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The New York Public Library has you covered for all your resolutions this year and beyond! Find new programs, classes, books, exhibitions, and much more-all year, all free at neighborhood branches and research libraries near you.

The Library Is Here for You-and Your Resolutions in 2026!

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Getting ready for spring term? Discover everything NYPL's Center for Educators and Schools offers for teachers, librarians, and homeschooling families-from curriculum guides and credit-bearing workshops to special field trips, professional development opportunities, and more.

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The New York Public Library has you covered for all your resolutions this year and beyond! Find new programs, classes, books, exhibitions, and much more-all year, all free at neighborhood branches and research libraries near you.

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NYPL’s Top Checkouts of 2025 | The New York Public Library

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As we say goodbye to 2025, we are excited to reveal the books New Yorkers checked out the most this year at The New York Public Library’s branches in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island. Find out which adult, children’s, and young adult books were most popular. Plus, see the top checkouts across all of NYC—Brooklyn and Queens included!—with our citywide list created in collaboration with Brooklyn Public Library and Queens Public Library.

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NYPL’s Top Audiobook Checkouts of 2025 | The New York Public Library

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Looking for a great listen? See which audiobooks were the most popular at NYPL this year.

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The Edge of Water by Olufunke Grace Bankole

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The Edge of Water by Olufunke Grace Bankole

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In Ibadan, Nigeria, a mother receives a divination that foretells danger for her daughter in America. In spite of this warning, she allows her to forge her own path, and Amina arrives in New Orleans filled with hope. But just as Amina begins to find her way, a hurricane threatens to destroy the city, upending everything she’d dreamed of and the lives of all she holds dear. Years later, her daughter is left with questions about the mother she barely knew, and the family she has yet to discover in Nigeria.

Exploring the love of a determined mother and dreaming daughter who do not say enough to each other until it is too late, the detangling of Yoruba Christianity, traditional religion, and folklore, and the tellings of three generations of daring women—through times of longing, promise, and romance, as well as heartbreak—Olufunke Grace Bankole’s The Edge of Water is a luminous debut novel about a young woman brave enough to leave all she knows behind, and the way her fate transforms a family destined to stay together.

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"This book has it all. Humor, heart, and a heroine I was desperately rooting for. Kirsty Greenwood has a new fan!" --Colleen Hoover, New York Times bestselling authorA recently deceased woman meets "the one" in the afterlife waiting room, scoring a second chance at life (and love!) if she can find him on earth before ten days are up...If she wasn't dead already, Delphie would be dying of embarrassment. Not only did she just die by choking on a microwaveable burger, but now she's standing in her 'shine like a star' nightie in front of the hottest man she's ever seen. And he's smiling at her.As they start to chat, everything else becomes background noise. That is until someone comes running out of a door, yelling something about a huge mistake, and sends the dreamy stranger back down to earth. And here Delphie was thinking her luck might be different in the afterlife. When Delphie is offered a deal in which she can return to earth and reconnect with the mysterious man, she jumps at the opportunity to find her possible soulmate and a fresh start. But in a city of millions, Delphie is going to have to listen to her heart, learn to ask for help, and perhaps even see the magic in the life she's leaving behind.

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“This book has it all. Humor, heart, and a heroine I was desperately rooting for. Kirsty Greenwood has a new fan!” --Colleen Hoover, New York Times bestselling authorA recently deceased woman meets “the one” in the afterlife waiting room, scoring a second chance at life (and love!) if she can find him on earth before ten days are up...If she wasn’t dead already, Delphie would be dying of embarrassment. Not only did she just die by choking on a microwaveable burger, but now she’s standing in her ‘shine like a star’ nightie in front of the hottest man she’s ever seen. And he’s smiling at her.As they start to chat, everything else becomes background noise. That is until someone comes running out of a door, yelling something about a huge mistake, and sends the dreamy stranger back down to earth. And here Delphie was thinking her luck might be different in the afterlife. When Delphie is offered a deal in which she can return to earth and reconnect with the mysterious man, she jumps at the opportunity to find her possible soulmate and a fresh start. But in a city of millions, Delphie is going to have to listen to her heart, learn to ask for help, and perhaps even see the magic in the life she’s leaving behind…

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The fragrant flower blooms with dignity Volume 1 by Saka Mikami

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The fragrant flower blooms with dignity Volume 1 by Saka Mikami

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Two rival schools stand next door to each other: one for elite ladies, one for good-for-nothing boys. But one of those boys might just be a naturally chivalrous diamond in the rough, and one of those girls might be a little more open-minded than is proper.... Chidori High is a boys' school that takes in the dregs of society with the lowest grades. Next door stands Kikyo Girls' High, where the wealthy, high-class families send their precious daughters. Chidori second-year Rintaro, who has a fierce face but a gentle heart, is helping at his family's patisserie when he meets a girl named Kaoruko. The two hit it off right away . . . but this blissful peace is quickly disturbed when Rintaro discovers that Kaoruko is actually a student at Kikyo. Worse, she doesn't seem to realize what a huge problem this really is! Will these two be able to forge a path for themselves, and sidestep the traps (metaphorical and literal) laid by their classmates?

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Black-owned : the revolutionary life of the Black bookstore by Char Adams

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Black-owned : the revolutionary life of the Black bookstore by Char Adams

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In Black-Owned, Char Adams celebrates the living history of Black bookstores. Packed with stories of activism, espionage, violence, community, and perseverance, Black-Owned starts with the first Black-owned bookstore, which an abolitionist opened in New York in 1834, and after the bookshop’s violent demise, Black book-lovers carried on its cause. In the twentieth century, civil rights and Black Power activists started a Black bookstore boom nationwide. Malcolm X gave speeches in front of the National Memorial African Book Store in Harlem—a place dubbed “Speakers’ Corner”—and later, Black bookstores became targets of FBI agents, police, and racist vigilantes. Still, stores continued to fuel Black political movements.

Amid these struggles, bookshops were also places of celebration: Eartha Kitt and Langston Hughes held autograph parties at their local Black-owned bookstores. Maya Angelou became the face of National Black Bookstore Week. And today a new generation of Black activists is joining the radical bookstore tradition, with rapper Noname opening her Radical Hood Library in Los Angeles and several stores making national headlines when they were overwhelmed with demand in the Black Lives Matter era. As Adams makes clear, in an time of increasing repression, Black bookstores are needed now more than ever.

Full of vibrant characters and written with cinematic flair, Black-Owned is an enlightening story of community, resistance, and joy.

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On a backstreet in Tokyo lies a pawnshop, but not everyone can find it. Most will see a cozy ramen restaurant. And only the chosen ones—those who are lost—will find a place to pawn their life choices and deepest regrets.
Hana Ishikawa wakes on her first morning as the pawnshop’s new owner to find it ransacked, the shop’s most precious acquisition stolen, and her father missing. And then into the shop stumbles a charming stranger, quite unlike its other customers, for he offers help instead of seeking it.
Together, they must journey through a mystical world to find Hana’s father and the stolen choice—by way of rain puddles, rides on paper cranes, the bridge between midnight and morning, and a night market in the clouds.
But as they get closer to the truth, Hana must reveal a secret of her own—and risk making a choice that she will never be able to take back.

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Ambitious advice columnist Ginny Dugan knows she's capable of more than solving other people's beauty problems, but her boss at Photoplay magazine thinks she's only fit for fluff pieces. When she witnesses the kidnapping of a famous singer at Harlem's hottest speakeasy, nobody takes her seriously, but Ginny knows what she saw--and what she saw haunts her.

