"Ignorance is expensive." —Octavia E. Butler @nypl @LIVEfromNYPL
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Accidentally read this headline from @Annaleen as Liberaces Can Help End the Culture Wars and now imagining an army of bewigged Michael Douglases squaring off against Moms4Liberty. wapo.st/3WCpfMe
Smoking black-market Parliaments inside the office, hearing old gossip about the Kennedys and Winston Churchill, attending editing school from one of the absolute best—anyone who worked for Lewis knows what a singular experience it was.
Lewis H. Lapham, the founder of Lapham’s Quarterly and one of the great American essayists, journalists, and editors, died in Italy during the night of July 23-24. He was eighty-nine.
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I can't believe it: another year and we still have to tell @NYCMayor and @NYCCouncil #NoCutsToLibraries!
$58.3 million in proposed cuts
Most branches in ALL OF NEW YORK CITY open only 5 days a week
That's the best we can do in "the greatest city on the globe" Mayor Adams?
96% of parents feel safe with their kids in libraries.
78% of all Americans have said they trust libraries and librarians.
Show me anything else in this country more people agree on. #NoCutsToLibraries
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I am pleased to announce that The NYPL now offers the first Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Fellowship to support advanced research on NYPL's materials from the Arab world,Turkey,Iran,South Asia, Central Asia, and their diasporas in the United States 1/
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It was an honour to interview Colm Tóibín for Live at NYPL @nypl @NYPLEvents. Thanks to director of the series @flaxclark and to photographer @sarahstacke for the great photos.
The conversation is now online: youtube.com/watch?v=osL2yw-D…
First the end of Goodnight Irene made me weep uncontrollably and then @Urrealism nearly did it to me again yesterday when we talked about his remarkable mother and all the unsung heroines of WWII who served in the Clubmobile Corps. (@littlebrown)
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Help us fight the proposed $36.2 million budget cut to NY's libraries!.@NYCMayor & @NYCCouncil! New Yorkers won't stand for this cut. Retweet to help stop the cuts that could end weekend service in branches across the city. #NoCutsToLibraries investinlibraries.org
Library work is something else. Where else but @nypl could you in 1 week:
…Watch @TimGunn interview @stacyschiff
…Host a book-themed Halloween parade w/ genius costumes
…interview the brilliant @papergirlmacy and @andreafelliott about two of the best books you read all year?
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From borough to borough, our partners transformed beloved venues across New York City into the ultimate dance party! Here’s your citywide #DancePartyNYC recap 🧵
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We repeatedly told @DrOz that we had pre-made veggie trays..excuse me “Crudité”…in the deli starting at $5.99. $7.99 with guacamole and salsa. Vote @JohnFetterman!
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Your sexuality isn't determined by a book you read in Kindergarten. It's determined the way God intended -- by watching Labyrinth, starring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly.
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#SummerStreets on 8/6 is also #DancePartyNYC! @LincolnCenter & @nypl will have DJs at the Foley Square and Rose Hill rest stops! There will also be a @FestivalofNY series of dance parties in the #NYCPlazas along the 7 train in #Queens. 🎶💃🕺🎶
More info: viewer.mapme.com/dance-party…
ALT A person dances on an n y c street that is closed to cars.
ALT A graphic showing the queens boro dance festival 7 train plaza dance parties. 12pm lippman plaza kick off. Flushing Main St. 1pm corona plaza jazz fusion 103rd St. 2:30pm Diversity Plaza. Celebrations of Asia. 74th St-Broadway. 4PM Bliss plaza. Latin Mix. 46th St. 5:30PM Lowery Plaza. International Beats. 40th St. All Queens artists. Dance performances, live music, D J, open dance parties. Saturday august 6.
Don't forget, if you like:
Salsa
Hip hop
Reggae
Techno
Books
Circuses
Skate dancers
K-Pop
Aztec ceremonial
Double dutch
R&B
Oldies
Mongolian dance
Jazz
Silent disco
Tango
Irish Dance
Brass bands
More!
Then #DancePartyNYC has something for you!
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#DancePartyNYC is this saturday!
Partnering w/ dozens of orgs for a day of dance parties aimed at making a little joy is pretty inspiring.
#festivalofny
You encounter so many incredible people and ideas. As one of the organizers, I'd love to share a few:
A little bit of joy, that’s what everyone got together to create. Please come out and get some this Saturday!
#DancePartyNYC #FestivalofNY
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