NOW

May–August 2012

Stephen A. Schwarzman Building mid-manhattan library Science, industry and business library the new york public library for the performing arts Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture bronx library center

Contents

General Information

3 Exhibitions

Throughout the year, The New York Public Library offers more than 40,000 free public programs at its 91 locations in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island.

These lectures, classes, panel discussions, concerts, film screenings, story hours, and more, featuring Library staff members as well as noted writers, fine artists, performing artists, and scholars, are part of the Library’s mission to make available to the public educational and cultural programs of the highest quality. In addition, exhibitions at the Library’s many locations showcase our rich and varied collections.

Public Programs 8 Stephen A. Schwarzman Building 12 Mid-Manhattan Library 18 Science, Industry and Business Library 22 Library for the Performing Arts 26 Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 27 Bronx Library Center 28 Neighborhood Libraries

Cover images are reproduced in full on pages 12, 3, 24, 14, and 27.

Library hours may vary and are subject to change; call to confirm. Programs and exhibitions are subject to change or cancellation; for up-to-date information, visit www.nypl.org/events.

Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street www.nypl.org/locations/schwarzman Exhibition information: 917.ASK.NYPL (917.275.6975) Free admission.

Exhibition hours: Monday, Thursday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.; Tuesday–Wednesday, 10 a.m.–8 p.m.; Sunday (through June 24), 1–5 p.m.

Building tours: Monday–Saturday, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.; Sunday (through June 24), 2 p.m., a free one-hour tour of the landmark building. Group tours by appointment; call 212.930.0650 for reservations and fees.

Exhibition tours: Gottesman Exhibition Hall tours are offered free of charge starting June 22: Monday– Saturday, 12:30 and 2:30 p.m.; Sunday (through June 24), 3:30 p.m. All group tours, including school groups, must be scheduled well in advance. Unauthorized tours are not permitted. To schedule a tour, call 212.930.0650.

Group tour fees are $7 per person ($5 for seniors); there is no charge for full-time students.

The Schwarzman Building will be closed on Sundays in July and August.

Mid-Manhattan Library 455 Fifth Avenue (at 40th Street) www.nypl.org/locations/mid-manhattan-library Exhibition information: 917.ASK.NYPL (917.275.6975) Free admission.

Exhibition hours: Monday–Thursday, 8 a.m.–11 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.–8 p.m.; Saturday–Sunday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 515 Malcolm X Boulevard www.nypl.org/locations/schomburg Exhibition information: 212.491.2200 Free admission.

Exhibition hours: Monday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

Building tours: Self-guided tours are available Monday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

Bronx Library Center 310 East Kingsbridge Road (at Briggs Avenue) www.nypl.org/locations/bronx-library-center Information: 718.579.4244 Hours: Monday–Saturday, 9 a.m.–9 p.m.; Sunday, 12 noon–6 p.m.

Building tours: Group tours are available by appointment.

Call 718.579.4244.

All these locations are fully wheelchair accessible.

Science, Industry and Business Library 188 Madison Avenue (at 34th Street) www.nypl.org/locations/sibl Building tours: Thursday at 2 p.m., a free one-hour tour.

For information, call 917.ASK.NYPL (917.275.6975).

Now is published three times a year by the Office of Communications and Public Engagement: Deanna Lee, Vice President for Communications and Public Engagement Heidi Singer, Director of Publications and Graphic Design Abby Tannenbaum, Editor Eliza Cerdeiros, Designer Lucine Kinoian, Contributor

The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center 40 Lincoln Center Plaza www.nypl.org/locations/lpa Exhibition information: 212.870.1630 Free admission.

Exhibition hours: Monday, Thursday, 12 noon–8 p.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 12 noon–6 p.m.

All New York Public Library locations will be closed for the holiday on July 4.

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Enjoy discounts at The Library Shop and on LIVE from the NYPL tickets, and receive invitations to members-only events, exhibition previews, and receptions. Visit www.nypl.org/support or call 212.930.0653 for more information.

Get connected with free technology classes at The New York Public Library! We offer a wide range of hands-on technology training at many of our locations throughout the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island, and we’re adding new classes all the time. Check out the class calendar, and sign up today! www.nypl.org/events/classes/computer-classes

The Library Shop at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street www.thelibraryshop.org Information/phone orders: 212.930.0641.

Hours: Monday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.; Sunday (through June 24), 1 p.m.–5 p.m.

The Schomburg Shop 515 Malcolm X Boulevard www.nypl.org/locations/schomburg Information/phone orders: 212.491.2206.

Hours: Monday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.

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Space Rental The New York Public Library’s landmark Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, located in the heart of New York City, encourages the use of some of its most beautiful spaces for memorable wedding receptions and social and corporate events. Let us help make your event spectacular. For more information, call 212.930.0730 or visit www.nypl.org/spacerental.

Reproductions

Now is available in ADA-compliant pdf format at: www.nypl.org/sites/default/ files/now.pdf

Visit the Library’s online Digital Gallery (digitalgallery.nypl.org) to view more than 740,000 images from the collections available for purchase as decorative prints framed and unframed or as TIFF files for editorial or commercial use. For further information, visit www.nypl.org/express.

For Students and Teachers The New York Public Library offers many programs for students and teachers. To arrange an exhibition tour, a student research workshop, a professional development opportunity, or to have a librarian come to your school, visit teachandlearn.nypl.org or contact NYPL’s Division of Teaching and Learning by telephone at 212.576.0037 or by e-mail at teachandlearn@nypl.org.

Featured Exhibition

www.nypl.org Lunch Hour NYC June 22, 2012–January 13, 2013 Stephen A. Schwarzman Building D. Samuel and Jeane H. Gottesman Exhibition Hall

Drawing on materials from across the Library’s collections, Lunch Hour NYC tells the story of the clamor and chaos of lunchtime in New York, which has been a defining feature of the city for more than 150 years. Work-obsessed, time-obsessed, and in love with ingenious new ways to make money, New York City reinvented lunch in its own image. The exhibition, which includes 250 items, focuses on different types of lunchtime experiences, from early power brokers inventing what they didn’t yet call the “power lunch” to local charities establishing a three-cent school lunch to visitors with guidebooks thronging Times Square to eat lunch at the Automat. Highlights include caricatures from the walls of Sardi’s, selections from the Library’s world-renowned menu and cookbook collections, and a restored section of an original Automat.

Related programs: see pages 17 and 28.

Food, Glorious Food! Clockwise, from top: Berenice Abbott’s iconic photo of an Automat on Eighth Avenue, boys gathering for lunch at P.S. 40, and a broadside printed to help unemployed people sell apples on city streets during the Depression are all part of the story of lunch in New York.

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, Photography Collection; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Rare Book Division.

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Additional support for this exhibition has been generously provided by the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers.

Free Exhibitions The Obama Presidency: A Look Behind the Scenes Through June 2, 2012

Support for The New York Public Library’s Exhibitions Program has been provided by Celeste Bartos, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, the Mahnaz Ispahani Bartos and Adam Bartos Exhibitions Fund, and Jonathan Altman.

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Latimer/Edison Gallery

This exhibition of 56 photographs

by Pete Souza, the chief official White House photographer, forms a visual diary of nearly two years of President Barack Obama’s time in office, from September 2009 through May 2011. Souza’s work documents the Commander in Chief’s daily executive routine and offers glimpses of the lighter side of President Obama’s personality.

Narrative captions for each of the photographs, written by Souza, place the images in context and articulate the photographer’s thoughts behind certain pictures.

The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts gratefully acknowledges the leadership support of Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman. Additional support for exhibitions has been provided by Judy R. and Alfred A. Rosenberg and the Miriam and Harold Steinberg Foundation.

Schomburg Center programs and exhibitions are supported in part by the City of New York, the New York City Council, the State of New York, the New York State Back, Puerto Rican and Hispanic Legislative Caucus, the Rockefeller Foundation endowment for the Performing Arts, and Annie E. and Sarah L. Delany Charitable Trusts.

Shelley’s Ghost: The Afterlife of a Poet Through June 24, 2012 Stephen A. Schwarzman Building The Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III Gallery

Precocious Poet “A Cat in Distress” (1803–5) by a young Percy Bysshe Shelley, written when he was 13 or younger, is his earliest known extant poem. His sister Elizabeth made the watercolor sketch of the cat.

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.

Featuring rare manuscripts, books, and artifacts from the Library’s Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, Shelley’s Ghost chronicles the lives and literary legacy of the famed 19th-century English poet Percy Bysshe Shelly, his wife, Frankenstein author Mary Shelley, and her parents, William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft.

The exhibition marks the first time selections from the Frankenstein manuscript will be on view in the United States. Organized by NYPL in collaboration with the Bodleian Library at Oxford University, the exhibition tells the truly remarkable tale of an extraordinary circle of people (including Lord Byron), filled with wild romances, tragic deaths, and landmark literary accomplishments.

Support for this exhibition has been generously provided by the Aronson and Pforzheimer Families.

www.nypl.org In Pieces: The Fragment or Ruin in Early Modern Prints Through June 27, 2012 Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Print Gallery

In the early-16th century, the artist Raphael was charged with protecting Rome’s ancient buildings and sculptures from looters. At the same time, public attitudes toward decaying artifacts and monuments— ruins—changed. Instead of being viewed as eyesores or objects of purely utilitarian use, ruins gained new significance as objects of antiquarian study and artistic inspiration and worthy of restoration. In Pieces traces evolving feelings about timeworn structures from the Renaissance to the early-19th century through prints by such artists as Boisseau, Caneletto, Castiglione, and Piranesi. The works reveal that, as symbols and visual motifs, ruins have sustained the imagination over hundreds of years, serving as reminders of the accomplishments of the ancients and the fragility of human achievement.