Guilt-ridden over her failure to stop the kidnappers and hard-pressed for cash to finally move out of her uptight showgirl sister's apartment, Ginny resolves to chase down the truth that will clear her conscience and maybe win her a promotion in the process. She manipulates a brooding detective into a reluctant partnership and together they uncover a sinister plot that pulls them into the dazzling yet dangerous world of the Ziegfeld Follies. Meanwhile, Ginny grapples with a secret of her own--she's fallen for Gloria Gardner, the star of the show. In the Roaring Twenties, their love isn't just scandalous; it's illegal.

But when a brutal murder strikes someone close to her, Ginny realizes the stakes are higher than she ever imagined. This glamorous world has a deadly edge, and Ginny must shatter her every illusion to catch the shadowy killer before they strike again.

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In Boston, 1865, Charlotte and Henrietta Stevenson, daughters of a Massachusetts Supreme Court Justice, have accomplished as much as women are allowed in those days. Chafing against those restrictions and inspired by the works of Jane Austen, they start a secret correspondence with Sir Francis Austen, her last surviving brother, now in his nineties. He sends them an original letter from his sister and invites them to come visit him in England.

In Philadelphia, Nicholas & Haslett Nelson—bachelor brothers, veterans of the recent Civil War, and rare book dealers—are also in correspondence with Sir Francis Austen, who lures them, too, to England, with the promise of a never-before-seen, rare Austen artifact to be evaluated.

The Stevenson sisters sneak away without a chaperone to sail to England. On their ship are the Nelson brothers, writer Louisa May Alcott, Sara-Beth Gleason—wealthy daughter of a Pennsylvania state senator with her eye on the Nelsons—and, a would-be last-minute chaperone to the Stevenson sisters, Justice Thomas Nash.

It's a voyage and trip that will dramatically change each of their lives in ways that are unforeseen, with the transformative spirit of the love of literature and that of Jane Austen herself.

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Monsterland : a journey around the world's dark imagination

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Monsterland : a journey around the world's dark imagination

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In Monsterland, award-winning author Nicholas Jubber goes on a journey to discover more about the monsters we've invented, lurking in the dark and the wild places of the earth--giants, dragons, ogres, zombies, ghosts, demons--all with one thing in common: their ability to terrify. His far-ranging adventure takes him across the world. He sits on the thrones of giants in Cornwall, visits the shrine of a beheaded ogre near Kyoto, travels to an eighteenth-century Balkan vampire's forest dwelling, and paddles among the shapeshifters of the Louisiana bayous. On his travels, he discovers that the stories of the people and places that birthed them are just as fascinating as the creatures themselves. Artfully written, Monsterland is a spellbinding interrogation into why we need these monsters and what they can tell us about ourselves--how they bind communities together as much as they cruelly cast away outsiders

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Nathan Burnett has just turned 30, and things aren’t great—he’s working (and failing) at two jobs, his credit card debt is piling up, and his only move…is moving back home with his parents.

But when Nathan discovers the ethereal, cosmic RADIANT, he's given the power to radically change his fortunes...unless the Cosmic Beings who created them succeed in taking them back by any means necessary. Oh, and did we mention there's a RED RADIANT who wants Nathan dead? The next must-read comic book series STARTS HERE.

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The New Age of Sexism: How AI and Emerging Technologies are Reinventing Misogyny

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The New Age of Sexism: How AI and Emerging Technologies are Reinventing Misogyny

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Gender equality is something that has been a constant battle. With the advent of ever more high-tech equipment at our fingertips, there is a new wave of technologies that threaten this notion. With misogyny baked into their design, these technologies aredragging women back to the dark ages. The New Age of Sexism will take the reader deep into the heart of this strange new world. It will dive into where and what the dangers are, exploring everything from AI to sex robots and the metaverse. This is not abook about the future. This is happening right now, and it could become part of our daily lives much sooner than we realize.

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The new age of sexism : how AI and emerging technologies are reinventing misogyny

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“Gender equality is something that has been a constant battle. With the advent of ever more high-tech equipment at our fingertips, there is a new wave of technologies that threaten this notion. With misogyny baked into their design, these technologies aredragging women back to the dark ages. The New Age of Sexism will take the reader deep into the heart of this strange new world. It will dive into where and what the dangers are, exploring everything from AI to sex robots and the metaverse. This is not abook about the future. This is happening right now, and it could become part of our daily lives much sooner than we realize”-- Provided by publisher.

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"Lenny's a bit of a mess at the moment. Her best friend, Lou, recently passed away after her battle with cancer, and her death has left Lenny feeling completely lost. She's avoiding her concerned parents, the apartment she shared with Lou, and the list of things she's supposed to do to help her live again. The only thing she can do is temporary babysitting gigs, and luckily, she just landed a great one, helping overworked, single mom Reese and her precocious daughter, Ainsley. It's not perfect: Ainsley's uncle, Miles, always seems to be around, and is kind of... a huge jerk. But if Lenny acts like she has it all together, maybe no one will notice she's falling apart. Miles sees right through her though. Turns out, he knows a lot about grief and, surprisingly, he offers her a proposition. He'll help her complete everything on her "live again" list if she'll help him connect with Ainsley and overcome his complicated relationship with Reese. Lenny doubts anything can fill the Lou has left behind, but as they begin to spend more time together, Lenny is surprised to discover that, sometimes, you have to lose everything in order to find yourself, and love, again"

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“Lenny’s a bit of a mess at the moment. Her best friend, Lou, recently passed away after her battle with cancer, and her death has left Lenny feeling completely lost. She’s avoiding her concerned parents, the apartment she shared with Lou, and the list of things she’s supposed to do to help her live again. The only thing she can do is temporary babysitting gigs, and luckily, she just landed a great one, helping overworked, single mom Reese and her precocious daughter, Ainsley. It’s not perfect: Ainsley’s uncle, Miles, always seems to be around, and is kind of... a huge jerk. But if Lenny acts like she has it all together, maybe no one will notice she’s falling apart. Miles sees right through her though. Turns out, he knows a lot about grief and, surprisingly, he offers her a proposition. He’ll help her complete everything on her “live again” list if she’ll help him connect with Ainsley and overcome his complicated relationship with Reese. Lenny doubts anything can fill the Lou has left behind, but as they begin to spend more time together, Lenny is surprised to discover that, sometimes, you have to lose everything in order to find yourself, and love, again”--

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Our expert librarians have selected the year’s best books for kids, teens, and adults! Discover a selection of 25 e-books that you can read right away—with no wait times!—through December 31, 2025, plus explore titles in accessible formats, and learn more about our 2025 picks.

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The acclaimed author of Gods of Jade and Shadow returns with a darkly enchanting reimagining of Gothic fantasy, in which a spirited young woman discovers the haunting secrets of a beautiful old mansion in 1950s Mexico

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The acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of A Woman Is No Man returns with a striking exploration of the expectations of Palestinian-American women, the meaning of a fulfilling life, and the ways our unresolved pasts affect our presents.

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In the Easy Mode of Daughter of the Duke Love Project!, you play as Ivonne, the duke's long-lost daughter who quickly gains the affection of the various male characters to win the game. Very easy! In Hard Mode, you play as "villainess" Penelope Eckhart, the duke's fake daughter who starts her adventure with negative affection points. Very hard...and filled with gruesome deaths?! Misunderstood and pining for love, one girl finds that she has much in common with Penelope and tries again and again to get her "good ending." She is granted one more try...when she falls asleep and wakes up as Penelope herself in the hostile world of the game!

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Sue and Mal Eastwood run an isolated rural pub called The Case is Altered where a weekly trivia game has revived its flagging fortunes—that is, until a body is found in the nearby river. Soon after, a mysterious new team arrives and shakes up the diverse field of regulars by scoring top marks in every round...every week.

Meanwhile, Sue and Mal have a secret of their own. Before arriving here, they were caught up in a secret police operation which meant they had to leave town—and whatever happened back then seems to have finally caught up with them.

