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January–April 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

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Throughout the year, The New York Public Library offers more than 40,000 free public programs at its 90 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 and special displays at the Library’s many locations showcase our rich and varied collections.

Public Programs 6 Stephen A. Schwarzman Building 12 Mid-Manhattan Library 16 Science, Industry and Business Library 20 Library for the Performing Arts 24 Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 26 Bronx Library Center 27 Neighborhood Libraries 28 LIVE from the NYPL 28 Conversations from the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers

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Library hours 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, 1 to 5 p.m.

Building tours: Monday–Saturday, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.; Sunday, 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 tours are offered free of charge Monday–Saturday, 12:30 and 2:30 p.m.; Sunday, 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 April 8.

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.

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).

Free Exhibitions 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.

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–Thursday, 12 noon–8 p.m.; Friday–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 to 6 p.m.

Building tours: Group tours are available by appointment.

Call 718.579.4244.

All these locations are fully wheelchair accessible.

All New York Public Library locations will be closed for holiday observances on the following days: January 1, 2, and 16; February 20; and April 8.

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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, 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.

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. Additional support is provided by the Bertha and Isaac Liberman Foundation, Inc., in memory of Ruth and Seymour Klein.

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 Black, Puerto Rican and Hispanic Legislative Caucus, The Rockefeller Foundation endowment for the Performing Arts, and Annie E. and Sarah L. Delany Charitable Trusts.

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STEPHEN A. SCHWARZMAN BUILDING Stokes and Print Galleries

This exhibition of 100 works created since the Library opened its doors in 1911 offers a glimpse into NYPL’s vast holdings and showcases the talents of both prominent and some lesser-known artists of the 20th and early 21st centuries. Artists include Diane Arbus, Tina Barney, Jasper Johns, and Andy Warhol.

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

(1890–1930). Highlights include a pro-Union, early sketch for a poster for D. W. Griffiths’s The Birth of a Nation, as well as items the public was never meant to see, such as exploitation sheets with advice to theater owners on publicity, advertising, and retail tie-ins for films starring Theda Bara, Mary Pickford, Rudolph Valentino, and others.

Related program: see page 23.

Celebrating 100 Years Through March 4, 2012 STEPHEN A. SCHWARZMAN BUILDING D. Samuel and Jeane H. Gottesman Exhibition Hall

The Birth of Promotion: Inventing Film Publicity in the Silent-Film Era Through February 25, 2012 NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Shelby Cullom Davis Museum Vincent Astor Gallery

Featuring posters, lobby cards, promotional magazines, and advertisements, this exhibition showcases the history of the promotion and distribution of film from the pre-cinema era to the transition to sound film

This major exhibition of more than 250 thought-provoking items from NYPL’s vast collections celebrates how the Library has encouraged millions of individuals to gain access to a universe of information during the past 100 years. Celebrating 100 Years features such treasures as Sumerian cuneiform tablets (ca. 2300 BCE), the first Gutenberg Bible acquired in the Americas, Virginia Woolf’s diary, John Coltrane’s handwritten score of Lover Man, and the real Winnie-the-Pooh!

MetLife Foundation is the Lead Corporate Sponsor of the Centennial Exhibition Celebrating 100 Years and related programming.

Junctions: Annie Egleson and Adam Teninbaum January 7–April 4, 2012

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.

MID-MANHATTAN LIBRARY Art Wall on Third

Reproductions 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.

A Century of Art Through January 15, 2012

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Making Music Martin Koenig’s photo of Dicho Svetiev Egov features a gadulka, a traditional Bulgarian instrument.

This site-specific exhibition (also presented in Art in the Windows; see page 5) presents the collaborative work of installation and digitalmedia artists Annie Egleson and Adam Teninbaum. In Junctions, they seek to find the meeting places between their two mediums (Egleson uses fiber-based techniques and Teninbaum creates with CGI, visual effects, and macro videography) and explore the tension that occurs in everyday life when traditional meets modern, and age-old methods intersect with technological advances.

Related program: see page 14.

First Look: Voices & Images from Bulgaria, 1966–1979 January 12–February 18, 2012 NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Shelby Cullom Davis Museum Plaza Corridor Gallery

When ethnomusicologist Martin Koenig conducted fieldwork on ethnic dance traditions in the Balkans and Eastern Europe in the 1960s and ’70s, he collected recordings of the music and took photographs of the musicians and dancers he met. His 35 striking black-and-white images on view, complemented by listening stations with recordings of the music, document the village life and agrarianbased society that has since been transformed by modernization and globalization. This exhibition is cosponsored by the Center for Traditional Music and Dance.

Related program: see page 20.

The Obama Presidency: A Look Behind the Scenes February 1–June 2, 2012 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, which includes attending historic events and dealing with crises.

Some of the images also offer glimpses of the lighter side of President Obama’s personality and reveal his sense of humor in views of his more private interactions with his staff, family, and friends.

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

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Free Exhibitions Junctions: Annie Egleson and Adam Teninbaum March 1–30, 2012

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The Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III Gallery

Art in the Windows (on view day and night)

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 Shelley, 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. Other exceptional items include a copy of Shelley’s first major poem, Queen Mab, complete with his notes and annotations, correspondence between William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft, and pieces of family jewelry. Organized by NYPL in collaboration with the Bodleian Library at Oxford University, the exhibition tells the truly remarkable—and sometimes salacious—tale of an extraordinary circle of people (including Lord Byron), filled with wild romances, tragic deaths, exile, revolution, and landmark literary accomplishments.

Related programs: see page 27.

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

Related program: see page 14.