This exhibition has been made possible by the continuing generosity of Miriam and Ira D. Wallach.

The Great American Revue: How Florenz Ziegfeld, George White, and Their Rivals Remade Broadway Through July 27, 2012 New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Shelby Cullom Davis Museum Vincent Astor Gallery

Featuring original scores, scripts, designs, recordings, and other items from LPA’s music, dance, and theater collections, this exhibition introduces visitors to the on- and off-stage worlds of the annual revue, one of the most popular forms of American theater in the first half of the 20th century. Famous revues include the Ziegfeld Follies, George White’s Scandals, and the Greenwich Village Follies. Items on view range from little-known and unpublished songs by Irving Berlin and Arthur Schwartz to costume designs by James Reynolds and Aline Bernstein.

Listening stations play recordings by such performers as Eddie Cantor and Bert Williams.

Related programs: see page 24.

Support for this exhibition has been generously provided by Community Funds, Inc.–LuEsther T. Mertz Advised Fund, Susan Brown Barry, Angela Lansbury, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Gould, Jr.

Taking the Stage James Reynolds’s design for a dancer portraying Labor Day was intended for the Greenwich Village Follies.

Antiquarian Treasure Boisseau’s 1808 etching depicts the Temple of the Tiburtine Sibyl at Tivoli.

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, Print Collection.

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Billy Rose Theatre Division, Jones and Green Collection.

Free Exhibitions Star Quality: The World of Noël Coward Through August 12, 2012 New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Shelby Cullom Davis Museum Donald and Mary Oenslager Gallery

Noël Coward is best known as the playwright of such classics as Private Lives, Blithe Spirit, Hay Fever, and Design for Living and as the composer of such timeless songs as “Mad About the Boy,” “I’ll See You Again,” and “Mad Dogs and Englishmen.” This exhibition offers a more comprehensive look at Coward and is the first to show the full extent of his prodigious talents as a director of plays and movies, actor, cabaret artist, wartime patriot, painter, and patron of charitable causes. Star Quality features photographs, scripts, posters, costumes, programs, memorabilia, and other objects, many previously unseen, as well as rare audio and video components.

Related programs: see page 23.

Urban Detritus Discarded dryer ducts aren’t immediately recognizable.

Photo: Jan Staller.

This exhibition was organized in collaboration with the Coward Foundation, the San Francisco Museum of Performance & Design, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.

More Than a Passing Glance Through August 22, 2012

Movements & Moments in Spring Through December 2012

Mid-Manhattan Library

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

Art Wall on Third

For the past 30 years, photographer Jan Staller has focused his camera on the last vestiges of the industrial age. At once recognizable and yet abstract, his large-scale color pictures made in 2010 and 2011 expose construction sites, scrap-metal yards, and parking lots. Through Staller’s lens, these images are notable for their visual appeal rather than as depictions of specific locations and the raw materials used to construct the modern world.

American Negro Theater

Related program: see page 14.

With the precision of a forensic scientist and the patience of a librarian, Pauline Galiana collects discarded paper and turns it into art. For this site-specific exhibition, the artist took loops of paper made from pages of NYPL’s Now (this publication) and stitched them onto fabric. An homage to the sensuality of paper and text, Galiana’s pieces evoke the flow of people moving in a public space.

GMAD at 25: A History in Words and Images Through August 31, 2012 Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division

This exhibition features photographs and documents such as incorporation papers, meeting minutes, and newsletters that document the history of Gay Men of African Descent (GMAD), the oldest social-services organization serving black gay men in New York City.

Initial funding of the LGBT Initiative provided by Time Warner Inc., with additional support from M.A.C. AIDS Fund; Arcus Foundation; and Friends of the LGBT Initiative.

Mercator at 500 Through September 29, 2012 Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

In celebration of the 500th anniversary of the birth of Gerard Mercator (1512–1594), the Flemish geographer, engraver, and mapmaker, this exhibition presents rare cartographic works, some of which have not been displayed in decades. A great innovator, Mercator elevated cartography to new heights. His first world map (1538) built upon and improved state-of-the-art mathematical cartography, and was augmented with geographic data from New World discoveries.

In celebration of the season, this exhibition presents artwork by members of the National Conference of Artists, the oldest African-American art association in the nation. Artists include Ann Tanksley, Betty Blayton, Sandra Sadakeisha Collier, and curator Gloria Aziza Lawyer.

Shredded: Off the Grid May 1–June 1, 2012 Mid-Manhattan Library Art in the Windows (on view day and night)

Related program: see page 12.

Rock and Roll Icons: Photographs

by Patrick Harbron May 10–August 10, 2012 New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Shelby Cullom Davis Museum Plaza Corridor Gallery

One of the premier music photographers of the late-20th century, Harbron captured pivotal moments in the careers of such artists as Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Blondie, Tom Petty, the Police, and Prince as they rose to prominence in the 1970s and 1980s. He also took pictures of more established groups and soloists, including the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Ray Charles, David Bowie, Queen, Neil Young, and Bob Marley. This exhibition of 30 photographs features many images that have never been published or exhibited.

Related program: see page 22.

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SHOP AT THE LIBRARY!

Photo: Patrick Harbron.

ONGOING! Pooh and His Friends Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Children’s Center at 42nd Street

In 1921, year-old Christopher Robin Milne received a small stuffed bear.

Eeyore, Piglet, Kanga, and Tigger soon joined Winnie-the-Pooh as Christopher’s playmates and the inspiration for When We Were Very Young (1924), Winnie-the-Pooh (1926), and other books written by his father, A. A. Milne. Brought to the United States in 1947, the toys remained with Milne’s American publisher, E. P. Dutton, until 1987, when they were donated to The New York Public Library. Children and adults from around the world visit Pooh and his friends daily.

Is there a future bookworm in your life? Now you can dress him or her in this adorable onesie. The 100-percent-cotton clothing comes in two sizes— and it’s a great way to encourage a love of reading early!

The Library Shop also has books and toys for babies and kids of all ages, including veteran bookworms who are still young at heart. Find books, cards, games, jewelry, and more at The Library Shop. And remember, all purchases support NYPL! Friends of the Library always receive a 10 percent discount on all Library Shop purchases!

Shop in person at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street or online at www.thelibraryshop.org.

For more information about The Library Shop, call 212.930.0641 or visit www.thelibraryshop.org.

For more information about becoming a Friend of the Library, call 212.930.0653 or visit www.nypl.org/support.

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Born in the USA Patrick Harbron photographed Bruce Springsteen and his band starting in 1978; this image is from a performance in 1984.

Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street

Free Programs May 8 at 2 p.m. (also June 12) Blogging 101

The Celeste Bartos Education Center at South Court is made possible through the extraordinary generosity of Celeste Bartos. Additional leadership support was provided by The Starr Foundation and the Altman Foundation.

Katerina Dimitriadou-Shuster, Specialist, Special Formats Processing

Learn what a blog is, see examples of blogs, and get tips on how to create your own blog using WordPress.

May 8 at 6 p.m.

Great Houses of Havana: A Century of Cuban Style

Programs, Lectures, and Classes Unless otherwise indicated, events take place in the Celeste Bartos Education Center at South Court and last approximately one hour. Enter South Court from Astor Hall at the Fifth Avenue entrance to the Library. Classrooms will be opened 10 minutes prior to the class beginning. Except where indicated, no reservations are necessary. Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

South Court Auditorium

Architect and author Hermes Mallea offers an insider’s tour of Havana’s architectural gems, tracing the evolution of the Cuban home from its traditional Spanish colonial roots to the “tropical Modernist” villas of the 1950s. Mallea also discusses the architects and larger-than-life patrons who made Havana “the Paris of the Caribbean” and shares reminiscences and selections from his vintage Cuban photography collection.

This talk is sponsored by the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, Art and Architecture Collection, and the Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy.

Cuban Style A magnificent staircase is the focal point in this residence. See May 8.

Photo: Nestor Marti.

May 2 at 3 p.m. (also June 20 at 3 p.m. and July 24 at 11 a.m.)

Old Books, Rare Books: Learning About the Value of Your Books Virginia Bartow, Senior Rare Book Cataloger, Special Formats Processing

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Delve into the world of antiquarian books and learn about buying or selling an old book.

May 2 at 5:30 p.m.

The New York Genealogical & Biographical Society Lecture Series: Resources for Locating Caribbean Ancestors Andrea Ramsey helps researchers who want to trace their families to the Anglophone Caribbean (Barbados, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Trinidad) discover key resources.

May 4 at 1:15 p.m.

Lectures from the Allen Room and the Wertheim Study: Enacting Innocence: Barack Obama’s Speech on Race in the Context of American Exceptionalism, with Jonathan W. Gray South Court Auditorium

May 8 at 12:30 p.m. (also May 15, 22, 29, June 12, 19, 26, and July 10, 17, 24, 31) Orientation to the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Staff, General Research Division

This combination workshop and building tour covers how to get a library card, how to use NYPL’s online catalog and databases, and where to find what you’re looking for in the Schwarzman Building.

May 9 at 1:15 p.m.

Lectures from the Allen Room and the Wertheim Study: Cognito Interruptus: Descartes and Princess Elisabeth on Life, Love, and Growing Old, with Anne O’Byrne and Kyoo Lee South Court Auditorium

May 9 at 3:15 p.m. (also June 6, July 11, and August 1) Introduction to Computers Tracy Davis and Desmond Hunnighen, General Research Division

This introduction to computer basics covers the parts of a computer and how to use a keyboard and mouse.