Five years later, the pub lies derelict, and their nephew Dominic is determined to make a documentary about their story. What happened at this unassuming pub? And can a single question really kill?

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Sue and Mal Eastwood run an isolated rural pub called The Case is Altered where a weekly trivia game has revived its flagging fortunes—that is, until a body is found in the nearby river. Soon after, a mysterious new team arrives and shakes up the diverse field of regulars by scoring top marks in every round...every week.

Meanwhile, Sue and Mal have a secret of their own. Before arriving here, they were caught up in a secret police operation which meant they had to leave town—and whatever happened back then seems to have finally caught up with them.

Five years later, the pub lies derelict, and their nephew Dominic is determined to make a documentary about their story. What happened at this unassuming pub? And can a single question really kill?

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The New Age of Sexism: How AI and Emerging Technologies are Reinventing Misogyny

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The New Age of Sexism: How AI and Emerging Technologies are Reinventing Misogyny

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Gender equality is something that has been a constant battle. With the advent of ever more high-tech equipment at our fingertips, there is a new wave of technologies that threaten this notion. With misogyny baked into their design, these technologies aredragging women back to the dark ages. The New Age of Sexism will take the reader deep into the heart of this strange new world. It will dive into where and what the dangers are, exploring everything from AI to sex robots and the metaverse. This is not abook about the future. This is happening right now, and it could become part of our daily lives much sooner than we realize.

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The new age of sexism : how AI and emerging technologies are reinventing misogyny

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“Gender equality is something that has been a constant battle. With the advent of ever more high-tech equipment at our fingertips, there is a new wave of technologies that threaten this notion. With misogyny baked into their design, these technologies aredragging women back to the dark ages. The New Age of Sexism will take the reader deep into the heart of this strange new world. It will dive into where and what the dangers are, exploring everything from AI to sex robots and the metaverse. This is not abook about the future. This is happening right now, and it could become part of our daily lives much sooner than we realize”-- Provided by publisher.

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The House at Devil's Neck - A Locked-Room Mystery

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The House at Devil's Neck - A Locked-Room Mystery

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In this latest locked room mystery from the author of Cabaret Macabre, amateur sleuth Joseph Spector pits his knowledge of stage magic against the seemingly supernatural when a seance at an isolated old hospital turns deadly. An apparent suicide in a London townhouse uncannily mirrors a similar incident from twenty-five years ago, prompting Scotland Yard's George Flint to delve deep into the past in search of the solution to a long-forgotten mystery. Meanwhile, Joseph Spector travels with a coach party through the rainy English countryside to visit an allegedly haunted house on a lonely island called Devil's Neck. The house, first built by a notorious alchemist and occultist, was later used as a field hospital in the First World War before falling into disrepair. The visitors hold a seance to conjure the spirit of a long-dead soldier. But when a storm floods the narrow causeway connecting Devil's Neck to the mainland, they find themselves stranded in the haunted house. Before long, the guests begin to die one by one, and it seems that the only possible culprit is the phantom soldier. Flint's and Spector's investigations are in fact closely linked, but it is only when the duo are reunited at the storm-lashed Devil's Neck that the truth is finally revealed. Tom Mead once again creates a brilliant homage to John Dickson Carr and the Golden Age of mysteries with this intricately plotted puzzle.

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When misguided teenagers Jesse Crawford and Jenny Wheeler are forced to rob Emmett Brown to escape impossible circumstances, what starts as a home invasion quickly turns into a nightmare for the teens. What Jesse and Jenny don't know is that although Emmett is now old, severely obese, and in chronic pain, Emmett was responsible for the kidnapping and deaths of two young women almost twenty years ago, crimes that have never been solved. So Emmett is quick to turn the tables, blurring the lines between who the real victim is here. Ben Packard, a sheriff's deputy and former Minneapolis cop who fled the Twin Cities after his boyfriend was killed in the line of duty, is leading the investigation into the missing teens with a keen sense of urgency because Jenny is his cousin's daughter. Ben's been living like a monk in the small town of Sandy Lake for almost two years, battling to keep his private life private while moving up the ranks of the sheriff's department. But the more he works this case, the more he's forced to unveil his own secrets, and in turn the dark pasts of the people he's sworn to serve

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The Novel Life of Jane Austen: A Graphic Biography

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The Novel Life of Jane Austen: A Graphic Biography

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Combining deep scholarship and serious whimsy, The Novel Life ofJane Austen presents this literary icon as the starring character in her own graphic novel. Told in three parts (Budding Writer, 1796-1797); Struggling Artist, 1801-1809; Published Author, 1811-1817), the gritty circumstances of Austen's own genteel poverty and the smalldaily injustices so often borne by creative women at this time are told against the backdrop of Georgian England and reflect, down to the smallest detail, many of the plots and characters woven into Austen's greatest works. All the settings and scenarios presented here are based upon the historical record, including the clothing, architecture, decor, and Regency locations. Sprinkled throughout, the Easter eggs and clever references to popular film adaptations of Austen's novels will satisfy the casual and avid Austen fan alike.

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The novel life of Jane Austen : a graphic biography

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“Combining deep scholarship and serious whimsy, The Novel Life ofJane Austen presents this literary icon as the starring character in her own graphic novel. Told in three parts (Budding Writer, 1796-1797); Struggling Artist, 1801-1809; Published Author, 1811-1817), the gritty circumstances of Austen’s own genteel poverty and the smalldaily injustices so often borne by creative women at this time are told against the backdrop of Georgian England and reflect, down to the smallest detail, many of the plots and characters woven into Austen’s greatest works. All the settings and scenarios presented here are based upon the historical record, including the clothing, architecture, decor, and Regency locations. Sprinkled throughout, the Easter eggs and clever references to popular film adaptations of Austen’s novels will satisfy the casual and avid Austen fan alike”--Provided by publisher.

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"This book has it all. Humor, heart, and a heroine I was desperately rooting for. Kirsty Greenwood has a new fan!" --Colleen Hoover, New York Times bestselling authorA recently deceased woman meets "the one" in the afterlife waiting room, scoring a second chance at life (and love!) if she can find him on earth before ten days are up...If she wasn't dead already, Delphie would be dying of embarrassment. Not only did she just die by choking on a microwaveable burger, but now she's standing in her 'shine like a star' nightie in front of the hottest man she's ever seen. And he's smiling at her.As they start to chat, everything else becomes background noise. That is until someone comes running out of a door, yelling something about a huge mistake, and sends the dreamy stranger back down to earth. And here Delphie was thinking her luck might be different in the afterlife. When Delphie is offered a deal in which she can return to earth and reconnect with the mysterious man, she jumps at the opportunity to find her possible soulmate and a fresh start. But in a city of millions, Delphie is going to have to listen to her heart, learn to ask for help, and perhaps even see the magic in the life she's leaving behind.

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“This book has it all. Humor, heart, and a heroine I was desperately rooting for. Kirsty Greenwood has a new fan!” --Colleen Hoover, New York Times bestselling authorA recently deceased woman meets “the one” in the afterlife waiting room, scoring a second chance at life (and love!) if she can find him on earth before ten days are up...If she wasn’t dead already, Delphie would be dying of embarrassment. Not only did she just die by choking on a microwaveable burger, but now she’s standing in her ‘shine like a star’ nightie in front of the hottest man she’s ever seen. And he’s smiling at her.As they start to chat, everything else becomes background noise. That is until someone comes running out of a door, yelling something about a huge mistake, and sends the dreamy stranger back down to earth. And here Delphie was thinking her luck might be different in the afterlife. When Delphie is offered a deal in which she can return to earth and reconnect with the mysterious man, she jumps at the opportunity to find her possible soulmate and a fresh start. But in a city of millions, Delphie is going to have to listen to her heart, learn to ask for help, and perhaps even see the magic in the life she’s leaving behind…

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Library Zine! Voices from Across The New York Public Library

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Library Zine! Voices from Across The New York Public Library

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Library Zine! Voices from Across The New York Public Library

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Library Zine! is a creative writing magazine containing original writing and visual art submitted by library patrons and staff of all ages.