In Pieces: The Fragment or Ruin in Early Modern Prints March 2–May 6, 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 the evolving feelings about timeworn buildings and sculptures from the Renaissance through the early 19th century. Prints by such artists as Canaletto, Piranesi, Fragonard, Georg Pencz, Dirk Volkertsz Coornhert, and Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione reveal that, as images, symbols, and visual motifs, ruins have sustained the artistic and popular imagination over hundreds of years, serving as reminders of the accomplishments of the ancients and evidence of the fragility of human and artistic achievement.

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

Romantic Circles Mounseer Nongtongpaw, or The Discoveries of John Bull in a Trip to Paris, which was published by William Godwin’s Juvenile Library in 1808, features illustrations by William Mulready (top); Percy Bysshe Shelley’s 1815 revisions to a published copy of the poem Queen Mab are on display (bottom left); the engagement ring (bottom right) Shelley presented to his first wife, Harriet, is one of several pieces of jewelry in the exhibition.

Pforzheimer Collection.

Photography and Ruin March 2–May 6, 2012

Yuichi Hibi, Myra Greene, and Philip Pocock. Photographs are often characterized as frozen moments in time. However, even when they’re fixed or printed, photographs remain susceptible to change due to environmental factors, repeated handling, or internal flaws. As objects in flux from the moment of inception, photographs are like ruins, or fragments of time.

Traces and remnants of the past, they are simultaneously stable and transient, present and absent.

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

Star Quality: The World of Noël Coward March 12–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, posters, programs, scripts, costumes, memorabilia, and other objects, many previously unseen, as well as rare audio and video components.

Related program: see page 23.

STEPHEN A. SCHWARZMAN BUILDING Stokes Gallery

This exhibition, a rumination on photography and ruin, presents works that themselves reflect on photography’s particular connection to the ephemeral, mutability, and decay. Featured artists include Alison Rossiter, Robert Smithson, Denny Moers, Lorna Bieber, Edmund Teske, Bruce Nauman,

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.

The Rose Family Seder Books March 24–April 15, 2012 STEPHEN A. SCHWARZMAN BUILDING McGraw Rotunda

The Rose Family Seder Books are unique artists’ books, the result of an innovative annual commission from the Rose family, presented to the Library’s Dorot Jewish Division in 2005. In three volumes, The Rose Family Seder Books bring together 50 years of Passover-themed artwork by prominent American artists of the 20th century, including Larry Rivers, Frank Stella, New York social realist Jack Levine, and New York Review of Books caricaturist David Levine. Each year at Passover, the Library shows an opening of one of the volumes, accompanied by a video presentation featuring a wide range of images from all three volumes; meanwhile, work continues on volume four.

Urban Sophisticate The multitalented Noël Coward first visited New York in 1921; his 1932 play Design for Living premiered on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre the following year.

Photo courtesy of Norman Parkinson Archive, London. www.normanparkinson.com.

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Shelley’s Ghost: The Afterlife of a Poet February 24–June 24, 2012

Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street 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.

THE CHILDREN’S LITERARY SALON Margaret Liebman Berger Forum

2 p.m.

Programs, Lectures, and Classes

January 4 at 3:15 p.m. (also February 8, March 7, and April 4) 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.

January 5 at 2 p.m. (also February 9, March 29, and April 26) Researching with E-Resources: Catalogs

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.

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 projects.

Gracious Giving The title character in Heidi (shown here in an illustration by Jessie Wilcox Smith) exhibits generosity. See January 7.

Mid-Manhattan Picture Collection.

This informal monthly gathering welcomes fans of children’s literature. These programs are for adults only.

January 7 From Readers to Leaders: Encouraging Ethical Behavior Through Children’s Books Authors Janet Wong and Stuart J. Murphy discuss how children’s fiction encourages character education.

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Free Programs

February 4 Connect the Dots: Who’s Who? Talking Books Across Literary Borders How do booksellers, librarians (school and public), and bloggers discover, promote, and discuss great books for kids? Hear what panelists Marilyn Ackerman (Brooklyn Public Library), Barbara Auerbach (school librarian), Erica Kylander-Clark (blogger), and Melanie Hope Greenberg (author-illustrator) have to say about children’s literature across occupations.

March 17 Apps a Million, Apps Galore!

What is the current state of picture-book apps for kids today?

How are they made? What purpose do they serve? Authorillustrator Roxie Munro and Matt Bassett (of One Hundred Robots) tackle these and other issues in the wide world of apps.

January 7 at 2 p.m. (also February 18, March 17, and April 14) Block and Lot: Researching New York City Buildings and the People Who Lived in Them Artis Wright, The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, and Philip Sutton, Librarian, Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy

Use NYPL’s resources to unlock the history of a building, a block, or an entire borough. Students learn 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 learn about the people who owned and lived in those buildings.

January 11 at 11 a.m. (also March 21 at 11 a.m.; February 22 and April 12 at 3 p.m.)

Old Books, Rare Books: Learning About the Value of Your Books

January 12 at 3:15 p.m. (also March 8) Uncovering Your Family History: Introduction to Genealogical Research, Part II

Virginia Bartow, Senior Rare Book Cataloger, Special Formats Processing

Maira Liriano, Manager, Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy

Develop an appreciation for antiquarian books and learn what you need to know before buying or selling an old book.

Building on Uncovering Your Family History, Part I (see February 3), this class delves into additional key resources, especially immigration and naturalization records.

January 11 at 3:15 p.m. (also February 14, March 14, and April 11) January 13 at 2:15 p.m.