May 10 at 2 p.m.

Discuss Great Books in a Great Setting Mary Jones, Librarian, General Research Division Margaret Liebman Berger Forum

Discuss Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “Self Reliance” with other lovers of literature. Participants should read the title before the discussion.

www.nypl.org May 12 at 2 p.m. (also June 23) Block and Lot: Researching New York City Buildings and the People Who Live in Them

May 16 at 5:30 p.m. (also May 19 at 10 a.m.)

Citizen Cartography Workshop: Build a Virtual Atlas of New York

Artis Wright, The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, and Philip Sutton, Librarian, Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy

Mishka Vance, The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

May 12 at 2–4 p.m.

Hand-Made Crafternoon Margaret Liebman Berger Forum

In this DIY workshop, hosted by Rare Book librarian Jessica Pigza and Crafternoon author Maura Madden, Jennifer Paganelli, author of Happy Home and Girl’s World, shares tips on making summer party garlands. Seating is limited and reservations are recommended.

Reserve your seat by writing to handmade@nypl.org.

May 15 at 3:15 p.m. (also June 13, July 18, and August 8) Basic Internet

Help NYPL build the geospatial library of the future. This workshop focuses on the basics of map “warping” or georectification (overlaying digital images of historic maps onto a contemporary digital map).

Once you learn this powerful new research tool, you can help create a resource that will benefit scholars, educators, and history enthusiasts around New York and the world.

Limited to 15 participants.

Mary Jones, Librarian, General Research Division

Explore current and historical newspapers and periodicals, ranging from 19th-century African American newspapers to international business journals, available online through NYPL. May 18 at 1:15 p.m.

Lectures from the Allen Room and the Wertheim Study: AntiSemitism, Italian Style: The Italian Royal Academy, 1938–1943, with Paul Arpaia South Court Auditorium

Taking Flight Vicky Rubin’s picture book Ralphie and the Swamp Baby features vivid watercolors. See June 2.

Illustration: Vicky Rubin.

May 18 at 2:15 p.m.

Elusive Jane: In Search of Jane Austen at The New York Pubic Library

May 16 at 5:30 p.m.

The 1940 Census: Searching Without a Name Index

Examine Jane Austen’s life and works through the collections of The New York Public Library.

Robert Armitage, Humanities Bibliographer, General Research Division

South Court Auditorium

Although the newly released national census contains a wealth of information, its name index will not be available for several months.

Stephen Morse explains how to use One-Step, a website he developed to help genealogists and researchers search the records by location.

2 p.m.

This informal monthly gathering welcomes fans of children’s literature: librarians, authors, illustrators, publishers, booksellers, and teachers. These programs are for adults only.

May 17 at 2 p.m.

Researching with E-Resources: Newspapers and Periodicals

Learn how to get connected, use a web browser, and navigate web pages.

Tracy Davis and Desmond Hunnighen, General Research Division

Margaret Liebman Berger Forum

May 23 at 1:15 p.m.

Lectures from the Allen Room and the Wertheim Study: Unruly Princess: Margit of Hungary, a Medieval Saint and Her Disappointed Suitor, with Marcelle Thiebaux South Court Auditorium

May 5 Books for Children Around the World: A Global Conversation Anthologist Sharon Elswit (The East Asian Story Finder, The Jewish Story Finder), Israeli writer Pnina Moed Kass (Real Time), and other international authors explore the worldwide state of children’s literature and publishing.

June 2 A Conversation with the Children’s Illustrators Group Members of the Children’s Book Illustrators Group, including Donna Miskend, Vicky Rubin, and Maria Madonna Davidoff, review the group’s accomplishments during the past two decades and talk about its new goals.

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Use NYPL’s resources to unlock the history of a building, a block, or an entire borough. Learn how to use antiquarian maps, fire-insurance atlases (“Sanborns”), online property data, and historic photos to document the city’s built environment, then examine state and federal censuses, city directories, genealogical databases, and historic newspapers to collect information about the people who owned and lived in those buildings.

The Children’s Literary Salon

Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street

Free Programs May 23 at 3:15 p.m. (also June 20, July 25, and August 15) Basic E-mail Tracy Davis and Desmond Hunnighen, General Research Division

Learn how e-mail works, sign up for a free e-mail account, and practice sending, replying to, and forwarding messages.

May 23 at 6 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.)

An Art Book: Michael Findlay and Véronique Chagnon-Burke Margaret Liebman Berger Forum

Michael Findlay, art dealer and author of The Value of Art, discusses the history and current state of the art market, including how artworks are valued, with Véronique ChagnonBurke, Director of Studies at Christie’s Education.

May 30 at 3:15 p.m. (also June 27 and August 22) Introduction to Social Networking Tracy Davis and Desmond Hunnighen, General Research Division

Explore the basics of social networking (Facebook and Twitter): Learn how to set up an account, connect with friends, and send a tweet.

The Penny Magazine, 1896.

Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, Art and Architecture Collection.

May 30 at 6 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.)

An Artist Dialogue: Tony Feher and Zoe Leonard Margaret Liebman Berger Forum

May 8 and June 12 at 6–7:30 p.m.

Periodically Speaking DeWitt Wallace Periodical Room

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The New York Public Library, in collaboration with the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses, presents a new season of readings and discussions inspired by the myriad literary magazines in the Library’s collection.

This series is made possible in part by support from the Axe-Houghton Foundation; the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency; the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; and Friends of CLMP, a diverse group of individuals committed to supporting independent literary publishing.

June 16 at 4–6:30 p.m.

The Magathon DeWitt Wallace Periodical Room

Celebrate this afternoon of reading devoted to literary magazines and indie publishing. Hear editors and writers from a variety of publications read favorite selections of poetry and prose.

Sculptor Tony Feher talks to artist Zoe Leonard about his work, a traveling retrospective (which will be at the Bronx Museum in 2013), and the publication of a monograph that records his complete body of sculptures, many of which incorporate commonly overlooked, everyday objects (such as plastic and glass bottles), site-specific installations, and public art.

June 5 at 1:15 p.m.

Lectures from the Allen Room and the Wertheim Study: A Greener Big Apple: How Citizens and Government Are Creating a More Sustainable Gotham, with Donovan Finn South Court Auditorium

June 7 at 3:15 p.m.

Uncovering Your Family History: Introduction to Genealogical Research, Part II Maira Liriano, Manager, Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy

Building on Uncovering Your Family History (see July 13), this class delves into additional historic resources, especially immigration and naturalization records.

June 11 at 1:30 p.m. (also July 16 and August 13) Researching with E-Resources: Catalogs Anne-Marie Belinfante, Librarian, Dorot Jewish Division

Learn how to use the NYPL Online Catalog and WorldCat, an online catalog of materials held in libraries worldwide. The class focuses on the specific needs of the participants, so bring your current research project.

June 12 at 1:15 p.m.

Lectures from the Allen Room and the Wertheim Study: Watchmakers, Hippies, and the World Economic Summit: Three Magic Mountains and the Birth of Today’s World in Switzerland, with Damion Searls South Court Auditorium

June 15 at 2:15 p.m.

Subversive Shaw: An Introduction to the Life and Work of George Bernard Shaw Robert Armitage, Humanities Bibliographer, General Research Division

Under the cloak of sublime comedy, Shaw sought to explore the hypocrisy of Victorian society and morality. This presentation explores the life and work of his brilliant, witty, and subversive literary figure.

June 19 at 1:15 p.m.

Lectures from the Allen Room and the Wertheim Study: Girlpower?: Teenage Heroines in Young Adult Dystopian Fiction, with Katherine R. Broad South Court Auditorium

www.nypl.org June 25 at 12:30 p.m. (also August 10) Researching Food in E-Resources: Scholarly Publications Raymond Pun, Librarian, Periodicals Division

This class provides skills and strategies for finding scholarly articles and publications relating to food around the world that are available through NYPL’s e-resources.

July 13 at 3:15 p.m.

Uncovering Your Family History: Introduction to Genealogical Research, Part I

August 9 at 3:15 Irish Genealogy Resources: Finding your Irish Ancestors Carmen Nigro, Librarian, Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy

August 24 at 2:15 p.m.

Sinister Reading: Crime, Mystery, and Detective Fiction at The New York Public Library

Participants learn about key print and electronic resources at NYPL, including the Emigrant Savings Bank records and the Origins database, that are useful for finding information on Irish ancestors. The workshop also addresses how to develop a research plan for genealogical quests.

Explore mysteries, detective fiction, and the history of crime, including such authors as Edgar Allen Poe, Arthur Conan Doyle, Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, and Patricia Highsmith, through the resources and collections of The New York Public Library.

Robert Armitage, Humanities Bibliographer, General Research Division

Sachiko Clayton, Librarian, Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy

Discover a wealth of genealogical resources at The New York Public Library. This initial introduction explores vital records such as birth and death certificates and the census.

July 17 at 1:15 p.m.

Lectures from the Allen Room and the Wertheim Study: Immigrant Artists and their Studios in New York City, 1930s–40s, with Francesca Canadé Sautman

LIVE from the NYPL

Ticketed Events

May 15 at 7 p.m.

LIVE from the NYPL and Christie’s present Van Cliburn in conversation with Paul Holdengräber Celeste Bartos Forum

May 22 at 7 p.m.

At Home on the Range: A Conversation with Elizabeth Gilbert

LIVE tickets are available at www.showclix or 888.71.TICKETS (888.718.4253): $25 general public; $15 Library donors, seniors, and students with valid ID. Sign up for more information about LIVE at www.nypl.org/live or call 212-930-0855.