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100 Years of the Schomburg Center | The New York Public Library

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This year, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding! A national landmark and world-renowned research center located in the heart of Harlem, the Schomburg Center stewards a collection of 11 million items and is dedicated to the collection, preservation, and exhibition of Black history and culture.
Join us all year long for a wide array of special events, exhibitions, and more as we celebrate this milestone and continue the legacy of Arturo Schomburg.
Exhibition | Book Giveaway | Special-Edition Library Card | Centennial Festival

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Romantasy, a portmanteau of romance and fantasy, is a growing subgenre that is taking off in part thanks to its popularity on social media. Check out these romantasy reads by Black writers that are chock full of love, lust, and darkly alluring fantasy adventure.
Summaries provided via NYPL's catalog, which draws from multiple sources. Click through to each book's title for more.

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Black Romantasy Books To Get Lost In | The New York Public Library

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Connections is an annual reentry resource guide, available to help people coming home after incarceration. Connections also serves as a guide on preparing to apply for jobs after release. We are proud to publish the most exhaustive reentry guidebook in New York City.

You can get a free copy at Library branches or download the PDF version for FREE!

NYPL Jail & Prison Services | The New York Public Library

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From dashing dukes to passionate pickleballers, sexy supernatural creatures to flirting frenemies, with spice levels across the spectrum, there’s something for everyone on our list of the best new romance titles—handpicked by our expert librarians and staff. Download the list and see what’s available in accessible formats—plus, find out our top 10 titles!

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Find out everything you need to know to vote in this year's general election, including how to register and check your registration status, where your polling station is, who's running for office, and how to research the issues.

General Election 2024: Key Dates

Sat, Oct 26 | Voter Registration Deadline; Early Mail and Absentee Ballot Request Deadline

The Board of Elections office must receive your voter registration application-via mail, in person, or online-by this date.

If you are requesting an early mail ballot or absentee ballot, the Board of Elections must receive your application via online portal, email, fax, or mail by this date. (You may request one in person through November 4-see below.)

Sat, Oct 26-Sun, Nov 3 | Early Voting in NYC

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This is the last day to apply in person at the Board of Elections for an early mail or absentee ballot.

Tues, Nov 5 | General Election Day!

Polls are open 6 AM-9 PM. Find your poll site.

This is the last day to postmark your early mail ballot or absentee ballot, and the last day to deliver a ballot in person at the Board of Elections office or a poll site.

Find Information in Your Language

Explore the NYC Votes website for voter information and resources in the following languages (located in the top right corner of the site): عربي * বাংলা * 简化字 * 正體字 * français * Kreyòl ayisyen * हिंदी * 한국어 * Polski * ਪੰਜਾਬੀ * Pусский * español * اردو

The New York State Board of Elections has information available in the following languages: español * 中文 * Pусский * יידיש * বাংলা * 한국인 * Kreyòl ayisyen * Italiano * عربي * Polski * français * اردو

Who Can Vote?

To vote in New York City, you must be registered to do so. You are eligible to register to vote if you:

Are a citizen of the United States (includes people born in Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands).

Have been a New York City resident for at least 30 days.

Are 18 years old (in New York State, you may pre-register to vote if you are 16 or 17, but you must be 18 on election day to vote)

Are not serving a prison sentence or on parole for a felony conviction (unless your parole pardoned or restored rights of citizenship).

Have not been adjudged mentally incompetent by a court.

Do not claim the right to vote elsewhere (outside the City of New York).

Source: NYC Board of Elections.

Pick up a voter registration form at your nearest NYPL location!

Visit VoteNYC to learn how to register to vote online (requires a valid DMV ID or New York State Non-Driver Photo ID Card), by mail, or in person at one of the Board of Election offices. In New York, you may pre-register to vote at the age of 16.

Find detailed information from NYC Votes on how to register whether you do or don't have a New York State ID.

Check your registration status on the NYC Board of Elections voter website.

Enroll for the first time with a party or change your party enrollment with New York State.

Register to Vote Using TurboVote

Find out what you need to know to get an early mail ballot or an absentee ballot, and how to cast your vote, via VoteNYC.

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Check out Who Represents Me? NYC to find out who your local, state, and federal representatives are, and scroll down to learn more about them.

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How to Research Candidates

Here are some useful resources for finding out about the platforms of the candidates in your area.

Vote411 | This online voters' guide from the League of Women Voters allows you to type in your address to see the races on your ballot. Candidates' positions can be compared side-by-side, and you may print out your preferences as a reminder and take it with you to the polls on Election Day.

Plural | Formerly Open States, Plural allows you to search and track legislation and legislators. In their words, "Plural exists to make policy creation more transparent, responsive, and inclusive. And to make full participation possible."

Internet Archive TV News | The Internet Archive launched TV News Search and Borrow in 2012 "to enhance the capabilities of journalists, scholars, teachers, librarians, civic organizations, and other engaged citizens" by repurposing closed captioning "to enable users to search, quote and borrow U.S. TV news programs." It contains clips dating from 2009 to the present from over 2 million recorded programs that can be searched by keyword.

Vote Smart | This free online tool provides factual, unbiased information on candidates and elected officials including how they've voted, which bills they've sponsored, statements they've released, and more.

Ballotpedia | Ballotpedia allows you to see the races on your ballot and read about the candidates' positions. It provides information about federal, state, and local politics, elections, and public policy.

How to Research the Issues

Here are some useful resources for finding out about the issues at play in this election as well as information about campaign finance.

Newspapers & Magazines

A wide selection of current newspapers and magazines are available to read in the Library's 92 locations. Find a location near you.

PressReader | Read over 2,000 U.S. and international newspapers in full-color, full-page format using PressReader. You will need to sign in using your library card credentials. Download the PressReader app for iOS or Android for use on a mobile device.

Flipster | Use your library card to access digital magazines from publishers including National Geographic, Condé Nast, Meredith, Bloomberg L.P., and more. Download the Flipster app for iOS or Android for use on a mobile device.
Explore more newspapers and magazines in NYPL's databases.
More Online Resources

Office of the New York State Attorney General | Find out what you can do to protect yourself and others against AI-generated misinformation including deepfakes in this note from the New York State Attorney General.

Factcheck.org | A project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, Factcheck.org is a nonpartisan, nonprofit consumer advocate for voters that aims "to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics." The site monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases.

Public Agenda | This "national research-to-action organization" aims to help communities and the nation solve tough problems through research, engagement, and communication.

Opposing Viewpoints | Access the Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center using your library card for material to support differing views. Students can develop critical thinking skills on thousands of current social topics in the forms of primary source documents, statistics, websites, and multimedia.

Resources About Campaign Finance

Federal Election Commission | The Federal Election Commission is an independent government agency created by Congress in 1974 "to promote confidence and participation in the democratic process." Its purpose is to administer and enforce federal campaign finance law. You can search presidential data including money raised, money spent, cash on hand, and debt, as well as research legal resources and find help for candidates and committees active in federal elections.

OpenSecrets | A nonpartisan, independent nonprofit, OpenSecrets tracks "money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy" with a mission "to track the flow of money in American politics and provide the data and analysis to strengthen democracy."

NYOpenGovernment.com | This website from the New York State Attorney General's office aggregates data on campaign contributions and expenditures, lobbyist disclosures, government contracts, and registered charities from other New York State agencies to provide transparency and accountability.