Basic Internet Out of the Blacking Factory: Tracy Davis and Desmond Hunnighen, General Research Division Charles Dickens at The New York Learn how to get connected, Public Library use a web browser, and navigate Robert Armitage, Humanities Bibliographer, General Research Division web pages.

Aside from Shakespeare, no writer has more thoroughly engaged the January 11 at 6 p.m. public’s imagination than Charles (doors open at 5:30 p.m.)

Dickens; no gallery of characters Design and Style: Typography is more varied or memorable. This Sketchbooks Margaret Liebman Berger Forum presentation examines various Design historian Steven Heller aspects of Dickens’s life and reputaand educator Lita Talarico discuss tion, the broad range of his fiction, the merits of the graphic designer’s and the various illustrators who typography sketchbook, a creative added a crucial visual element to “work-out” space for generating his verbal design. ideas and drafting unique type that becomes synonymous with brands and institutions around the world.

Margaret Liebman Berger Forum

2 p.m.

True Believer Joan of Arc is a long-standing popular character on stage and in film; Shaw’s play Saint Joan premiered at the Garrick Theatre on Broadway in 1923.

Photograph by Tom Taylor. Billy Rose Theatre Collection.

General Research Division librarian Mary Jones leads monthly book discussions to explore books you’ve been meaning to read or reread and discuss with other lovers of literature. Participants should read each title before the discussion.

January 8 Utopia by Thomas More February 9 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

January 9 at 12:30 p.m. (also February 6, March 5, and April 2) Orientation to the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

March 8 Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw*

Brooke Watkins, Librarian, 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.

DISCUSS GREAT BOOKS IN A GREAT SETTING

April 12 To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf

The Creative Process Pages from Helga Schmid’s notebooks appear in Typography Sketchbooks. See Design and Style on January 11.

Princeton Architectural Press.

*To learn more about Shaw, see the program listing for March 23 on page 10.

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Free Programs January 17 at 4:30 p.m. (also March 6) Using Zotero in Your Research Brooke Watkins, Librarian, General Research Division

This hands-on workshop offers a quick introduction to Zotero, a free bibliographic tool that resides in your Firebox browser and can help you gather, manage, analyze, and share your resources. Learn the basics of the program as well as how to integrate your Zotero library with word-processing software for footnotes and bibliographies. A basic knowledge of web-based research tools and resources is suggested.

January 19 at 2 p.m. (also February 16, March 15, and April 19) Researching with E-Resources: Periodicals and Newspapers Mary Jones, Librarian, General Research Division

Explore current and historical newspapers and periodicals available online through NYPL.

January 21 at 2 p.m.

Lectures from the Allen Room and the Wertheim Study: Selling Is More of a Habit: Women and Drug Trafficking in North America, 1900 to 1970, with Elaine Carey Margaret Liebman Berger Forum

January 23 at 12:30 p.m. (also March 16) Researching with E-Resources: Scholarly Publications Raymond Pun, Librarian, Periodicals Division

Learn how to find scholarly articles and publications using NYPL’s electronic resources.

January 25 at 1:15 p.m.

Lectures from the Allen Room and the Wertheim Study: Tomorrowland: SpaceAge Cities of the 1960s, with Rosemary Wakeman South Court Auditorium

January 25 at 3:15 p.m.

Introduction to Social Networking Tracy Davis and Desmond Hunnighen, General Research Division

Picture Perfect This portrait, titled “A typical family group,” was included in the book American Civilization and the Negro by C. V. Roman, published in 1916.

See Clues from Family Photos on January 27.

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, General Research and Reference Division.

HANDMADE CRAFTERNOONS AT NYPL Margaret Liebman Berger Forum

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2–4 p.m.

Join crafty librarian Jessica Pigza of the Rare Book Division and Crafternoon author Maura Madden for this monthly gathering. Participate in a DIY activity inspired by a guest crafter who shares his or her passion with the group. Learn more about the craft by looking at a selection of books and magazines from the Library’s collections!

Admission is free, but seating is limited and reservations are recommended.

Please reserve your seat by writing to handmade@nypl.org with your name and which event you wish to attend.

Check Jessica’s Hand-Made blog (nypl.org/blog_series/handmade) for additional details.

Rare Book Division, Buttolph American Menu Collection.

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

March 3 The Art of Handweaving Members of the New York Guild of Handweavers demonstrate the basics of handweaving and share their enthusiasm for this textile art.

April 14 Noah Scalin: Kick-Starting Creativity The author of Skulls, 365, and Unstuck: 52 Ways to Get (and Keep) Your Creativity Flowing at Home, at Work & in Your Studio introduces a hands-on project to spur the imagination.

May 12 Megan Nicolay: Generation T The author of the books Generation T and Generation T: Beyond Fashion suggests ways to reinvent the common T-shirt.

January 25 at 6 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.)

Architectural Explorations in Books: Tom Kundig and Mark Rozzo Margaret Liebman Berger Forum

Seattle-based architect Tom Kundig, whose recent residential projects are featured in Tom Kundig: Houses 2, discusses nature, the role of place, his craft, and the materials he uses with Town & Country executive editor Mark Rozzo.

January 27 at 3:15 p.m. (also March 30) Clues from Family Photos Sachiko Clayton, Librarian, Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy

The best clues about old family photographs are often found in the images themselves. This class introduces techniques for dating images as well as resources for researching photographs.

February 7 at 2 p.m. (also March 13 and April 3) Blogging 101 Katerina Dimitriadou-Shuster, Specialist, Special Formats Processing

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

THE ROAD TO THE 1940 CENSUS: IN SEARCH OF YOUR FAMILY HISTORY South Court Auditorium

March 24 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m.