LIVE from the NYPL is made possible with generous support from Celeste Bartos, Mahnaz Ispahani Bartos and Adam Bartos, and the Margaret and Herman Sokol Public Education Endowment Fund.

Celeste Bartos Forum

South Court Auditorium

Conversations from the Cullman Center

South Court Auditorium

Robyn Creswell, poetry editor of The Paris Review, interviews the poet James Fenton. Both Creswell and Fenton are current Fellows at the Cullman Center.

South Court Auditorium

July 25 at 5:30 p.m.

Researching Criminal Ancestors Ron Arons, author of The Jews of Sing Sing, discusses techniques for researching relatives who might be difficult to find. He offers details about how to use both standard genealogical records (census, vital records, city directories) and specific resources that contain information about those who broke the law or came close to doing so. Specific recommendations will be given regarding the methodology of researching such characters.

May 17 at 7 p.m.

James Fenton and Robyn Creswell: A Paris Review Interview

All events are free, but reservations are required (no more than four tickets per event per person). For reservations and more information, visit www.nypl.org/conversations.

Nell Freudenberger and James Fenton.

May 8 at 7 p.m.

Nell Freudenberger and Eliza Griswold Margaret Liebman Berger Forum

Former Cullman Center Fellow Nell Freudenberger discusses her new book, The Newlyweds, with journalist and poet Eliza Griswold.

The Cullman Center is made possible by a generous endowment from Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman in honor of Brooke Russell Astor, with major support provided by Mrs. John L. Weinberg, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Estate of Charles J. Liebman, John and Constance Birkelund, The Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation, and additional gifts from The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, Mel and Lois Tukman, Helen and Roger Alcaly, The Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation, William W. Karatz, The Rona Jaffe Foundation, Mary Ellen von der Heyden, Lybess Sweezy and Ken Miller, Merilee and Roy Bostock, and Cullman Center Fellows.

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July 24 at 1:15 p.m.

Lectures from the Allen Room and the Wertheim Study: Eliza Lynch and the Gold of Paraguay, with Patricia King

Mid-Manhattan Library

Free Programs

455 Fifth Avenue (at 40th Street) May 15 at 6:30 p.m.

100 Years of Titanic Radio show host John Batchelor and authors Charles Pellegrino and Stephen Spignesi discuss the history and legacy of the world’s most famous sea disaster. Learn about the history of the ship and the exploration of its wreckage.

Selected Public Programs These programs are presented on the sixth floor of the MidManhattan Library.

Seats are available on a firstcome, first-served basis. For information about the many other programs offered, visit www.nypl.org/locations/midmanhattan-library.

Paper Power Artist Pauline Galiana transforms paper loops into works of art. See May 19.

May 3 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: American Oracle: The Civil War in the Civil Rights Era Yale history professor David W. Blight takes a look back at the 1963 March on Washington, which was held 100 years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, to determine how Americans then made sense of the suffering, loss, and liberation that wracked the United States in 1863.

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May 7 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Patriot Acts: What Americans Must Do to Save the Republic Catherine Crier leads a discussion about altering the framework of the nation’s political dialogue.

May 8 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Design After Modernism: Furniture and Interiors 1970–2010 In this illustrated lecture, Judith Gura, director of the design history program at the New York School of Interior Design, identifies the diverse influences that have generated new directions in design and examines some noteworthy and innovative objects.

May 9 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Buffett’s Bites: The Essential Investor’s Guide to Warren Buffett’s Shareholder Letters Former Wall Street banker Laura Rittenhouse examines the famed investor’s economic principles and offers insights into his phenomenal success.

May 10 at 6 p.m.

Artist Career Development: New York Foundation for the Arts’ Fellows and Their Strategies Curator Erin Brown moderates a panel discussion with six New York Foundation for the Arts fellows about their experience in creating their work and making a name for themselves as artists in the hectic, convoluted, and competitive New York art world.

May 10 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis James G. Rickards, lawyer, economist, and Wall Street banker, presents a historical overview of the ongoing global currency wars and their impact on individual savings, assets, and investments.

May 16 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Finding History in Sewers: Urban Exploration Around the World Urban explorer and photographer Steve Duncan shares stories about his adventures seeking out such “unseen” places as abandoned subway tunnels, the tops of bridges and skyscrapers, and other hidden parts of the urban environment.

May 17 at 6:30 p.m.

Cold War Hollywood: The Blacklist Years This visual talk with film scholar and writer Max Alvarez examines the Cold War’s effect on the film industry.

May 19 at 2:30 p.m.

An Artist Dialogue Artist Pauline Galiana discusses Shredded: Off the Grid, her sitespecific installation now on view at Mid-Manhattan, which she created from pages from Now (this publication). She and Marisa Kayyem of Christie’s also talk about the position of the artist in the contemporary art world.

May 21 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet Bill McKibben, author and environmental activist, discusses his belief that, in order to maintain the earth’s wealth and resources, humans must shift from the economic growth model that has driven society for the past 200 years to more durable, localized economies.

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Mystery Summer at NYPL

Wednesdays at 7 p.m.

May 30 The Maltese Falcon Directed by John Huston, 1941

July 25 The Lady from Shanghai Directed by Orson Welles, 1948

July 1 Gilda Directed by Charles Vidor, 1946

June 6 Double Indemnity Directed by Billy Wilder, 1944

August 1 Gun Crazy Directed by Joseph H. Lewis, 1949

July 8 The Big Clock Directed by John Farrow, 1948

June 13 Murder, My Sweet Directed by Edward Dmytryk, 1944

August 8 In a Lonely Place Directed by Nicholas Ray, 1950

July 15 Woman in the Window Directed by Fritz Lang, 1949

June 20 Detour Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer, 1946

August 15 D.O.A. Directed by Rudolph Maté, 1950

July 22 Sunset Boulevard Directed by Billy Wilder, 1948

June 27 Lady in the Lake Directed by Robert Montgomery, 1946

August 22 Ace in the Hole Directed by Billy Wilder, 1951

July 29 Asphalt Jungle Directed by John Huston, 1950

August 29 Narrow Margin Directed by Richard Fleischer, 1952

August 5 Strangers on a Train Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, 1951

Sundays at 2 p.m.

June 3 Mildred Pierce Directed by Michael Curtiz, 1945

August 12 The Big Heat Directed by Fritz Lang, 1952

June 10 Scarlet Street Directed by Fritz Lang, 1945

August 19 The Sweet Smell of Success Directed by Alexander Mackendrick, 1957

July 11 Out of the Past Directed by Jacques Tourneur, 1947

June 17 Notorious Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, 1946

August 26 Touch of Evil Directed by Orson Welles, 1958

July 18 Crossfire Directed by Edward Dmytryk, 1947

June 24 The Big Sleep Directed by Robert Montgomery, 1946

For more information about Mystery Summer, visit bit.ly/mystersummer.

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Mid-Manhattan’s Mystery Summer programming features a film noir series that presents 26 classics of the genre.

Films are screened on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. and on Sundays at 2 p.m. Other mystery-themed events include mystery book discussions and storytelling.

Mid-Manhattan Library

Free Programs

455 Fifth Avenue (at 40th Street) May 24 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: It Was a Long Time Ago, and It Never Happened Anyway: Russia and the Communist Past This visual lecture by former Moscow correspondent David Satter examines why so many Russians mourn the passing of the Soviet regime that denied them fundamental rights.

May 29 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: The Heights: Anatomy of a Skyscraper Kate Ascher examines how skyscrapers are designed, built, and maintained and offers an in-depth dissection of the infrastructure and services that make life and work possible in today’s towering urban structures.

Deco Ideal The Chrysler Building, which opened in 1930 as the tallest skyscraper in New York City, rises 77 stories above 42nd Street. See May 29.

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Wurts Brothers, 1930. Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy.

May 22 at 6:30 p.m.

Prospect Park: Now and Then Tupper Thomas, former president of the Prospect Park Alliance, traces the history of the 585-acre Brooklyn park, from its origins in the 1860s through a dark period marred by crime and mismanagement in the 1960s to its resurgence in the 1980s, which has continued through the present day thanks to renewed funding and public engagement.

May 23 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Ignorance: How It Drives Science Stuart Firestein, professor and chair of biological sciences at Columbia University, provides a view of the way everyday science is actually conducted, including intriguing case histories of how individual scientists use ignorance to direct their research.

May 30 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Crossing Under the Hudson: The Story of the Holland and Lincoln Tunnels Rutgers professor Angus Kress Gillespie examines these two key links—both monumental works of civil engineering—between New York and New Jersey.

May 31 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Reclaiming the Past: The Story of Recreating the Original Frame for Washington Crossing the Delaware In this illustrated presentation, framer Suzanne Smeaton of the Eli Wilner & Company Gallery shares the story behind the picture frame that holds the iconic painting in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. June 2 at 2:30 p.m.

An Artist Dialogue Photographer Jan Staller, whose exhibition More Than a Passing Glance, is currently on view at MidManhattan, discusses his 35-year career with Museum of the City of New York curator Sean Corcoran.

June 4 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Elusive Victories: The American Presidency at War Andrew J. Polsky, a professor of political science at Hunter College and the CUNY Graduate Center, discusses the limits of the chief executive’s power during armed conflict and demonstrates how Lincoln, Wilson, Roosevelt, Johnson, Nixon, and Bush each overestimated his power as commander-in-chief.