The New York Public Library plays a leading role in fostering civic engagement and community participation. Learn about our programs, resources, collections and more!

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Get your questions about voting and elections answered and find ways to get involved in your community this election season, whether or not you're of voting age!

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Find out everything you need to know to vote in this year's general election, including how to register and check your registration status, where your polling station is, who's running for office, and how to research the issues.

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Help decide how NYC spends its money with participatory budgeting (NYC Civic Engagement Commission)

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The People's Money, run by the NYC Civic Engagement Commission, is the first citywide Participatory Budgeting process in New York City.All New Yorkers age 11 and up, regardless of citizenship status, will get to decide how to spend $5 million of the city budget to address local community needs.*The voting phase is coming up!

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Websites for ESOL and Literacy Students and Educators

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Websites for ESOL and Literacy Students and Educators

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Multimedia Learning Resources for Students

Quizzes, exercises, and puzzles for English language learners

Interactive science and nature news.

Free English courses for speakers of different languages. You will need to sign up with an email address or a Facebook account.

Audiobooks, news stories, short stories, songs, and radio dramas

Links to different English practice materials

Vocabulary exercises organized by theme

Learn a new language with this interactive database that provides step by step lesson plans for 71 different languages

Video and audio for students to self-study

It helps adults gain the basic reading, writing, math, and science skills adults need to achieve their educational, career, and personal goals. Multimedia learning materials are distributed through television, the Internet, and literacy and community-based programs across the country.

Multimedia source of news and information for millions of English learners worldwide

We Speak NYC (formerly We Are New York) is the City's English Language Learning program. It provides civic-focused instruction through videos, web and print materials, and free community classes in all five boroughs.

Resources for Educators

Resources for New York State educators preparing adult students for high school equivalency and more.

A monthly electronic journal devoted to educational technology.

Nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening and expanding the adult education system.

Lesson plans, educational resources, and sample essays for educators and students.

TeachingtotheCoreNY is a New York State Education Department project from the Office of Adult Education Programs and Performance. The website is offered free to all New York's adult educators. Use of any materials or resources offered on the site, including videos, is with permission from NYSED.

An online tool that allows teachers to import digital text from a website or word document to create lesson plans and instructional materials for teaching English language skills.

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Websites for ESOL and Literacy Students and Educators

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Adult Literacy Students Multimedia Learning Resources Lifelong Learning Online Read along as you listen to articles on a variety of Family, Community, and Work topics. WWWebster Dictionary Type in a word and get an instant definition. Discovery Online Interactive science and nature news. Map Quest Includes an interactive atlas, down to the street level.

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Transparent Language is an online language-learning resource that builds listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills with unlimited access to more than 110 languages, including English to Speakers of Other Languages. Note: You will need to sign up for an account to track your progress, but can use the database as a guest without creating an account or tracking your progress.

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The Thomas Yoseloff Business Center at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) is The New York Public Library’s premier business library, offering an array of free resources for those interested in personal finance and investing, small business, financial research, and career services. It also provides premium electronic resources and services for businesses of all sizes, from start-ups to established businesses seeking expansion, and for job seekers, from entry to executive levels.

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The circulating book collections and business research open-shelf collections are available to anyone who visits the Business Center. The Business Center also offers WiFi for access to e-books and for research onsite.

Database Computers are available to access the Center's premium electronic databases for research in business, finance, and market research. We recommend that you book a virtual consultation with a business librarian who will assist you in choosing the best databases for your research needs.

You must make a reservation to use our Bloomberg Terminals. To make a reservation in advance for up to two hours, please email us at bizcenter@nypl.org or call 212-592-7057.
Some specialized databases are available only onsite in the Business Center, and others only through a consultation with a librarian. While advance appointments aren't required for accessing all resources, we recommend that you book a virtual consultation with one of our librarians if you have questions about doing research on any business or financial topic.
Please email us at business@nypl.org or call 212-592-7057 with additional queries.

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The circulating book collections and business research open-shelf collections are available to anyone who visits the Business Center. The Business Center also offers WiFi for access to e-books and for research onsite. Database Computers are available to access the Center's premium electronic databases for research in business, finance, and market research.

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If you can’t solve your tax issues online, you can find your local IRS Tax Assistance Center (TAC), services offered, office hours and how to schedule an appointment.

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A bigger NYC EITC. Full refund. Your family deserves it. Get it back.

If you earned $80,000 or less in 2022, file for FREE with an IRS certified VITA/TCE volunteer preparer.

The deadline to file a tax return for your 2022 taxes is April 18, 2023. However, NYC Free Tax Prep preparers provide assistance all year round. If you missed the April 18 deadline or applied for a filing extension (with the IRS and New York State Department of Taxation and Finance), you can still use NYC Free Tax Prep to file your return or have questions answered. It's important to understand that an extension only applies to and not paying any taxes that are due. If your payment is received after the deadline, fines and fees may apply. If you think you will owe taxes, it is a good idea to make an estimated payment.

NYC Free Tax Prep for Self-Employed Filers
Year-Round Service for Small Business Owners, Freelancers, Gig Workers
Additional Information

NYC Annual Tax Season Initiative
This page was updated on 04/2023.

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A bigger NYC EITC. Full refund. Your family deserves it. Get it back. If you earned $80,000 or less in 2022, file for FREE with an IRS certified VITA/TCE volunteer preparer. The deadline to file a tax return for your 2022 taxes is April 18, 2023.

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Beginning Monday, February 10, Pelham Parkway–Van Nest Library will temporarily close until approximately Spring 2026. During the temporary closure, patrons are encouraged to use the following nearby locations:

Morris Park Library (985 Morris Park Avenue) ♿ Fully accessible

Allerton Library (2740 Barnes Avenue) ♿ Fully accessible

Website

2147 Barnes Avenue

Bronx, NY 10462

(718) 829-5864

ppvn@nypl.org

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Getting Started!

Income tax help returns on Monday, January 27, 2025.
The New York Public Library collaborates with the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) and the IRS to host organizations in select branches across the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island that can help you prepare and file your tax return electronically-all free. To participate you need to:

Locations

Bronx

Manhattan

Staten Island
Program dates and times are subject to change.

Forms & Instructions

Tax forms and information from federal and state agencies can be obtained online. Choose one of the following options and follow the instructions at each site to download forms. A limited quantity of the most popular tax forms can be found at our locations. Please call your local branch to confirm availability.
Federal New York State

Tax forms by mail: 518-457-5431

Tax information: 518-457-5181

New Jersey

Tax forms by mail and information: 800-323-4400
Connecticut

Tax forms by mail: 860-297-5962

Tax information: 800-382-9463

IRS Accessibility Services

Find hundreds of tax forms and publications available for download or viewing online in text-only, Braille ready files, browser-friendly HTML, accessible PDF, large print, and more in the IRS website. Also available in: Español, 中文 (简体), 中文 (繁體), 한국어, Русский, Tiếng Việt, and Kreyòl ayisyen.

Taxpayers who need accessibility assistance can call 833-690-0598. Assistance for multilingual taxpayers is also available on the helpline via the "Over-the-Phone Interpreter Service" option.

Tax payers who are deaf, hard of hearing, and use TTY equipment, may call 800-829-4059 for toll-free assistance.

People who are unable to complete their tax return because of a physical disability may get assistance from an IRS office, or through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA) sponsored by IRS. Find a nearby location by calling 800-906-9887.

To learn more about the tax implications of certain disability benefits and other issues, please consult Publication 907 on the IRS website.

