February 2012
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10 Graphic Novels for the Literary Minded →
As graphic novels continue to become more widely accepted by the general public, I encounter more and more people unsure about where to start reading. There’s a lot of product out there, which can make it difficult to find the right entry point. Additionally, many pick the wrong entry point and tend to run screaming from the medium. But when you read a bad book, you don’t swear...
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“There is not such a cradle of democracy on earth as the Free Public Library,...”
– Andrew Carnegie
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Athena's Library, The Quirky Pillar Of Providence →
With a bit of reverence, librarians carefully wind an antique library clock near the circulation desk in a temple of learning called the Providence Athenaeum.
This is one of the oldest libraries in the United States, a 19th-century library with the soul of a 21st-century rave party. In fact, the Rhode Island institution has been called a national model for civic engagement.
A bust of the Greek...
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“it is written
the act of writing is
holy words are
sacred and your breath...”
– talisman by Suheir Hammad
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“I am that child with the round, dirty face
who on every corner bothers you with...”
– Reinaldo Arenas, My Lover The Sea
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“Life is not so bad if you have plenty of luck, a good physique, and not too much...”
– Christopher Isherwood
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Area Man Only Reads Books About Movies, TV, Music →
GLENDALE, AZ–When Matt Kaiser gets tired of watching movies or TV, or listening to music, there’s nothing he likes better than to curl up in his favorite chair and escape into a good book about movies, TV, or music.
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“Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds...”
– Thomas Jefferson
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Book Mentors
bookmentors:
BookMentors is a new kind of literacy nonprofit which uses micropatronage to supply teachers and librarians in high needs schools with books. BookMentors also enables readers, teachers, writers, and publishers to share information about children’s and YA literature. BookMentors’ website and book donation services launch in June. You can learn more about the project and leave...
Ask NYPL: The History of The Library Shop →
This question was recently posed to the Ask NYPL reference librarians: “What were the predecessors to The Library Shop located off Astor Hall in the Schwarzman Building?” This is a question whose answer proves to be quite intriguing. What we found reveals a room whose uses were as varied and that served as many needs as The New York Public Library does itself!