June 5 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: A Conversation with Susan Isaacs Mystery writer Rosemary Harris interviews Susan Isaacs, the bestselling author of Compromising Positions, Shining Through, and As Husbands Go. June 7 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Guide to Contemporary New York City Architecture John Hill, founder of Archidose and Houzz contributor, offers a tour of the city’s most notable private residences and public spaces built between 2000 and 2010.

June 11 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: The Bond: Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them Wayne Pacelle of the Humane Society examines humans’ often contradictory attitudes toward animals and points out ways to enhance the lives of both humans and animals.

June 12 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: The Company Town: The Industrial Edens and Satanic Mills That Shaped the American Economy Hardy Green, a former BusinessWeek editor, explains how the American economy has grown and changed and shows how urban centers have reflected the best and worst of American capitalism.

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June 14 at 6:30 p.m.

New York’s Lost Subways In this visual presentation, WNYC radio reporter Jim O’Grady talks about the ghost system of tunnels and platforms in the New York City subway system’s 842 miles of track that were either abandoned or built but never used.

June 20 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library: Fading Ads of New York City Photographer and urban documentarian Frank H. Jump documents lost eras of New York through the fading ads that are visible but hard to see on walls across the city. In this visual program, he presents images of the words and pictures that are disappearing from the sides of buildings.

June 21 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Island of Vice: Theodore Roosevelt’s Doomed Quest to Clean Up Sin-Loving New York Richard Zacks gives an illustrated presentation about how, as police commissioner, Roosevelt took on Manhattan vice—brothels, gambling joints, and saloons— at the turn of the 20th century.

June 18 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Leaving Story Avenue: My Journey from the Projects to the Front Page Paul LaRosa of CBS News shares his story of how a kid from a Bronx housing project became a reporter at the New York Daily News, for which he reported major events in the turbulent 1970s.

June 25 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Eyewitness to Evil: How Americans and Germany Viewed Hitler Journalist Andrew Nagorski chronicles the experiences of American journalists, writers, and scholars in Germany in the 1920s and 1930s (including diplomat George Kennan and novelist Sinclair Lewis) and examines their fascination with Hitler.

June 19 at 6:30 p.m.

Hollywood Battles Television This visual talk with film scholar and writer Max Alvarez looks at moviegoing during the Eisenhower era, when millions stayed home to watch television shows and Hollywood studios lost fortunes.

In response, the movie industry seduced wayward moviegoers with 3-D, stereophonic sound, CinemaScope, and a brand-new generation of stars ideally suited for bolder and more adult subject matter.

June 26 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: In Our Prime: The Invention of Middle Age New York Times reporter Patricia Cohen explores the landscape of midlife, from its invention in the late-19th century to its current place in American society. By studying biological, psychological, and social factors, Cohen reveals that middle age has been both a symbol of decline and one of power and wealth.

June 28 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Glock: The Rise of America’s Gun Paul M. Barrett, an editor at Bloomberg BusinessWeek, explains how Glock Inc., an obscure Austrian curtain-rod manufacturer, stormed the American gun market and introduced the pistol that became an American icon.

July 2 at 6:30 p.m.

Theatre @ the Library presents: The Letters of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson Geoffrey Riggs and Dan Merrill perform Merrill’s play, which focuses on the former presidents’ thoughts about loss, aging, and the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1826 (coincidentally, the day both men died).

Sign of the Times Decades-old advertisements are still visible throughout New York. See June 20.

Photo: Frank H. Jump.

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June 13 at 6:30 p.m.

Film @ the Library presents: Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin Bennett Singer presents his awardwinning documentary film, which illuminates the life and work of one of the most important leaders of the Civil Rights movement.

A gay man in a homophobic society, Rustin served as an advisor to Martin Luther King, Jr., and has been dubbed the “architect” of the 1963 March on Washington. This year marks the centenary of Rustin’s birth.

Mid-Manhattan Library

Free Programs

455 Fifth Avenue (at 40th Street) July 11 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Intimate Wars: The Life and Times of the Woman Who Brought Abortion from the Back Alley to the Boardroom Merle Hoffman, president and CEO of Choices Women’s Medical Center, discusses her varied life as a classical pianist, self-made millionaire, feminist who found her life’s work providing abortions, and fearless crusader for women’s right to choose.

Green Acres Stacy Bass’s photographs of gardens reveal individual visions of beauty. See July 19.

Photo: Stacy Bass.

July 5 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: The Jews of Sing Sing Ron Arons shares stories of Jewish gangsters and other shady characters who served time in prison and paints a broader picture of Jewish criminality in New York City and the New York Jewish community’s response to it.

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July 9 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: American Iconoclast: The Life and Times of Eric Hoffer Historian Tom Shachtman examines one of America’s most influential thinkers, an unschooled migrant worker who became a noted artist and philosopher.

July 10 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: New York at War: Four Centuries of Combat, Fear, and Intrigue in Gotham Historian Steven H. Jaffee describes how external and internal threats to New York from the Colonial era to 9/11 have defined the city and its inhabitants.

July 12 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: High Voltage: The Fast Track to Plug in the Auto Industry Environmental writer Jim Motavalli discusses the auto industry’s race to dominate the electric-car market.

July 16 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Twin Tragedies: The Disappearance of the American Elm and American Chestnut Eric Rutkow’s visual presentation explores the disappearance of elm and chestnut trees, which originated in and around New York City.

July 17 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: My City, My New York: Famous New Yorkers Share Their Favorite Places Journalist Jeryl Brunner shares anecdotes from notable residents, including Tina Fey, Matthew Broderick, and Nora Ephron, about the ways in which they enjoy the city.

July 18 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: The Ear of the Beholder: What Makes a Word Beautiful?

Patricia T. O’Conner (Woe Is I, Words Fail Me) makes a return visit to discuss notions of beauty in language and share her thoughts on what makes a word beautiful.

July 19 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: The Obamas New York Times Washington correspondent Jodi Kantor profiles the president and first lady, offering a behind-the-scenes view of their life in the White House. Looking ahead to the 2012 election, she offers insights into their partnership, personalities, struggles, and successes.

July 19 at 6:30 p.m.

Photographer @ the Library presents: In the Garden In this illustrated presentation, Stacy Bass celebrates the natural splendor and abundant creativity of the American gardens of the new millennium and talks about how individuals brought their visions of beauty to life.

July 23 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library: A Soldier’s Sketchbook from the Front Lines of World War II From 1944 to 1946, a young Joseph Farris wrote letters to his family and created artwork based on his daily observations as a soldier in training and in combat in France and Germany. In this visual program, the artist and New Yorker cartoonist shares excerpts from his illustrated memoir, which incorporates the original letters and artwork and recollections of life as a soldier.

July 25 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Swim: Why We Love the Water Television journalist Lynn Sherr examines the culture, history, challenges, and pleasures of her favorite sport. The avid swimmer also describes her attempt to make it across the Hellespont, the waterway that connects Europe and Asia, a distance the poet Lord Byron successfully swam in 1810.

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out of the kitchen As a complement to the exhibition Lunch Hour NYC, on view at the Schwarzman Building beginning June 22, Mid-Manhattan hosts a series of programs about food, cooking, and other culinary pleasures.

August 9 at 6:30 p.m.

Photographer @ the Library presents: The Modern Weegee: From Brooklyn to Iraq New York Daily News photographer Todd Maisel presents a slide slow and discussion of award-winning photographs from important events in history, including the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center.

August 16 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library: Unpacking My Library: Writers and Their Books and How to Do Things with Books in Victorian Britain Harvard English professor Leah Price celebrates the joy of books and takes a look at 13 novelists’ bookshelves, which offer insight into their lives as readers and writers.

August 21 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: In This Timeless Time: Living and Dying on Death Row Filmmakers Bruce Jackson and Diane Christian use words and images to document life on death row in Texas and other states, including the experiences of inmates during the time between sentencing and execution.

August 23 at 6:30 p.m.

High Line: The Inside Story of New York City’s Park in the Sky Robert Hammond, co-founder and executive director of Friends of the High Line, recounts his experience— with co-founder Joshua David—of bringing the elevated Chelsea park to life.

May 14 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Fast Food and Junk Food: An Encyclopedia of What We Love to Eat Food historian Andrew F. Smith tells the intriguing story behind the successes of junk food and fast food and discusses how these products became so important in American economic, cultural, and social life.

July 31 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: My Korean Deli: Risking It All for a Convenience Store Former Paris Review editor Ben Ryder Howe chronicles his experience as one of the owners of a Brooklyn deli and his family’s struggles to run a small business in New York City.

August 1 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Vegetables, Revised: The Most Authoritative Guide to Buying, Preparing, and Cooking James Peterson’s illustrated lecture is a master class on vegetables—95 of them, from artichokes to zucchini. Learn how to identify, select, and prepare a diverse array of tubers, greens, legumes, and more.

August 6 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Mushroom Miami University botanist Nicholas P. Money explores the scientific and cultural properties of mushrooms.

August 7 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: The Life and Times of the Knish Reporter Laura Silver discusses the history and cultural significance of this stuffeddough pastry, including its position as a symbol of eternal life, cultural continuity, and coexistence.

August 8 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: In My Kitchen: 100 Recipes and Discoveries for Passionate Cooks Ted Allen of the Food Network’s Chopped leads a discussion for home cooks who want inspiring new recipes and techniques.

August 13 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Baked Explorations: Classic American Desserts Reinvented Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito, founders of Baked Bakery in Red Hook, Brooklyn, celebrate America’s most treasured desserts and share recipes for cakes, pies, tarts, cookies, and other baked treats.