Upcoming Events

View the full calendar of tax prep events.
DISCLAIMER: Tax assistance is being provided to you free of charge by a third-party service provider outside the control of The New York Public Library (the "Library"). The Library is not responsible or liable for your use or misuse of the free tax preparation services provided by third-party service providers at our locations. The Library has opted to provide this opportunity for our patrons to have access to free tax preparation services (the "Services"). You should speak with a lawyer or accountant if you have questions or concerns about the information you provide and the tax guidance you receive during the Services, and whether your interpretation of it is appropriate for your situation. The Library does not endorse any service provider or the products or services they provide. You should always conduct your own due diligence when selecting a tax assistance service provider. The Library is not responsible for (i) the reliability, timeliness, or accuracy of the Services, or (ii) the security or privacy of any information you provide to a third-party service provider.

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NYPL neighborhood branches across the city will be hosting organizations who can help you prepare and file your tax return electronically.

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English for Work: For intermediate and advanced English speakers looking for work or a career change.

See the full calendar of We Speak NYC classes to choose the ones that work best for you! Listings are labeled "IN PERSON" or "ONLINE" and are for intermediate level or advanced level learners.

November 29; Dec. 1: Maps and U.S. Geography

December 6 only: The 3 Branches of the U.S. Government - Executive Branch

December13, 15: The 3 Branches of the U.S. Government - Legislative Branch

December 20, 22: The 3 Branches of the U.S. Government - Judicial Branch

A new topic each week - more topics in January!

To learn more about how NYPL can support you during your naturalization process and help you prepare for the citizenship exam and interview, visit .

Multilingual Resources

If you have feedback or questions about language accessibility at NYPL or would like to request an accommodation, please contact lawg@nypl.org.

These programs and initiatives are part of the Library's overall commitment to our branch patrons and education programs, led by the Merryl and James Tisch Director of Branch Libraries and Education. Major support for educational programming is provided by Merryl H. and James S. Tisch.
Major support for the Library's adult literacy programs is provided by the City of New York; Lynne and Richard Pasculano; Arthur W. Koenig; The JPB Foundation; the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Title II funding administered through the New York State Education Department; and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). Additional support provided by the New York State Library Coordinated Outreach Services Program; and an anonymous donor.

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Free English Classes for Adults at The New York Public Library

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The New York Public Library helps adult students improve their communication skills in English. We offer two types of English classes, available at more than 20 libraries in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island.

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Career Services: Welcome to Career Services!

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Career Services: Welcome to Career Services!

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NYPL Career Services provides essential professional development support, resources, webinars, and events for job seekers and professionals; looking to craft an effective professional portfolio to enhance their career. We offer virtual and in-person services to help you achieve your career or employment goals, which include coaching, resume/cover letter/job application support, and career development events or webinars.

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NYPL Career Services provides essential professional development support, resources, webinars, and events for job seekers and professionals; looking to craft an effective professional portfolio to enhance their career. We offer virtual and in-person services to help you achieve your career or employment goals, which include coaching, resume/cover letter/job application support, and career development events or webinars.

Check out the services below:

Brainfuse JobNow database provides support for job-seekers through live resume building, career coaching, interview preparation, and so much more. Sign in with your library card, and get direct support from Live coaches who provide expert analysis to aid you in your career endeavors.

Our amazing Career Coaches can help you to get your resume and other marketing materials ready, help you with networking, interviewing skills, etc. We're prepared to help you level up in your career, by providing impartial advice and practical assistance to help you make the most of every opportunity.

Jumpstart your job search, get support with writing and formatting a resume and make sure you have the right resources to find the job you desire.

Sign in with your library card from home. Don't have a library card? New York residents can get a library card through the SimplyE app.

The Career Services Resource Directory was created to connect job seekers with quality online resources. If you are looking for a career coach to assist you individually, please​ book an appointment.

Whether you're just starting out or looking to transition in your career, we've got you covered. Our industry-leading presenters have workshops, seminars, and panels for resume writing and refinement, interviewing, mature job seekers, career exploration, building your professional network, and more.
If you have questions about these offerings, please contact us at Careerservices@nypl.org.

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NYPL Career Services provides essential professional development support, resources, webinars, and events for job seekers and professionals; looking to craft an effective professional portfolio to enhance their career. We offer virtual and in-person services to help you achieve your career or employment goals, which include coaching, resume/cover letter/job application support, and career development events or webinars.

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In response to questions from our patrons, our librarians have compiled a selection of the many resources available for immigrants in New York City.

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Request a Class Visit or Group Tour of Van Nest!

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Discover the Library’s wide array of free resources, classes, events, and more! Join us at your local branch to learn more about library cards, searching the catalog, and other NYPL services. Request an in-person or virtual class visit or group tour now.

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2024 in Review: Literature in Translation

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2024 in Review: Literature in Translation

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Get your hands on a range of titles that have been released in English this year, including essays, fiction, and short stories.

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2024 in Review: Literature in Translation | The New York Public Library

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A selection of some of the great books our staff read this year that were translated from languages other than English.

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New York City inspires historians, journalists, novelists, memoirists, artists, and creators to publish countless new books every year. 2024 was no different: Dive into these titles concerning the five boroughs of NYC.

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2024 in Review: New York City Books | The New York Public Library

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The greatest city in the world inspires some of the greatest books!

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Explore a range of new books developed with the use of the Library’s research collections, from biographies to novels and poetry.

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Every year, dozens of works that were researched at The New York Public Library and draw on our extensive collections are published, performed, or exhibited. NYPL's world-renowned research centers-the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, and The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts-offer writers, artists, students, scholars, and curators free access to the 47 million items in our collections. The work that is produced, from bestselling novels and poetry to scholarly works on philosophy and American history, shines a spotlight on the breadth and depth of the Library's holdings. Check out a small selection of titles that have been "Made at NYPL" over the years.

Among the many books published this year include biographies of the civil rights icon John Lewis, author Carson McCullers, and early Chinese American film star Anna May Wong, as well as an oral history of the New York Post, a history of queer athletes in the first half of the 20th century, and a study of the Black Brazilian author Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis.

We are proud to assist researchers and writers via a wide range of research services and resources, including articles and databases, digital research books, over a million digitized items in our Digital Collections, fellowship opportunities, the Scan & Deliver service, and more.

New Books Published in 2024

edited by Adrienne Edwards

Essays by artists, scholars, and critics cover topics ranging from the Black church, the South, and the Great Migration to nightclubs, musical influences, and queerness feature in this publication, which accompanies the Whitney Museum of American Art's Edges of Ailey exhibition (on through February 9, 2025). One of the featured items is a portrait of Pearl Primus in an Alvin Ailey production from the Pearl Primus photograph collection at the Schomburg Center.

edited by Denise Murrell

The Schomburg Center's Art and Artifacts Division loaned 13 items from its collections, which document, preserve, and interpret art and artifacts by and about peoples of African heritage throughout the world, to the Metropolitan Museum's landmark 2024 exhibition The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism. The accompanying publication resituates the Harlem Renaissance as an integral part of the development of 20th-century modernism.

by David Greenberg

David Greenberg's new biography of Civil Rights icon John Lewis draws on interviews with Lewis and hundreds of people who knew him, as well as FBI files and documents previously unused in work about Lewis's life. Greenberg worked on the book during his time as a Cullman Center Fellow at the Library in 2021-22.

by Susan Mulcahy and Frank DiGiacomo

A blockbuster oral history about America's favorite tabloid, Paper of Wreckage was written by two Page Six veterans and tells the story of the New York Post from its sale to Rupert Murdoch in 1976 through nearly five decades of controversy and bombast, bad behavior and worse puns, all the way to the present day. Mulcahy and DiGiacomo were assisted in their research, which "began at the height of the COVID crisis," by staff in the Rose Main Reading Room and the Vartan Gregorian Center for Research in the Humanities. "Working remotely," they write, "the librarians helped us enormously by sifting through New York Post microfilm and other primary sources."

