“Sustainable Sue” discusses Keeping the Lights On: The What, Where, and How of Consumer Energy in New York
This past Tuesday at our third event of The Climate Report discussion series, we invited Susanne DesRoches, the Deputy Director of Infrastructure and Energy at the NYC Mayor’s Office of… Read more »
The NYPL’s Fifth Avenue stacks are still empty
In 2007, New York Public Library administrators hatched a plan—the Central Library Plan—to consolidate 3 libraries in Midtown Manhattan into the flagship Fifth Avenue library building. The famous Fifth Avenue stacks,… Read more »
Library of Congress releases digitized version of Rare Children’s Books Collection
The Library of Congress celebrated the 100th anniversary of Children’s Book Week this year by launching a digital version of their Rare Children’s Books Collection. The Library of Congress website… Read more »
Melville House and the NYPL kick off the Climate Change Reading Group!
If you’re reading this, you’ve probably heard about the Melville House Climate Project. But, in case you’re new around here, let’s recap! In November 2018, the Trump administration quietly released the USGCRP… Read more »
The almighty library book selectors
The New York Public Library (NYPL) has 16 selectors and helpers. These 16 people are responsible for choosing the books that get a space on the shelves that will later… Read more »
Stepping back in time with The Green Book
The Green Book is more recently known as a 2019 movie about Dr. Don Shirley, an African-American jazz pianist and composer (Mahershala Ali) and his driver/bodyguard (Viggo Mortensen) on their… Read more »
The New York Public Library brings iconic feminist stories to Instagram
The New York Public Library is putting the “story” back in Instagram Stories. As of this summer, they have collaborated with independent advertising and creative agency Mother New York to… Read more »
New library coming to a neighborhood near me
Ahhh, Dumbo. The Brooklyn neighborhood that Melville House calls home, and where we enjoy amenities like art galleries, a lovely riverside park, even a poetry shop. Of course, like the rest of… Read more »
Rent the Runway, but for job interviews, courtesy of your public library
Ditch the career counselor. Grab a library card instead. According to Kristin Toussaint writing for New York Metro, one branch of the New York Public Library wants to help teens look… Read more »
Getting dolled up at the New York Public Library
Despite what you might have heard, people are still using libraries. And in a pretty genius and generous cross-marketing plan, American Girl is using the New York Public Library. As… Read more »