiction
    All the Right Notes by Dominic Lim

  • Unlock Your Menopause Type

    Heather Hirsch

    AdultNon-fiction
    Unlock Your Menopause Type by Heather Hirsch MD

  • Half-life of a Stolen Sister

    Rachel Cantor

    AdultFiction
    Half-life of a Stolen Sister: a novel of the Brontes by Rachel Cantor

  • The Museum of Human History

    Rebekah Bergman

    AdultFiction
    the museum of human history by rebekah bergman

  • The Swamp Thing, Vol. 1

    Ram V

    AdultGraphic Novel
    the swamp thing volume 1: becoming

  • Hooked

    Michael Moss

    AdultNon-Fiction
    hooked by michael moss

  • Your Table is Ready

    Michael Cecchi-azzolina

    AdultNon-Fiction
    your table is ready by michael cecchi-azzolina

  • A Darker Shade of Magic

    V. E. Schwab

    AdultFiction
    a darker shade of magic by v.e. schwab

From Our Blog

  • YA Books Featuring Love Triangles for Fans of 'The Summer I Turned Pretty'

    Can't choose between #TeamConrad or #TeamJeremiah? Choose one of these books instead!   

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  • Celebrating Difference with Books About Neurodivergent Experience

    These books for all ages feature characters with anxiety, autism, ADHD, and more.

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