by James Shapiro

The Federal Theatre Project, one of the many New Deal initiatives instituted in the 1930s to get Americans back into work during the Great Depression, produced a number of landmark theatrical events, including a legendary Black production of Macbeth in Harlem and work by Orson Welles and Arthur Miller. Bestselling author James Shapiro's account of its rise and demise-at the hands of a proto-McCarthyite Congressional committee, draws on the papers of Hallie Flanagan, the theater professor who ran the project, and many other resources held at the Library for the Performing Arts's Billy Rose Theatre Division.

by Lucy Ashe

"It was in The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, surrounded by all the dance reference and research materials I could hope for, that my novel The Sleeping Beauties came to life," Lucy Ashe told us earlier this year. Read on and watch a video interview with Ashe about the creation of this work of historical fiction, about the early years of Britain's Royal Opera House, inspired in part by the collections in the Jerome Robbins Dance Division at the Library for the Performing Arts.

by James Kaplan

After completing his acclaimed two-volume biography of Frank Sinatra, James Kaplan turned to jazz-and the creation in 1959, by Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Bill Evans, of Kind of Blue, the most iconic jazz album of them all. Researched in part at the Music and Recorded Sound Division at the Library for the Performing Arts, this bestselling account of how jazz reached the height of its power and popular influence is an American epic.

by Amy Reading

For her biography of Katharine S. White, who, in the course of her career at The New Yorker, shepherded work by Vladimir Nabokov, Jean Stafford, and John Cheever into the pages of the magazine, Amy Reading consulted NYPL resources including the New Yorker records, the Harriet Walden New Yorker papers, and the S. N. Behrman papers in our Manuscripts and Archives Division. In the book's acknowledgements, she describes "sitting in the sacred silence of the Manuscripts and Archives room at the New York Public Library"-something the Library is proud to offer all researchers. Look out in 2025 for our year-long exhibition A Century of The New Yorker, opening on February 21, exactly 100 years after the first issue was published.

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A selection of 2024 books that were researched at NYPL using our extensive collections.

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Here and There: 15 Memoirs About the Immigrant Experience in America

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Here and There: 15 Memoirs About the Immigrant Experience in America

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To mark Immigrant Heritage Month, we're highlighting voices that portray experiences of immigration through memoir and essay. Whether seeking opportunity or fleeing violence and instability, the stories of these authors and their families are a mix of uncertainty, pain, resilience, and hope.

Summaries provided via NYPL's catalog, which draws from multiple sources. Click through to each book's title for more.

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These stories describe the practical struggles of starting over in a new place as well as the challenges of dual identity.

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LIVE from NYPL brings you free events, conversations, and performances featuring prominent writers, artists, and thinkers.

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LIVE from NYPL brings you free events, conversations, and performances featuring prominent writers, artists, and thinkers. Register for free tickets now for upcoming events, and stay tuned as tickets become available for future events. Watch recent LIVE from NYPL events and explore dozens more in our extensive program archive.

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Comics Plus, powered by Library Pass! provides access to thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, manga and picture books. The collection includes popular and award-winning titles for every age range and interest. Patrons can search Comics Plus by category, publisher, or by typing a term into the search box. They can also filter content by recently added, popular, and featured comics!

Comics Plus | The New York Public Library (nypl.org)

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Vibrant Voices: New Books from Authors of Color

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Vibrant Voices: New Books from Authors of Color

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When Bron and Ray are with Ray's niece, their imaginations come out and their relationship is simple, but when they are alone together it turns tumultuous. The strain of their families forces them to take a deeper look at themselves.

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This person will listen to you, understand how your problem is affecting you, provide support, and get you the help you need.

988 Lifeline Center calls are free and confidential, and we're available 24/7.

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The New York Public Library is here to support kids and teens of all ages—plus educators, parents, and caregivers—with an array of programs and resources, both in person and online. Explore everything the Library has to offer kids and teens all year round—from storytimes and free homework help to special programs for teens, learning tools, and fun, engaging activities to help you develop your skills.

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The New York Public Library is here to support kids of all ages, educators, and parents and caregivers with an array of programs and resources, both in person and online. Discover what we're doing for kids and teens as New Yorkers return to school this fall-plus books, free homework help, learning tools, and fun, engaging activities to help you develop all your skills.

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The New York Public Library is here to support kids of all ages, educators, and parents and caregivers with an array of programs and resources, both in person and online. Discover what we're doing for kids and teens as New Yorkers return to school this fall-plus books, free homework help, learning tools, and fun, engaging activities to help you develop all your skills.

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With your library card, it's easier than ever to choose from more than 300,000 e-books on SimplyE, The New York Public Library's free e-reader app. Library cardholders can gain access to an array of digital resources for all ages, including e-books, audiobooks, databases, and more.

If you don't have an NYPL library card, New York State residents can apply for a digital card through the Library's SimplyE app (available on the App Store or Google Play). Once you've received your barcode and PIN, explore SimplyE to discover hundreds of thousands of e-books, plus visit our website to find many more digital resources. You can also find your library card number by logging into your library account with your SimplyE username and pin. The 14 digit library card number is displayed underneath your name.

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NYPL After School is a free drop-in program for kids aged 6-12 that takes place after regular school hours, Monday to Thursday, when school is in session. Join us at a participating branch for homework help from one of our tutors or Teen Reading Ambassadors, reading recommendations, fun writing, STEAM, and enrichment activities-and even snacks! Find out where NYPL After School is happening in person, explore online activities and resources, and more.

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NYPL After School is a free drop-in program for kids aged 6-12 that takes place after regular school hours, Monday to Thursday, when school is in session. Join us at a participating branch for homework help from one of our tutors or Teen Reading Ambassadors, reading recommendations, fun writing, STEAM, and enrichment activities-and even snacks!

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The New York Public Library's Center for Educators and Schools offers a wide range of events and programs for educators, including credit-bearing professional development workshops, author talks, film screenings, and more! View the full calendar of events and programs from the Center for Educators and Schools.

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Welcome to The New York Public Library’s Center for Educators and Schools, a new initiative devoted to making all of the Library’s resources accessible and useful for educators. Here you’ll find programs and services tailored for the educator community, such as book lists, credit-bearing workshops, special access to exhibitions, tips on teaching with primary source materials from our vast research collections, and much more.

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Our Mission

The Center for Educators and Schools uses The New York Public Library's resources and collections to ignite curiosity, joy, and a passion for learning within educators, students, and school communities.

"For over 125 years, The New York Public Library has been an educational resource for the people of New York City, and far beyond. Now, the Library is building a team exclusively devoted to serving educators and schools. Whether you are a classroom teacher, a school librarian, an administrator, paraprofessional, a parent, or any type of educator at all, the Center for Educators and Schools is here to help you make the most of the Library's rich resources..."

- Brian Jones, Director, Center for Educators and Schools | Read more.

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Welcome to The New York Public Library's Center for Educators and Schools, a new initiative devoted to making all of the Library's resources accessible and useful for educators. Here you'll find programs and services tailored for the educator community, such as book lists, credit-bearing workshops, special access to exhibitions, tips on teaching with primary source materials from our vast research collections, and much more.

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Japanese Crime Fiction: How It Caught The World with Allison Markin Powell, Marie Iida, and Juliet Grames

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Japanese Crime Fiction: How It Caught The World with Allison Markin Powell, Marie Iida, and Juliet Grames

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Japanese Crime Fiction: How It Caught The World with Allison Markin Powell, Marie Iida, and Juliet Grames

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Join the Library as we welcome Allison Markin Powell, Marie Iida, and Juliet Grames in the panel "Japanese Crime Fiction: How It Caught The World” to discuss Japanese Crime Fiction in the United States and its growing popularity.  The discussion will be led by the English translators of Kaoru Takamura’s Lady Joker, Allison Markin Powell and Marie Iida, as well as editor Juliet Grames from the acclaimed Soho Crime imprint and the literature in translation program.

