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Arts & Entertainment

How to get a career you love (or at least like) in NYC in the new year

How to deal with ageism, getting back into the workforce after raising kids, salary negotiations and more.

By

Alison Stewart

and

Luke Green


News

New York Public Library facing steep graffiti cleanup costs after protests

The library system, already facing budget cuts, could be forced to replace delicate marble on the famous main library building.

By

Charles Lane


Arts & Entertainment

NY Public Library confirms temporary Grand Central branch will close

The branch, which is located at 135 East 46th Street, will cease operations when its current lease is up on December 1st.

By

Ben Yakas


Arts & Entertainment

The NYPL’s temporary Grand Central branch won over the community. Now it might close

The NYPL is considering whether to permanently close the location when its lease runs out at the end of the year. "It’s an open secret within the library system."

By

Ben Yakas


Arts & Entertainment

NYPL offers books to help better understand the war in Ukraine

If you are looking for more context into the current Russian invasion of Ukraine, there are resources on hand at your local library branch.

By

Jen Carlson


Arts & Entertainment

NYC Libraries Release Their Top Checkouts Of 2021

From Barack Obama to Danielle Steel, here's what New Yorkers were checking out from the library this year.

By

Jen Carlson


Arts & Entertainment

NYPL's Best Books Of 2021 Just Dropped

There are around 300 books across categories.

By

Jen Carlson


Arts & Entertainment

NYC’s Public Libraries Eliminate Late Fees

Better late than never.

By

Jen Carlson


Arts & Entertainment

Jacob Riis’s Handwritten Reminder Of New York City’s Grim Past

Here's the first page of a manuscript draft for Riis's book How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York.

By

Declan Kiely, NYPL


Arts & Entertainment

Romare Bearden’s "Black Manhattan" Is A Reflection Of 1960s Harlem

“What Bearden wanted to do is show the beauty of the city. People looking out the window. The bustle of the streets. It’s a reflection of urban life."

By

Leah Drayton, NYPL


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