February 7 at 6 p.m.

Lectures from the Allen Room and the Wertheim Study: From the Dreyfus Affair to the Holocaust: The Emergence of Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theory, with Johannes Burgers South Court Auditorium

February 8 at 6 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.)

Architectural Explorations in Books: Old Buildings, New Designs: Architectural Transformations Margaret Liebman Berger Forum

February 1 at 6 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.)

An Art Book: New China New Art Margaret Liebman Berger Forum

In this illustrated lecture, author Richard Vine presents artists and works featured in his survey of 150 of the most influential contemporary Chinese artists and discusses significant themes with fellow experts in the field.

February 3 at 3:15 p.m. (also April 27) Uncovering Your Family History: Introduction to Genealogical Research, Part I 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.

Architects Charles Bloszies, William Menking, and Michael Manfredi discuss why modern architecture tends to be controversial and what underlying design principles can lead to successful buildings.

February 13 at 12:30 p.m. (also April 13) Researching New York City Newspapers at NYPL Raymond Pun, Librarian, Periodicals Division

Learn how to find and use historical NYC newspapers from the Library’s collection—including the first issue of The New York Times and periodicals from New York’s Irishor Italian-American communities— in print and digital formats.

February 16 at 1:15 p.m.

Lectures from the Allen Room and the Wertheim Study: Everybody’s Autobiography: Anxiety and Pseudonymity in the Work of Søren Kierkegaard and Charlie Kaufman, with David La Rocca South Court Auditorium

Uncle Sam Wants You! In an effort to encourage citizens to participate in the 1940 census, the Bureau of the Census used such vehicles as this poster.

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

In honor of the April 2 release of the 1940 U.S. Census, NYPL hosts a daylong symposium to help researchers prepare to use the vast, indispensable (and free) digital database, which will become available to the public.

Participants include: David Ferriero, Archivist of the United States (and former Andrew W. Mellon Director of The New York Public Libraries) Suzanne Wasserman, Director of the Gotham Center for NYC History/CUNY Graduate Center Reservations are highly recommended; for more details, visit www.nypl.org/events/public-programs.

Sponsored by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society (NYGBS), and The New York Public Library.

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Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street

THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY CELEBRATES SHAKESPEARE South Court Auditorium

1:15 p.m.

February 17 at 2:15 p.m.

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

March 14 at 6 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.)

Art and Literature: Hearing the Gardener’s Voice

Robert Armitage, Humanities Bibliographer, General Research Division

Margaret Liebman Berger Forum

Explore mysteries, detective fiction, and the history of crime through the resources and collections of The New York Public Library.

Star-Crossed Lovers This rendition of the parting scene in Romeo and Juliet was created for the 1882 debut of Margaret Mather at McVicker’s Theatre in Chicago.

Billy Rose Theatre Division.

NYPL staff and writers from the Library’s Research Study Rooms present a weeklong series of lectures honoring the Bard in the month of his birth.

April 23 From Stratford-on-Avon to The New York Public Library Robert Armitage, Humanities Bibliographer, General Research Division, NYPL April 24 Fathers and Sons in Hamlet Margaret Tabb, Professor, John Jay College

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April 25 Marmorializing the Dead in Romeo and Juliet, Othello, and The Winter’s Tale Linda Neiberg, Doctoral Candidate, CUNY Graduate Center April 26 Hamlet and the Ambassadors Andras Kisery, Assistant Professor, City College of New York April 27 Praise and Condemnation of Mercantilism in The Taming of the Shrew Barry Nass, Professor, Hofstra University

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February 28 at 6 p.m.

Lectures from the Allen Room and the Wertheim Study: When Entitlement Becomes Disentitlement: The Myth of the Greedy Geezer, with Susan Jacoby South Court Auditorium

February 29 at 6 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.)

Art Now: Aesthetics Across Music, Painting, Architecture, Movies, and More Margaret Liebman Berger Forum

Leon Botstein, president of Bard College, symphony orchestra conductor, and author, leads a discussion following a video presentation of his lecture Art Now, which addresses one of the most debated subjects of all time: What is art?

March 7 at 5:30 p.m.

The New York Genealogical & Biographical Society Lecture Series: Tracking 19th-Century German and German American Families Meldon J. Wolfgang III helps advance searches beyond the federal census and obvious online sources by offering additional strategies and little-known resources in the hunt for German roots.

Author Paula Deitz, landscape architect Laurie Olin, and landscape historian Elizabeth Barlow Rogers discuss the ways in which they and others use words and illustrations to characterize the creation and development of gardens.

March 23 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 this brilliant, witty, and subversive literary figure.

April 10 at 5:30 p.m.

Return of the Soldier: The Scots in America during World War I Yvonne McEwen of the University of Edinburgh chronicles the legacy of Scottish men who had emigrated to America prior to 1914 and then returned to Scotland at the outbreak of the First World War to fight for their mother country.

April 13 at 2:15 p.m.

Changing Styles in Children’s Book Illustration Robert Armitage, Humanities Bibliographer, General Research Division

View and learn about representative examples of 200 years of children’s books, including various notable editions of Alice in Wonderland and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. April 17 at 5:30 p.m.

The New York Genealogical & Biographical Society Lecture Series: Jewish Genealogical Research in the New York Area South Court Auditorium

Author Gary Mokotoff describes the wealth of Jewish family history research resources that are available in the New York region, especially for families whose ancestors came to the U.S. starting with the great migration of the late 1880s.

April 18 at p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.)

An Art Book: Diane Victor

SHOP AT THE LIBRARY!