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Dueling Detectives: Author Talk with Joseph Knox

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Dueling Detectives: Author Talk with Joseph Knox

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Join us for a very special Dueling Detectives! This month we will be having a virtual author talk with Joseph Knox, author of True Crime Story.

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Dueling Detectives: Author Talk with Nadine Matheson

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Join us for a very special Dueling Detectives! This month we will be having a virtual author talk with Nadine Matheson, author of The Jigsaw Man, one of NYPL's best mystery picks of 2021.

Nadine Matheson lives in London practices as a criminal defence lawyer. In 2016, she won the City University Crime Writing Competition and completed the Creative Writing (Crime/Thriller Novels) MA at City University of London with Distinction in 2018. Her novel, The Jigsaw Man, was published in 2021. The Jigsaw Man has been sold in 15 territories to date and will be translated into 14 languages.

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Join Pelham Parkway-Van Nest Library in a discussion with Joseph Elliott,YA author of the critically acclaimed The Shadow Skye Trilogy Series. We will talk about his writing career and his books, including his newly released and last book of the the trilogy, The Burning Swift.

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Join Pelham Parkway-Van Nest Library in a discussion with Laura Bates, founder of the Everyday Sexism Project. We will talk about her work with this important orgranization and also will be talking about her most recent books, The Burning and Men Who Hate Women.

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Career Cruising is a comprehensive bilingual (English and Spanish) interactive multimedia source which features profiles and information on hundreds of occupations, 2 and 4 year college and universities, and financial aid, including scholarship opportunities. Connect

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Career Cruising is a comprehensive bilingual (English and Spanish) interactive multimedia source which features profiles and information on hundreds of occupations, 2 and 4 year college and universities, and financial aid, including scholarship opportunities. Connect

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A one-stop-shop for introductory business information.   It provides general operational information for any type of business with searchable advisory videos.  It has state-specific startup guides and a broad range of industry information including articles and market research reports.  It also provides the fulltext of the business-related guides from the Nolo Press.  Connect

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A one-stop-shop for introductory business information.   It provides general operational information for any type of business with searchable advisory videos.  It has state-specific startup guides and a broad range of industry information including articles and market research reports.  It also provides the fulltext of the business-related guides from the Nolo Press.  Connect

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Test preparation materials and interactive practice exams that will help people improve their scores on academic, civil service, military, and professional licensing and certification exams, including the PSAT, SAT, GED replacement, TASC, test, and other exams. Connect

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Test preparation materials and interactive practice exams that will help people improve their scores on academic, civil service, military, and professional licensing and certification exams, including the PSAT, SAT, GED replacement, TASC, test, and other exams. Connect

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LinkedIn Learning, formerly known as Lynda.com, is an online educational site that features thousands of courses and video tutorials where you can discover, complete, and track courses related to your field and interests. Users will need to create accounts in order to track course progress, create playlists of potential coursework, and keep course notes. Patrons should refer to LinkedIn's Privacy Policy and Website Use Policy before starting. To log in, please click on "Get Started" and enter your NYPL library card number or username and your PIN.

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Learn a new language with this interactive database that provides step by step lesson plans for 71 different languages. This database features ESL lessons for Arabic, Cantonese, Mandarin, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, and Vietnamese speakers. A text translator is provided. Download the mobile app. *First time users must create a profile in order to access the resource. Connect

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Learn a new language with this interactive database that provides step by step lesson plans for 71 different languages. This database features ESL lessons for Arabic, Cantonese, Mandarin, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, and Vietnamese speakers. A text translator is provided. Download the mobile app. *First time users must create a profile in order to access the resource. Connect

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Author Talk with Tony Fleecs and Trish Forstner

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Author Talk with Tony Fleecs and Trish Forstner

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Author Talk with Tony Fleecs and Trish Forstner

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Join the Pelham Parkway-Van Nest and Wakefield Libraies in a discussion with Tony Fleecs and Trish Forstner, author and illustrator of the graphic novel, Stray Dogs, a story that follows Sophie, a dog who can't remember what has happened to her female owner and how she ended up in a strange house. As her memory starts to return, Sophie realizes that she must escape this sinister house, before something happens to her.

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Join Pelham Parkway-Van Nest Library in a discussion with Claire McFall, author of the newly released YA novel, Ferryman. After a deadly train crash, the afterlife is waiting for Dylan. But that's only if she and her intriguing Ferryman can make it across the demon-infested wasteland--and if she can bear to let him go.

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NYC Well is your connection to free, confidential mental health support. Speak to a counselor via phone, text, or chat and get access to mental health and substance use services, in more than 200 languages, 24/7/365.

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Suicide Prevention

Suicide prevention and crisis counseling

Warm Transfers

Referrals and warm transfer to other services

Follow-up Care

Follow-up to check that you have connected to care and it is working for you

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We're here to listen and help with problems like stress, depression, anxiety, or drug and alcohol use. For you or someone you care for. What We Do Helping New Yorkers in Crisis NYC 988 is your...

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Relatable Content Handpicked by the YA Librarian for the Everyday Teen

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National Alliance on Mental Illness of NYC

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National Alliance on Mental Illness of NYC

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NAMI-NYC helps families and individuals affected by mental illness build better lives through education, support, and advocacy.

We are still here for you. Our Helpline, our Support Groups, and our Classes... They're available by phone and video.

Our Services

How can we help your loved one or you? Call us.

We provide classes and support groups all over New York City, and these days online.

We can bring NAMI to your business, organization, or school.

The Latest

NAMI-NYC Changes Lives

NAMI-NYC changes the lives of families and individuals affected by mental illness every day.

How You Can Support NAMI-NYC

Donating stocks? Doing estate planning?

Donate online or print a form to mail us.

Join the national mental health movement.

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National Alliance on Mental Illness of NYC | NAMI-NYC Metro

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NAMI-NYC helps families and individuals affected by mental illness build better lives through education, support, and advocacy. We are still here for you. Our Helpline, our Support Groups, and our Classes... They're available by phone and video. How can we help your loved one or you? Call us.

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Growing Up NYC is maintained by the The Mayor’s Office for Economic Opportunity and The NYC Children’s Cabinet

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NYC’s official resources for families and children, featuring programs, events and activities

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Set up your MySchools account today! MySchools is a searchable directory of all DOE public schools; when application periods are open, you can also use it to apply.

How Students Get Offers

How to Apply: Grade by Grade

Click or tap on the links below to learn more about each admissions process.

**Need a school right away? Visit our New Students page or request support from Family Welcome Center staff.**

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Set up your MySchools account today! MySchools is a searchable directory of all DOE public schools; when application periods are open, you can also use it to apply. How Students Get Offers Click or tap on the links below to learn more about each admissions process. **Need a school right away?

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Want to receive fun facts and easy tips to promote your child’s development? Sign up for Ready4K at no cost, and begin building on your existing family routines today!

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NYC is Ready4K!

Ready4K is an evidence-based family engagement curriculum delivered via text messages. Each week, you'll receive short text messages with fun facts and easy tips on how to promote your child's development by building on existing family routines.

To sign up, text "NYC" to 70138, or fill out the form on this page. While there is absolutely no cost for enrolling, data & message rates may apply for receiving 3 messages per week.

You can cancel text messages at any time by texting STOP to 70138.

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Ready4K is an evidence-based family engagement curriculum delivered via text messages. Each week, you'll receive short text messages with fun facts and easy tips on how to promote your child's development by building on existing family routines. To sign up, text "NYC" to 70138, or fill out the form on this page.