August 15 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Daisy: Morning, Noon, and Night: Bringing Your Family Together with Everyday Latin Dishes Daisy Martinez offers a look at Latin cooking and provides samples of dishes from her travels through Latin America.

Still Hungry for More?

Spend an afternoon watching a food-related movie! Presented in conjunction with Lunch Hour NYC, NYPL’s Eating Out in New York film festival celebrates New York’s diverse culinary traditions. For more information, see page 28.

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July 30 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: The Burning Land: Lessons from the Front Lines of the Transformed Israeli-Palestinian Conflict In their visual presentation, reporters Greg Myre and Jennifer Griffin explain why the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has eluded traditional routes to peace.

Science, Industry and Business Library

Free Programs

188 Madison Avenue (at 34th Street) Selected Public Programs

May 1 at 6 p.m.

Attire, Attitude, Etiquette: How to Prepare for a Job Interview Merry P. Nachemin reviews the three key components of a successful job interview: attention to detail with appropriate attire, a winning attitude to get an edge over the competition, and knowledge of the fine points of etiquette to demonstrate critical social skills.

These programs are presented in Room 015 or Room 018, Conference Center, Lower Level. Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis unless otherwise noted. Seating cannot be guaranteed once the program begins. For more information, call 917.ASK.NYPL (917.275.6975).

Job Search @ NYPL programming is made possible by the generous support of the JPMorgan Chase Foundation.

May 2 at 6 p.m.

Use LinkedIn to Get and Ace Interviews Robert Hellmann offers advice about how to use the online network to research job prospects, contact people, and secure interviews.

Financial literacy programming at The New York Public Library is made possible by the generous support of McGraw-Hill.

May 3 at 12 noon Three Steps to a WOW Job Search Renee Rosenberg takes you through the WOW (Wanting Ouching Winning) road map to create a more focused and successful job search.

May 8 at 6 p.m.

How to Get the Next Job Charles Moldenhauer offers tips for writing cover letters, acing interviews, and using LinkedIn to land your next job.

Striking a Pose Pearl Levy Alexander designed women’s clothing for New York’s André Studios; this coat dates from 1938. See May 9.

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Mid-Manhattan Picture Collection.

May 9 at 6 p.m.

Starting a Fashion Line on a Shoestring Budget Mercedes Gonzalez of Global Purchasing Companies presents information about how to start a new fashion line on a limited budget.

May 15 at 6 p.m.

Long-Term Care: What’s Your Plan?

Katherine Sayer discusses longterm care insurance and other available options.

May 16 at 6 p.m.

Pink Slips: How Losing Your Job Can Be a Good Thing Kristina Leonardi shares ways to turn a job loss into a positive experience.

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May 30 at 6 p.m.

Reshaping Your Career for Today’s Economy Eileen Sharaga suggests strategies to redefine and reassess your career goals.

May 31 at 6 p.m.

Managing Your Career While Working Win Sheffield offers tips on how to effectively handle all of your responsibilities.

June 7 at 6 p.m.

Low-Cost/No-Cost Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses Kimberly Walker shares inexpensive and free marketing strategies to jump-start your business growth, maximize opportunities, and develop resources.

June 9 at 2 p.m.

A Practical Guide to Buying a Co-op, a Condo, or a House: Things You Should Know and Mistakes to Avoid Carmen Lee Shue discusses the ins and outs of buying a first home.

June 14 at 12 noon Powerful First Impressions: How to Find and Get the Job You Really Want City University of New York employment coordinator Barry Cohen shares hidden techniques and strategies to help you ace that next job interview.

June 19 at 12 noon Jump-Start Your Job Search Laura Powers helps you zero in on what’s working (and what isn’t) in your job search and what you can do to improve your results.

Assessments and handouts will be provided.

The Job-Search Essentials Series with career coach David Less May 23 at 6 p.m.

Marketing Yourself with Confidence Learn the tools necessary to better position and package yourself to move forward.

June 6 at 6 p.m.

Network Your Way Into a Job Develop a new way of networking that will enable you to interact with others more confidently.

July 25 at 6 p.m.

Interviewing with Confidence Review the job-interviewing process and focus on ways to effectively stand out from other candidates.

June 19 at 6 p.m.

Optimizing Your IRA and 401(k)* Learn how to maximize your retirement plans, including tips about maximum contribution levels and optimal asset allocation.

June 20 at 6 p.m.

Summer Career Management: How to Invest in Your Career and Still Have Fun at the Beach Win Sheffield presents online and other resources for researching career options.

June 26 at 6 p.m.

Financial Planning Before and During a Divorce Lauren Prince discusses ways to avoid mistakes and get a fair and equitable divorce.

June 12 at 6 p.m.

Interest: The Key to Finance Steve Poppel explains how interest works, how to make sense of investments, mortgages, and retirement, and how to avoid credit-card and other debt.

June 27 at 12 noon 15-Second Resume Hal Eskenazi suggests techniques to get your resume noticed by hiring managers.

June 13 at 6 p.m.

Crafting the Wow! Storytelling for Job Seekers Juliet Bruce discusses how to communicate effectively with energy, enthusiasm, and confidence.

June 27 at 6 p.m.

Sell Yourself as a Consultant Charles Moldenhauer shows you how to plan, brand, and then execute a consulting program using new and direct methods.

How-To Help This 1945 book offered information about such industries as lumber and logging, construction, and air transportation. See May 30.

General Research Division, Dust Jackets from American and European Books, 1926–1947.

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May 29 at 6 p.m.

Constructing a Diversified Portfolio for Beginners* Learn key elements for diversifying your investment portfolio to reduce volatility (risk) and enhance potential returns.

*Sponsored by the Financial Planning Association of New York.

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Free Programs

188 Madison Avenue (at 34th Street) July 24 at 6 p.m.

Credit Scores and Identity Theft: What Can Hurt You?* Learn the basics of identity theft: how it takes place and how to avoid it. Also learn how to report it and fix the damage to your credit score if it happens to you.

July 30 at 12 noon Self-Promotion for Introverts Nancy Ancowitz helps you identify your own style and strengths in order to create an action plan of self-promotional activities that corresponds to your personality.

August 2 at 12 noon How Do I Get Paid for Who I Am Michelle Pyram shows you how to develop a personalized action plan that complements your career goals.

Magnetic Pull This cigarette card from the 1930s references the hypnotic powers of Svengali. See August 8.

George Arents Collection.

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Classes @ SIBL Hands-on training in resources for: » Job and career opportunities » Financial and investment decisions » Company, industry, and market research » Creating custom mailing lists » Government information Visit www.nypl.org/ locations/sibl for the rotating monthly schedule.

June 28 at 12 noon Interview Coach 24-7 Hal Eskenazi discusses the interviewing process and offers tips for a successful interview.

June 28 at 6 p.m.

Preparing to Ace the Interview Renee Rosenberg shares strategies for a successful interview, including how to handle tough questions and the best ways to follow up.

July 10 at 6 p.m.

Introduction to Medicare Get the latest information about Medicare in this detailed overview presented by the New York City Department for the Aging’s Health Insurance Information Counseling Assistance Program. To register, send an e-mail to ehausman@aging. nyc.gov or call 212.442.0075.

July 11 at 6 p.m.

Importance of Executive Presence Merry Nachemin provides tips for how to create a poised, polished, professional, and powerful image.

July 12 at 6 p.m.

Summer Career Management: Telling Your Story Win Sheffield presents guidelines about how to tell stories about your work that listeners will remember.

July 21 at 12 noon Start Building Your Professional Stature Charles Moldenhauer offers advice on how to develop an action plan to build your professional stature.

July 24 at 12 noon Developing Your Personal Brand Laura Hill discusses how to be proactive in shaping your reputation and building your personal brand.

August 7 at 12 noon Powerful First Impressions: How to Find and Get the Job You Really Want See June 14 for details.

August 7 at 6 p.m.

Living Large on Less in NYC* Living beneath your means is one way to accumulate wealth. Get tips about how to lower your expenses but still take advantage of all of New York’s opportunities.

August 8 at 6 p.m.

Speak with Power and Confidence Diane Di Resta provides tactics for how to learn and improve speaking skills for those seeking a new job and for making presentations and meetings more successful.

August 9 at 6 p.m.

Values-Driven Leadership: Moving from Intuitive to Intentional Effectiveness Lillian Coury discusses ways to motivate the individuals and organizations you do business with to collaborate with you in a more productive way.

www.nypl.org August 14 at 6 p.m.

Handling Difficult Interview Questions Chip Conlin offers techniques for how to handle challenging interview questions strategically and confidently.

August 23 at 6 p.m.

How to Ace That All-Important Phone Screen and Be Successful in Face-to-Face Interviews Diane Ciccolini shares advice for conducting phone and face-to-face interviews.

August 15 at 6 p.m.

Summer Career Management: Gearing Up for Fall Win Sheffield helps assess where you are in your career planning and identify how to move ahead.

August 28 at 6 p.m.

Interviewing and Salary Negotiation Theodore Henderson presents techniques for how to turn an interview into a job offer.

August 21 at 6 p.m.

Staying Positive During a Difficult Job Search Renee Rosenberg offers tips to energize your job search.

August 30 at 6 p.m.

Using LinkedIn to Find a Job or Grow a Business Bruce Hurwitz offers strategies for using LinkedIn to maximize your job and expand a business.

SELF-RECRUITER® LECTURE SERIES These lecture-demonstrations feature John Crant, author of the Self-Recruiter series and a former vice president of a national executive search firm.

