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The Scouting NY Guide to the Big Apple!

Nick Carr | Posted 12.17.2009 | New York

Read More: Manhattan, Flushing Meadows, Plaza Hotel, New York Public Library, Guggenheim Museum, Fiorello LaGuardia, New York Tourism, New York Subway, Fdny, Scouting Ny, New York News
Nick Carr

Every week, I receive emails asking what I'd recommend covering on a visit to NYC -- not the obscure, quirky stuff that I write about, but rather, my favorite major attractions and sights.

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Is It the Thought That Counts? Or Is It the Book?

Carole Baron | Posted 11.18.2009 | Books

Read More: Books as Gifts, Eudora Welty, Publishing, Steig Larson, New York Public Library, Alfred Knopf, James Agee, Zagat, Raymond Chandler, JD Salinger, Books News
Carole Baron

Books make great gifts and I am in a unique position-- editor, publisher, reader -- to come up with something special for each person on my list.

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Rob Fishman

New York Public Library Celebrates Library Lions

HuffingtonPost.com | Rob Fishman | Posted 11.03.2009 | New York

Read More: Sebastian Stan, Literary Lions, Leighton Meester, New York Public Library, Nora Ephron, Public Library, Library Lions, Annie Proulx, Billy Crudup, Nypl, Gay Talese, Nan Talese, Young Lions, Zoe Kazan, Michael Bloombeg, Slideshow, New York News

Last night, the New York Public Library held its annual Library Lions dinner, followed by the Young Lions benefit party. This year, in a break from t...

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E. Annie Proulx Donates Papers To New York Public Library

AP | Posted 11.03.2009 | New York

Read More: Brokeback Mountatin, E. Annie Proulx Brokeback Mountain, E. Annie Proulx Donate Papers, New York Public Library, E. Annie Prouxl Public Library, E. Annie Proulx, Heath Ledger, New York, New York City, New York News

NEW YORK — A celebrated chronicler of rural life, E. Annie Proulx, has found a literary home in the big city. Proulx, whose works include the P...

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Author Morris Dickstein Interviewed for Upcoming Creative Time Summit

Zefrey Throwell | Posted 10.21.2009 | New York

Read More: Revolutions-in-Public-Practice, Dancing in the Dark, Great Depression, Art, New York Public Library, New York News
Zefrey Throwell

An interview with Morris Dickstein about his new book, Dancing In the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression as well as what he plans on presenting at the Creative Time Summit.

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How Helpful Is Cultural Diplomacy? Very Helpful!

Margaret Ayers | Posted 10.20.2009 | New York

Read More: Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, Islam, Cultural Diplomacy, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Public Library, Middle East, Foreign Affairs, Muslim Voices, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Asia Society, Bam, Public Diplomacy, New York News
Margaret Ayers

Muslim Voices: Arts and Ideas exemplifies how cultural exchange can promote dialogue that elevates discussion and understanding of our shared aspirations.

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At the Tender Age of 39, Spike Jonze Receives a Retrospective at MoMA

Jane Levere | Posted 10.07.2009 | New York

Read More: Forest Whitaker, Museum of Modern Art, Kanye West, Maurice Sendak, New York Public Library, No Age, Spike Jonze, New York News
Jane Levere

The centerpiece of the retrospective will be two special programs: Jonze will appear with author Maurice Sendak, and there will be an evening of skate videos where No Age will perform.

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New York, You've Changed -- Ghostbusters, Part Two

Nick Carr | Posted 11.23.2009 | New York

Read More: Chinatown, Ghostbusters, Columbia University, New York, Harold Ramis, New York Public Library, Bill Murray, Tribeca, Little Italy, Hudson Street, Scouting Ny, Movies, New York You've Changed, Ghost Busters, Ghostbusters 3, New York News
Nick Carr

A full shot-by-shot dissection to see what New York once was and what it has become -- by way of Ghostbusters scenes.

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Public Libraries In Brooklyn To Open On Sundays, Return To Seven-Day Schedule

New York Daily News | By Jake Pearson | Posted 11.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Brooklyn Library, Library Hours, New York Public Library, Brooklyn, New York News

Four Brooklyn public libraries will once again be open on Sundays, returning to a seven-day schedule that was ended this year in anticipation of budge...

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Tintin Au Congo Book Restricted By Brooklyn Library

AP | Posted 09.20.2009 | New York

Read More: Steven Spielberg, Tintin Book, New York Public Library, Brooklyn Library, Herge, Tintin, Library Restriction, Library Restricts Book Access, Tintin Au Congo, New York News

NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Public Library has restricted access to a book whose controversial title character will be featured in a Steven Spielber...

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Re-"Kindle" Our Past with Green Technology

Jonathan A. Schein | Posted 09.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Solar Energy, Rare Books, Columbia University, Princeton University, New York Public Library, Green Technology, Kindle, Importance of Reading, Amazon Kindle, Reading, Sustainability, Green News
Jonathan A. Schein

Preserving books is one of our most important duties if we are going remain relevant in the eyes of future societies.

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Book Bling for Sale

Jan Herman | Posted 05.13.2009 | Home

Read More: Ken Lopez, Park Avenue Armory, Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Book Signing, New York Public Library, Books, Home News
Jan Herman

All the Hemingways I saw were going for stratospheric prices. Well, not exactly going. More like asking. If I remember correctly, a signed presentatio...

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Schwarzman Lion-ized: After $100M Gift, Library Gets Renamed

New York Times | Marc Santora | Posted 05.01.2008 | Business

Read More: Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, New York Public Library, Stephen Schwarzman, Business News

The name will appear five times on the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue: at the base of each of the two center columns leading to the century-o...

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Steve Schwarzman, Big Spender

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Blackstone, Steve Schwarzman, New York Public Library, Stephen Schwarzman, Business News

Just as Blackstone was posting a $170 million loss for its fourth quarter, co-founder Stephen Schwarzman announced he was donating $100 million to the...

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"Pinch" Sulzberger's Letters To Go Public — In 2057

New York Observer | John Koblin | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

Read More: Sulzberger Letters, Arthur Sulzberger Jr., New York Times, New York Public Library, Pinch Sulzberger, Media News

Last summer, when The New York Times announced that it had donated its archives to the New York Public Library, publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. said i...

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