Margaret Berger Liebman Forum

Although the Schwarzman Building’s official Centennial (1911–2011) has passed, the festivities continue for a bit longer! Celebrating 100 Years, the Centennial exhibition, has been extended through March 4 (see page 3). And after you visit the landmark building in person, take home a reminder of the architectural masterpiece. Carrère and Hastings: The Masterworks, which features photographer Steven Brooke’s striking images of the Beaux-Arts Schwarzman Building, chronicles the careers of the Gilded Age New York architects and their work.

The new book also offers detailed views of the team’s residences and public projects in New York (the Frick Collection, Grand Army Plaza) and other cities.

South African artist Diane Victor talks to MOMA curator Judy Hecker about her traditional and experimental drawing processes and the ways in which her printmaking and drawing address issues of political and social injustice; moderated by publisher and gallerist David Krut.

April 12 at 3:15 p.m.

Searching for Your Ancestors in the 1940 Federal Census

Find other books as well as cards, games, jewelry, children’s items, and more at The Library Shop. And remember, all purchases support NYPL!

Staff, Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy

Friends of the Library always receive a 10 percent discount on all Library Shop purchases!

The newly released 1940 census does not yet have a name index; learn how to locate someone using an address and the census enumeration district in which the address is located.

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Wonderland Windbag Artist John Tenniel illustrated Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland; the engravings were later colored by Fritz Kredel. See Changing Styles in Children’s Book Illustration on April 13.

Mid-Manhattan Picture Collection.

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Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

Mid-Manhattan Library

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Free Programs

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

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

Feeling Bubbly Like many other posters of the early 20th century, Maurice Réalier-Dumas’s advertisement for Champagne is now considered fine art. See Champagne: A Global History on January 30.

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

January 3 at 6:30 p.m.

Publisher @ the Library presents: Unexpected New York: 87 Discoveries in Familiar Places Publisher Jerry Goodwin and author and photographer Chester Burger share unknown stories connected to some of New York City’s most famous architecture.

January 10 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: The Agile City: Building Well-Being and Wealth in an Era of Climate Change Journalist and urban analyst James S. Russell engages in the fundamental question: what to do about the real challenges global warming poses to our future.

January 19 at 6:30 p.m.

The Funny Side of Crime Although crime might not be funny, human nature is. Clare Toohey moderates a discussion about how and why humor can be put into a mystery; panelists include Nancy Martin, Tom Straw, and Lois Winston.

January 5 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Literary Brooklyn: The Writers of Brooklyn and the Story of American City Life Literary critic and journalist Evan Hughes presents Brooklyn’s rich literary life in the context of a larger, fascinating history.

January 12 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Taking Liberties: The War on Terror and the Erosion of American Democracy Susan N. Herman, president of the American Civil Liberties Union, takes a close look at the human and social costs of the war on terror.

January 9 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Greenwich Village Anita Dickhuth explains how the many layers of Greenwich Village’s history have created the sense of place that makes the present-day community famous.

January 17 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Holdouts!: The Buildings That Got in the Way Architect and historian Andrew Alpern presents some of the colorful personalities and outrageous actions that emerge from stark confrontations, and the sometimes hectic, sometimes pathetic, and sometimes hilarious struggles that result.

January 23 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: It Happened in Italy: Untold Stories of How the People of Italy Defied the Horrors of the Holocaust While visiting Campagna, Italy, Elizabeth Bettina stumbled onto a story of Jews in Italy during the Holocaust and met survivors who shared pictures of Italian concentration camps. The images showed Jews praying in synagogue, playing instruments, and being treated with dignity and respect, a contrast to the brutal labor and death camps in Germany. Bettina also presents a segment of Italy and the Holocaust: The Hidden Story, a documentary that features survivors profiled in her book.

January 18 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Heal Your Brain: How the New Neuropsychiatry Can Help You Go from Better to Well Dr. David J. Hellerstein uses the term “new neuropsychiatry” to refer to a dramatically different approach to help people who have depression and anxiety disorders.

Unlike old psychiatry, which often focused on early life issues, the new neuropsychiatry focuses on improving present-day life to achieve long-term remission of symptoms.

January 24 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: New: Understanding Our Need for Novelty and Change Winifred Gallagher explores our unique human genius for responding to new things with curiosity and creativity, and shows us how to embrace our changing world while living a fuller and saner life.

January 25 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: What Language Is (And What It Isn’t and What It Could Be) Linguist John McWhorter offers a tour of the world’s languages throughout history and focuses on such topics as the way linguists hear speech, the world’s vanishing languages, and the hodgepodge nature of English.

January 26 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: The Anti-Romantic Child: A Story of Unexpected Joy Priscilla Gilman explores the complexity of our hopes for our children, our families, and ourselves, and the way in which experience can alter and lead us to reimagining those hopes and expectations.

January 30 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Champagne: A Global History In Becky Sue Epstein’s overview of the history of the Champagne industry, she identifies who invented Champagne and explains how it became a worldwide symbol for celebration.

February 7 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Historic Preservation and the Livable City Eric W. Allison explores how preservation contributes positively to the economy and environment of a livable city.

February 8 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Black and Blue: The Redd Foxx Story Michael Seth Starr tells the story of the trailblazing comedian who had a difficult early life and whose post– Sanford and Son years were defined by women, cocaine, lawsuits, and financial troubles.

January 31 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: David Susskind: A Televised Life Stephen Battaglio discusses how the maverick television producer and talk-show host helped define the television industry from the 1950s through the 1970s.

February 9 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Art and the Environment Architect Jean Parker Phifer discusses how traditional environmental art has been adapted into urban settings, and names the best permanent public art in all five boroughs of New York City.