June 5 at 6 p.m. (also July 19 and August 22) Building Your Professional Network with LinkedIn and How to Use It for Your Job Search Get the tools you need to start networking with LinkedIn.com and then use your expanded network in your search for your next career.

June 15 at 12 noon (also August 29) Career Evolution: Preparing for Your Career’s Next Leap with Social Media Marketing Learn how to lay the groundwork to take your career to the next level, get on the “short list” for that next promotion, and continually market your achievements.

July 5 at 6 p.m. (also August 2) Organizing and Managing Your Job Search Look at your job search and next career opportunity from a different angle. Discover how to plan, set goals, and manage your job search.

July 18 at 6 p.m. (also August 16) Resume Renovation Learn how to stand out during your job search by making cuts to your resume (which actually increases the value of the items on it). Bring your resume for Crant to review at the end of the session.

August 1 at 6 p.m.

Returning to the Workforce After a Long Break or Sabbatical Develop tactics to help overcome many of the challenges that job seekers face when looking to rejoin the workforce after an extended leave.

Can You Hear Me? Alexander Graham Bell opened the Chicago–New York long-distance line in 1892. See August 23.

Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, Photography Collection.

*Sponsored by the Financial Planning Association of New York.

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July 26 at 6 p.m.

Interview Intervention: The Self-Recruiter Interview Checklist Find out how to research a job opportunity prior to your interview, fully prepare for success, and follow up afterward.

The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center

40 Lincoln Center Plaza

Selected Public Programs

May 6 at 2:30 p.m.

On a Sunday Afternoon @ LPA Pianist Charles Jones performs Beethoven, Chopin, and Ravel.

All programs are presented in the Library’s Bruno Walter Auditorium. Admission is free, and first-come, first-served.

For further information, call 212.642.0142. For Sunday programs, use the library entrance at 111 Amsterdam Avenue, just south of 65th Street (the Lincoln Center Plaza entrance is closed on Sundays, and the library’s exhibitions, collections, and other services are not available).

May 10 at 6 p.m.

An Evening of Rock and Roll: Photographs by Patrick Harbron Harbron, who photographed such influential musicians as Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, the Cars, and Van Halen early in their careers, shares some of his portraits and recounts his experiences with late-20th-century musicians. This program is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Rock and Roll Icons: Photographs by Patrick Harbron.

The LPA Cinema Series is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

A Night to Remember This sheet music for voice and piano memorializes prominent New York couple Isidor and Ida Straus, who perished on the Titanic’s maiden voyage in 1912. Straus was a co-owner of Macy’s. See May 5.

Music Division.

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Free Programs

The Gotham Jazzmen Tuesdays at noon, May 8–June 26 May 5 at 2:30 p.m.

The Titanic: Remembering the Era, the Music, and the Musicians Vocalists Constance Green, Ellen Lang, Irwin Reese, and friends re-create the music that was played on the ocean liner as well as popular songs from the era and that were subsequently written about the disaster. This program complements the exhibit All Hands on Deck: Remembering the Titanic (1912–2012), which is on display in the Research Collections Reading Room through August 31.

May 12 at 2:30 p.m.

Lyons Chamber Ensemble Clarinetist Joseph Rabbai, French horn player Douglas Lyons, violinist and violist Sayuri Lyons, and pianist Evan Solomon perform Brahms’s Scherzo for Violin and Piano arranged for French Horn, Mozart’s Trio for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano, K. 498, Milhaud’s Suite for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano, and Brahms’s Horn Trio in E flat major.

May 13 at 1:30 p.m.

On a Sunday Afternoon @ LPA The New York Opera Forum performs concert versions of Mozart’s Der Schauspieldirektor (The Impresario) and Donizetti’s Don Pasquale.

May 19 at 2:30 p.m.

Shem Gibbory, violin, Elizabeth Condon, oboe, and Robert Merfeld, piano The trio plays George Enescu’s Impressions d’Enfance, plus works

by Schumann, Brahms, and Bach.

May 20 at 2:30 p.m.

Salute to Broadway Harwood Management Vocal Artists performs a concert of songs from their favorite Broadway musicals.

www.nypl.org May 21 at 6 p.m.

Songbook @ LPA: Broadway’s Future A concert of new music by Broadway composers and lyricists sung by Broadway vocalists. Presented

by Arts and Artists at St. Paul.

Directed by John Znidarsic.

An ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK The following programs are presented in conjunction with the exhibition Star Quality: The World of Noël Coward (see page 6).

May 24 at 6 p.m.

Life Upon the Wicked Stage: New Books in the Performing Arts Ann Cooper Albright discusses Modern Gestures: Abraham Walkowitz Draws Isadora Duncan Dancing, which showcases 50 of the artist’s watercolors of the legendary modern dancer.

June 9 at 1:30 p.m.

Le Nozze di Figaro The New York Opera Forum presents a concert version of Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro).

June 18 at 2:30 and 6 p.m.

Jaqueline Jonée: My Favorite Things The world’s premier concert pianist–drag diva performs with the Jou Jou Jacquettes Philharmonic Orchestra.

June 23 at 2:30 p.m.

The PhilHallmonic Society: Swingin’ on a Star Broadway composer and conductor Phil Hall and his troupe of singers perform iconic songs from the 1940s that still captivate audiences today.

Draming Room Drama Gertrude Lawrence costarred with Coward in Shadow Play in 1936.

Billy Rose Theatre Division.

June 4 at 6 p.m.

Mad About the Boy: The First Noël Alan Pally shares audio and video clips from the Library’s collections and talks about Coward’s multifaceted career.

June 11 at 6 p.m.

Talking of Noël Coward Geoffrey Johnson, Coward’s American representative, moderates a panel of other Coward associates in a discussion of the playwright and composer’s body of work.

June 25 at 6 p.m.

Twenty-First Century Noël Coward Students from the Marymount Manhattan College Summer Musical Theatre Program present a musical revue of Coward’s songs developed and directed by Larry Fuller.

Noël Coward Festival New York 2012 This year, more than a dozen other cultural organizations in New York City are presenting events and programs devoted to Coward’s music and plays. They include the Light Opera of New York, the 92nd Street Y, Marymount Manhattan College, and the Film Society of Lincoln Center, which will screen film versions of Coward’s plays, including Blithe Spirit and This Happy Breed.

In addition, the Xoregos Performing Company stages a program of short dramatic works that includes Coward’s 1935 short comic play Red Peppers and a Noël Coward Cabaret at several NYPL neighborhood libraries: the Bronx Library Center (see page 27) and Webster Library and St. Agnes Library in Manhattan.

To get more information about the Noël Coward Festival New York 2012, visit www.noelcowardinnewyork.com.

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June 16 at 2:30 p.m.

The Sixties: On Broadway Singer Jenny Lynn Stewart and accompanist William Lewis perform highlights of Broadway music from the 1960s, including hits from Mame, Hello Dolly, Camelot, and Fiddler on the Roof, and take a nostalgic look back at the events and cultural trends of the decade.

The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center

Free Programs

40 Lincoln Center Plaza

Song and Dance The Big Show, a 1915 revue at New York’s Hippodrome Theatre, featured this painted curtain design by Nash. Billy Rose Theatre Division,

stage sensations The following programs are presented in conjunction with the exhibition The Great American Revue: How Florenz Ziegfeld, George White, and Their Revivals Remade Broadway (see page 5).

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May 2 at 6 p.m.

Music of the Revue Era Cabaret artist Steve Ross performs songs that were originally staged in revues from the first half of the 20th century.

June 13 at 6 p.m.

Dance of the Revue Era Dressed in re-creations of Ziegfeld Follies costumes, Jerry Mitchell and the Broadway Bares Company demonstrate dance crazes of the revue era. Hosted by legendary dancers Marge Champion and Gary Flannery.

June 20 at 6 p.m.

Impresarios of the Revue and Their Legacy Bob Kimball, Ken Bloom, Joe Franklin, and Laurence Maslon discuss how pioneers of the Great American Revue, such as Ziegfeld, White, Carroll, Berlin, Dillingham, Rose, Todd, and the Shuberts forever changed musical theater and film, and began revolutions in popular culture around the world.

Hollywood’s Rave Revues: Film Series Tuesdays at 2:30 p.m.

All features will be accompanied by Vitaphone shorts, thanks to Ron Hutchinson of the Vitaphone Project.

May 1 Glorifying the American Girl Directed by Millard Webb, 1929 (95 min.)

R. H. Burnside Collection.

May 8 On with the Show!

Directed by Alan Crosland, 1929 (104 min.)

May 15 King of Jazz Directed by John Murray Anderson, 1930 (98 min.)

May 22 Flying High Directed by Charles Reisner, 1931 (80 min.)

May 29 Murder at the Vanities Directed by Mitchell Leisen, 1934 (89 min.)

Series programmed by John Calhoun of the Reserve Film and Video Collection.

www.nypl.org All the News It’s Fit to Screen Thursdays at 6:30 p.m.

This film series celebrates the 25th anniversary of The New York Public Library’s Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism.

May 31 Shattered Glass Directed by Billy Ray, 2003 (94 min.)

Screening followed by a Q&A with journalist Adam Penenberg, who, as a reporter at Forbes.com, exposed Stephen Glass’s made-up stories for The New Republic.

June 7 Woman of the Year Directed by George Stevens, 1942 (114 min.)

Screening followed by a Q&A with journalist Karen Crouse.

June 14 Sweet Smell of Success Directed by Alexander Mackendrick, 1957 (96 min.)

Screening followed by a discussion with journalists George Rush and Lindsay Powers.