February 1 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Dispensing Beauty in New York and Beyond: The Triumphs and Tragedies of Harriet Hubbard Ayer Art historian Annette Blaugrund presents the incredible story of Harriet Hubbard Ayer, the Victorian entrepreneur who triumphed over divorce, kidnapping, madness, seduction, and betrayal.

February 14 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library: Together, Alone: How Singles and Solos Have Transformed New York City Sociologist Eric Klinenberg, author of Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone, examines the large number of people in New York who live alone and how the phenomenon has shaped the city’s culture.

February 6 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Selling the Fountain of Youth: How the Anti-Aging Industry Made a Disease Out of Getting Old—And Made Billions Arlene Weintraub shines a spotlight on the trade organizations, for-profit companies, and others that have sought to legitimize anti-aging medicine based primarily on hope and weak science.

February 15 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: New York from the Air: A Story of Architecture John Tauranac shares photographs of New York landmarks taken from unusual perspectives that aren’t accessible to pedestrians.

February 16 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Harlem Is Nowhere: A Journey to the Mecca of Black America For the past century, Harlem has been celebrated as the capital of Black America, a thriving center of cultural achievement and political action. At a crucial moment in Harlem’s history, as gentrification encroaches, Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts untangles the myth and meaning of Harlem’s legacy.

Note by Note Without an orchestra or band, this musician plays a solo. See Together, Alone on February 14.

Mid-Manhattan Picture Collection.

February 21 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: The Black Nile: One Man’s Amazing Journey Through Peace and War on the World’s Longest River Journalist Dan Morrison chronicles the trek of a lifetime, from Jinja, Uganda, and Lake Victoria across 4,000 miles to Cairo and the Mediterranean.

February 22 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: New York Diaries: 1609 to 2009 Teresa Carpenter shares selections from her collection of four centuries of journals culled from libraries, historical societies, and private estates. The 365 entries by New York natives and visitors, writers and artists, thinkers and bloggers combine to create a vivid snapshot of life in the greatest city in the world.

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Mid-Manhattan Library

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Free Programs

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

February 28 at 6:30 p.m.

Authors @ the Library presents: American Food by the Decades Sherri Liberman, Hilary Schenker, and Margaret Rose Siggillino survey food trends in the United States during the 20th century and look at how changes in society directly influenced dietary and dining habits throughout the past 100 years.

February 29 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Architecture in Uniform: Designing and Building for the Second World War In this illustrated lecture, JeanLouis Cohen of New York University examines the years between the bombings of Guernica in 1937 and Hiroshima in 1945 and the specific advances that were fundamental to the process of modernization, leading to the definitive supremacy of modernism in architecture.

March 1 at 6:30 p.m.

Theatre @ the Library presents: An Evening of Spiritual Poetry, Christina Rossetti, and Emily Dickinson

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March 3 at 2:30 p.m.

An Artist Dialogue Artists Annie Egleson and Adam Teninbaum, whose site-specific installation Junctions is on view at Mid-Manhattan, discuss their work and physical process with artist Jordan Wolfson.

March 5 at 6:30 p.m.

MOMA @ the Library presents: Cindy Sherman Cindy Sherman is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential contemporary artists of the last 40 years. Diana Busch traces Sherman’s career and how she has presented a sustained, eloquent, and provocative exploration of the construction of contemporary identity, art history, and the nature of its representation.

March 6 at 6:30 p.m.

East Side, West Side, Dark Side: New York Mysteries Peter Blauner, Reed Farrel Coleman, Grace F. Edwards, and Stefanie Pintoff of the Mystery Writers of America, New York Chapter, look at the ways in which New York inspires tales of crime, past and present, in series, individual titles, and short stories, and in the city’s renowned locations and its hidden corners; moderated by Triss Stein.

March 7 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: America’s Great Railroad Stations In this illustrated talk, railroad buff Ed Breslin pays tribute to America’s railroad stations—from Union Station in Washington, D.C., to Seattle’s King Street Station— and tells the astonishing story of these enduring structures, which still play an important role in the country’s landscape.

March 8 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York That Changed Music Forever Native New Yorker Will Hermes captures the creativity, drive, and full-out lust for life of the great New York musicians of the mid1970s (including Patti Smith, Willie Colon, and Grandmaster Flash) who knew that the music they were making would change the world.

March 12 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Gimbels Has It! This illustrated lecture by Michael J. Lisicky focuses on one of America’s iconic department stores, which closed its doors in 1986, and features the memories of personalities such as Ed Koch, Bud Selig, Dick Clark, and Maureen O’Hara.

March 14 at 6:30 p.m.

Hollywood’s Golden Age: The Rise and Fall of the Studio System Film scholar Max Alvarez uses film clips and slides to take the audience on a journey from World War I to the 1950s, during which Hollywood dream factories endured celebrity scandals, the Great Depression, and the arrival of television.

March 27 at 6:30 p.m.

Author and Illustrator @ the Library presents: Field Guide to the Street Trees of New York City Leslie Day and Trudy Smoke look at the 50 species of trees commonly found in the city’s neighborhoods and share stories about block associations and others who care for our street trees.

March 15 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Greening Modernism: Preservation, Sustainability, and the Modern Movement Architect Carl Stein addresses the interrelationships among sustainability, architectural preservation, and the modern movement, and places these issues into historical perspective.

March 28 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: The Forgotten Founding Father: Noah Webster’s Obsession and the Creation of an American Culture Noah Webster (1758–1843) published the American Dictionary of the English Language in 1826. Joshua C. Kendall chronicles Webster’s other achievements, including his political career as state representative for both Massachusetts and Connecticut and his tenure as editor of the American Minerva, New York’s first daily newspaper.

March 20 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Mike Bloomberg: Money, Power, Politics Journalist Joyce Purnick studies Mayor Bloomberg’s record and speculates on how he is likely to be judged by history.

March 21 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: A Complicated Man: The Life of Bill Clinton as Told by Those Who Know Him Oral historian and journalist Michael Takiff interviewed 170 people to produce his biography of the former president.

March 22 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: How Does It Feel to Be a Problem?: Being Young and Arab in America Moustafa Bayoumi explores how young Arab and Muslim Americans are forging lives for themselves in a country that often mistakes them for the enemy.

April 9 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Am I My Genes?: Confronting Fate and Family Secrets in the Age of Genetic Testing Physician and Columbia University professor Robert Klitzman focuses on the personal stories of those who have wrestled with such complex issues as whether to be tested, whether to disclose their genetic risks, how to view and understand themselves and their genetics, and whether to participate in genetic communities.

April 18 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Free Stylin’: How Hip Hop Changed the Fashion Industry In this illustrated lecture, author Elena Romero examines how hip-hop celebrities and urban designers carved their own niche in the $166 billion apparel industry.

April 23 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: They Eat That?: A Cultural Encyclopedia of Weird and Exotic Food from Around the World Jonathan Deutsch and Natalya Murakhver lead a discussion on foods that might be described as “weird” to the American palate today, offer commentary on a wide range of foods from around the globe, share unusual facts about food, and provide recipes for some of the exotic foods described.

April 25 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: A History of the Birth Control Movement in America Peter C. Engelman, associate editor of the Margaret Sanger Papers Project at New York University, presents a visual lecture chronicling the history of how a group of reformers in the early 20th century worked to make contraception legal, accessible, and acceptable.

On the Big Screen During Hollywood’s heyday, studios were in the business of owning movie theaters in addition to producing films. See Hollywood’s Golden Age on March 14.

Billy Rose Theatre Division.

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Food for Thought Edward Potthast created the artwork to publicize this tome, which was published in 1896. See American Food by the Decades on February 28.

February 23 at 6:30 p.m.

Author @ the Library presents: Let’s Bring Back: An Encyclopedia of Forgotten-Yet-Delightful, Chic, Useful, Curious, and Otherwise Commendable Things from Times Gone By Throughout this illustrated lecture of nostalgia, Lesley M.M. Blume, breathes new life into the elegant, mysterious, and delightful trappings of bygone eras, honoring the timeless tradition of artful living.

In calling for a revival of things that entertained, awed, beautified, satiated, and fascinated in past eras, she celebrates parasols, turbans, monocles, quill pens, double features, and more.

Science, Industry and Business Library

Free Programs

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188 Madison Avenue (at 34th Street) January 4 at 6 p.m.

How to Conduct an Effective Job Search Bruce Hurwitz reviews the process of finding a job: networking, responding to ads, applying, interviewing, and negotiating.

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).

January 17 at 6 p.m.

New Business Ownership Workshop A panel of experts, including a business attorney, certified public accountant, financial adviser, and franchise consultant, share their perspectives on starting a small business.

Support for The New York Public Library’s Job Search @ NYPL programming has been provided by the JPMorgan Chase Foundation.

Support for The New York Public Library’s Financial Literacy programming has been provided by The McGraw-Hill Companies.

January 18 at 6 p.m.

Use LinkedIn to Get and Ace Interviews Robert Hellmann offers advice about how to build your network, research job prospects, contact people, and get interviews.

January 19 at 12 noon Figuring Out What You Want to Do Win Sheffield focuses on the functional roles you like and do well in to help bring your interests and preferences to the marketplace.

Higher Education Women began attending college in larger numbers in the late 19th–early 20th century, matriculating at single-sex schools and joining men at coed institutions.

See How to Find the Right College and Pay for It on January 24.

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

February 1 at 6 p.m.

Who Are You and What Are You Supposed to Be Doing with Your Life?

Kristina Leonardi provides techniques to help you achieve fulfillment in life while at the same time serving others.

February 7 at 6 p.m.

Optimizing Your Budget and Cash Flow* Analyze what you earn and spend, and learn how to create and live within a budget.

February 9 at 12 noon Beat the Odds When Using Search Firms and Answering Ads Chip Conlin shows you how to generate interviews using traditional agency services and new-media advertisements.

February 9 at 6 p.m.

The Value of Collective Marketing James Maule, founder and CEO of Mogulfish.com, suggests ideas about how to join forces with other businesses to save money and get better marketing results in a tight economy.

February 21 at 6 p.m.

Tax Tips for Your 2011 Return* Start thinking about tax time by reviewing information about tax deductions, credits, exemptions, and more for 2011.

February 23 at 12 noon (also April 12 at 6 p.m.)

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.

February 23 at 6 p.m.

Personal Branding via Social Media Theodore Henderson presents lucid, nontechnical ways to use social media to build your personal brand or grow your business.

February 29 at 6 p.m.

Career Management for Introverts If you’re reluctant to talk to people you don’t know, career coach Win Sheffield provides advice about how to move ahead in the face of shyness.

January 24 at 6 p.m.

How to Find the Right College and Pay for It Certified financial planner Allan Katz discusses identifying the right college, determining its cost, the types of financial aid and loans available to students, and the financial-aid application process.

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

January 6 at 12 noon (also February 24 and April 7) 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.

January 11 at 6 p.m. (also March 14 and April 19) 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.