June 21 A Bitter Taste of Freedom Directed by Marina Goldovskaya, 2011 (85 min.)

Screening followed by a Q&A with the director.

June 28 The Bonfire of the Vanities Directed by Brian de Palma, 1990 (125 min.)

Screening followed by a Q&A with journalist Julie Salamon, author of The Devil’s Candy, a book about the making of The Bonfires of the Vanities.

Series curated by Karen Gisonny, Helen B. Bernstein Librarian for Periodicals and Journals, and David Callahan, Principal Librarian, Reserve Film and Video Collection.

The Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism was established in 1987 through a gift from Joseph Frank Bernstein in honor of journalist Helen Bernstein (now Helen Bernstein Fealy). The award honors journalists and their important role in drawing public attention to current issues, events, or policies.

SILENT CLOWNS FILM SERIES Saturdays at 2:30 p.m.

If you liked The Artist, you’ll love the dapper and dashing Raymond Griffith.

June 2 The Night Club Directed by Frank Urson and Paul Iribe, 1925 (60 min.)

July 7 Paths to Paradise Directed by Clarence Badger, 1925 (75 min.)

August 4 You’d Be Surprised Directed by Arthur Rosson, 1926 (65 min.)

A short film will precede each feature.

Live piano accompaniment for all films

by Ben Model.

Friendly Rivalry Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn play journalists and spouses in Woman of the Year. See June 7.

Billy Rose Theatre Division.

The Silent Clowns Film Series is programmed by Ben Model, Bruce Lawton, and Steve Massa.

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July 21 Hands Up! Directed by Clarence Badger, 1926 (60 min.)

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 515 Malcolm X Boulevard (at 135th Street) May 12 at 10 a.m.–3 p.m.

10th Annual Junior Scholars Youth Summit: iGriot: Listen. Remember. Share.

The Center’s Junior Scholars culminate their year by presenting original works of research, theater, spoken word, video, visual art, and social activism.

For information on joining the Schomburg Society and supporting the Center’s work, call 212.491.2252. For program information, call 212.491.2229.

To register for programs, visit www.schomburgcenter.eventbrite.com or call 212.491.2040.

Documenting Change Filmmaker Peter Nicks.

See May 12.

May 2 at 7 p.m.

Nice With Hers Blogger Nicole Moore and journalists Karen Good, Kierna Mayo, dream hampton, Sheena Lester, and Joan Morgan discuss how the world came to know hip-hop, culture, fashion, and itself; presented in collaboration with Ebony.com.

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Ticketed May 5 at 6:30 p.m.

Event PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature: Memory Writers Nikky Finney, Sonia Sanchez, Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts, Etgar Keret, and others read from their works dealing with the complexities and intricacies of memory. For tickets ($15), contact 866.811.4111 or visit www.ovationtix.com.

May 8 at 7 p.m.

Word Rapport: The Classroom and the Cell, Marc Lamont Hill with Monifa Bandele In a new book that collects conversations between Columbia University professor Marc Lamont Hill and famed political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal, these African-American men explore the forces that affect their lives, including race, politics, hip-hop culture, mass incarceration, and love.

May 12 at 6 p.m.

Films & Dialogue @ the Schomburg: The Waiting Room In this documentary, Emmy Award–winning director Peter Nicks explores America’s health care policy by looking at a day in the life of one county hospital, Oakland’s Highland Hospital, and the population of largely uninsured patients it serves.

May 16, 17, 18 at 7 p.m.

The Stanley Nelson Film Festival and Retrospective This three-day celebration of documentary filmmaker Stanley Nelson and his company, Firelight Media (Freedom Riders and The Murder of Emmett Till), includes screenings and panel discussions.

June 19 at 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Juneteenth Celebration for School Groups Celebrate Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. This event features cultural performances, a historical presentation, and live music.

First Fridays Kick back and start the new month with First Fridays at the Schomburg, the popular monthly tradition that opens the Center up to the community until 8 p.m. on the first Friday of the month.

July 23–28 at 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Schomburg’s Summer Education Institute: Black History 360 The third annual Schomburg Summer Education Institute allows educators—school teachers, college faculty, community educators, and college students—to explore the history and cultures of African Americans and African peoples throughout the Diaspora with premier historians and scholars.

For information about sponsorship opportunities and to register, contact 212.491.2234 or schomburged@ nypl.org.

ONGOING SERIES May 5 and June 2 at 4 p.m.

Family Fun @ the Schomburg On the first Saturday of May and June, the Schomburg invites families to come have fun while learning about the history and culture of the African Diaspora!

Programs include performances, hands-on workshops, author readings, and more.

Also, look for more Films & Dialogue @ the Schomburg, plus additional events during the summer. For more information, visit www.nypl.org/locations/ schomburg.

June 1 at 6 p.m.

First Friday with the Harlem X French Music and Film Festival Celebrate opening night of the inaugural Harlem X French Music and Film Festival at the Schomburg with screenings and music.

Bronx Library Center

Free Programs

www.nypl.org

310 East Kingsbridge Road (at Briggs Avenue)

Selected Public Programs

June 16 at 2:30 p.m.

MoMA @ the Library presents: African American Works This illustrated lecture focuses on diverse and vital works created by African American artists, including a discussion of the social and political context in which they were made.

These programs are presented in the Auditorium, located on the Concourse Level. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Wheelchair accessible. For more information, call 718.579.4244.

June 23 at 2:30 p.m.

Saturday Movie: The Long Night Trapped inside his apartment after shooting a mysterious man, factory worker Joe Adams reconstructs the events prior to the incident through an intricate series of flashbacks.

Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, Photography Collection.

May 5 at 2:30 p.m.

One-Act Gems The Xoregos Performing Company performs dramatic selections by NoĂŤl Coward, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jack Feldstein, and others.

May 9 at 2 p.m.

Marketing Yourself with Confidence Learn effective tools to better position and package yourself to move forward.

May 19 at 2:30 p.m.

Saturday Movie: The Enigma of Kasper Hauser Based on a real event, this film dramatizes the story of a young man who lived in total isolation for 17 years before appearing in Nuremberg, Germany, in the 1820s.

In German with English subtitles.

May 22 at 10 a.m.

Keeping the Dream of Homeownership Explore how to save a home from foreclosure and what to do if it is not possible.

May 12 at 2:30 p.m.

The Orchard Beach Pavilion: The Past, Present, and Future This illustrated talk by art historian Deborah Wye explores the distinctive architecture of the classically inspired Art Deco pavilion built in the 1930s, including ideas for adaptive reuse and restoration.

June 9 at 2:30 p.m.

Highlights of Bronx History Bronx Borough Historian Lloyd Ultan presents some of the most memorable moments in Bronx history.

May 16 at 2 p.m.

Network Your Way into a Job Develop a new way of networking that will allow you to interact with others more confidently.

June 13 at 2 p.m.

Interview with Confidence Learn about the job-interviewing process and focus on ways to stand out from other candidates.

August 18 at 2:30 p.m.

Saturday Movie: Himalaya Set in the Nepalese Himalaya mountains, this independent film chronicles a generational power struggle in the Dolpo Valley. In Tibetan with English subtitles.

Family Saga Jacob Lawrence’s print The Builders dates from 1974. See June 16.

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division.

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The House That Ruth Built The original Yankee Stadium, built in 1923 and demolished in 2008, was the site of countless historic baseball games and other events. See June 9.

July 21 at 2:30 p.m.

Saturday Movie: Sugar Cane Alley In this prize-winning film, a poor, hard-working sugar-cane plantation worker sacrifices to make sure her grandson gets a good education in 1930s Martinique. In French with English subtitles.

NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY SUMMER FILM FESTIVAL Selected Public Programs Don’t miss these special programs hosted in conjunction with the exhibition Lunch Hour NYC, which opens at the Schwarzman Building on Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street on June 22 (see page 3).

For more information about other events at neighborhood libraries, visit www.nypl.org/ programs.

Eating Out in New York This series presents six eclectic films featuring such stars as Cher, Audrey Hepburn, Dustin Hoffman, and Katie Holmes.

Big Night Directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci, 1996 June 9 at 2 p.m.

Bloomingdale Library 150 West 100th Street, Manhattan June 25 at 5:30 p.m.

Mulberry Street Library 10 Jersey Street, Manhattan June 30 at 2 p.m.

New Dorp Library 309 New Dorp Lane, Staten Island Breakfast at Tiffany’s Directed by Blake Edwards, 1961 June 23 at 1 p.m.

Kips Bay Library 446 Third Avenue, Manhattan June 23 at 2:30 p.m.

Morris Park Library 985 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx

June 30 at 1 p.m.

Hunt’s Point Library 877 Southern Boulevard, Bronx July 6 at 2:30 p.m.

St. George Library Center 5 Central Avenue, Staten Island Kramer vs. Kramer Directed by Robert Benton, 1979 June 16 at 2 p.m.

Kingsbridge Library 291 West 231st Street, Bronx

Moonstruck Directed by Norman Jewison, 1987 June 30 at 2 p.m.

Van Nest Library 2147 Barnes Avenue, Bronx Pieces of April Directed by Peter Hedges, 2003 June 13 at 5 p.m.

Soundview Library 660 Soundview Avenue, Bronx

Food, Glorious Food!

The Cookout Directed by Lance Rivera, 2004 June 23 at 2 p.m.

Francis Martin Library 2150 University Avenue, Bronx

Meet TV personalities and cookbook authors Ted Allen and Daisy Martinez (left) at Mid-Manhattan Library in August.

For information about these events and more food-related programs, presented in conjunction with Lunch Hour NYC, see page 17.