January 14 at 11:30 a.m. (also March 22 at 6 p.m. and April 28 at 2:30 p.m.)

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

January 20 at 12 noon (also March 9 at 12 noon and April 18 at 6 p.m.)

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.

February 10 at 12 noon 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.

January 26 at 6 p.m.

How to Ace That All-Important Phone Screen and Be Successful at Your Face-to-Face Interview Diane Ciccolini shares successful tips for phone and face-to-face interviews.

February 15 at 6 p.m. (also March 24 at 11:30 a.m.)

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, to get on the “short list” for that next promotion, and to continually market your achievements.

Don’t Be Shy The caption for this 1894 Harper’s magazine illustration reads “A Timid Bather—Asbury Park.” See Career Management for Introverts on February 29.

Mid-Manhattan Picture Collection.

*Sponsored by the Financial Planning Association of New York.

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Selected Public Programs

Science, Industry and Business Library

Free Programs

www.nypl.org

188 Madison Avenue (at 34th Street)

THE JOB-SEARCH ESSENTIALS SERIES with career coach David Lees January 25 at 6 p.m.

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

February 28 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.

March 28 at 6 p.m.

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

Gambling Man This cigarette-card image, part of the “Comic Phrases” series, depicts a man who “broke the bank at Monte Carlo.” See You Can Rebuild Your Financial Future on March 6.

George Arents Collection.

Classes @ SIBL Hands-on training in resources for: » Job and career opportunities » Finance and investment decisions » Company, industry, and market research » Creating custom mailing lists » Government information

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Visit www.nypl.org/ locations/sibl for the rotating monthly schedule.

March 1 at 6 p.m.

Six Tips on Building Your Brand on Social Media Nelly Yusupova of Webgrrls International explores new ways to use social media to build your brand.

March 13 at 6 p.m.

The Key to a Dream Retirement* Learn about the necessary elements that go into securing a solid financial foundation for retirement.

March 6 at 6 p.m.

You Can Rebuild Your Financial Future Certified financial adviser Joan Lappin suggests new investment possibilities by looking at stocks and bonds via a contrarian way of thinking.

March 20 at 6 p.m.

Brokers, Financial Planners, and Investment Advisers: How to Pick One* Your financial well-being rests on advice from competent and ethical advisers. Learn to select one who puts your best interests first, is transparent, and discloses everything.

March 7 at 6 p.m.

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

March 8 at 6 p.m.

Babiators: A Startup Business Taking Flight Entrepreneurs Ted and Molly Fienning discuss how they took an idea from the back of a napkin to the shelves of 75 retailers in less than a year.

March 21 at 12 noon The Employment Outlook 2012 Lisa Boily of the Bureau of Labor Statistics explores the employment outlook and the latest edition of the Occupational Outlook Handbook.

March 27 at 6 p.m.

Legal and Financial Planning and Alzheimer’s Disease Matt Kudish of the Alzheimer’s Association discusses the legal and financial implications of Alzheimer’s disease.

March 29 at 6 p.m.

Tips for Cost-Effective Marketing Carol Schiro Greenwald reviews how to identify your best customers and most profitable areas of business, as well as cost-effective ways to reach your target audience.

April 3 at 6 p.m.

Retirement Planning Workshop Lisa Boily of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Robin Paradowski of the U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, discuss how to identify individual retirement goals, the steps to take before retiring, and the different plans and costs.

April 5 at 12 noon How I Learned Not to Hate Networking and Not Have to Have a Personality Transplant Learn how to enjoy building and maintaining relationships through networking.

April 17 at 6 p.m.

Are You Conducting a Mindful Job Search?

Coach Renee Rosenberg offers simple and fun strategies to de-stress and improve the jobsearch process.

April 10 at 6 p.m.

It’s Never Too Late to Start Investing* Learn about the principles of compounding, the risks associated with investing, and how to invest for large, long-term goals.

April 24 at 6 p.m.

Handling Difficult Interview Questions Career coach Win Sheffield teaches you how to turn difficult interview questions to your advantage.

April 11 at 6 p.m.

Authentic Branding: Letting the Real You Shine in Any Situation Kristina Leonardi discusses how to focus on your unique talents, abilities, and strengths and how to project that image to the world.

April 25 at 6 p.m.

Speak with Poise, Passion, and Persuasive Power Maria Guida presents techniques to help you persuade listeners in the office, boardroom, courtroom, and media.

FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT DAY AT SIBL April 21 11 a.m.–6 p.m.

Classes » Mortgages » Investments » Your Parents—Their Finances » Starting Your Own Business » Retirement Planning » Social Security Counseling » Certified financial planners offer 30-minute private sessions Database Demonstrations » How-to demonstrations of resources to assist you with your personal finances Financial Fair » Financial information from organizations such as the Securities & Exchange Commission, the Social Security Administration, SCORE, and the Better Business Bureau For a full schedule of Financial Empowerment Day, visit www.nypl.org/fed.

Sponsored in conjunction with the Financial Planning Association of New York.

Winning Words This “humorous but practical” book offers advice on such topics as “How to Handle Yourself on the Platform” and “How to Talk on the Radio.” See Speak with Poise, Passion, and Persuasive Power on April 25.

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

*Sponsored by the Financial Planning Association of New York.

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April 10 at 12 noon What Human Resources Expects of You Human-resources manager Nancy Liss answers your job-search questions.

The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts 40 Lincoln Center Plaza

Selected Public Programs

Tuesdays at noon, January 3–April 24 Gotham Jazzmen

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).

January 7 at 2:30 p.m.

Across the World Violinist Ray Iwazumi and pianist Toshiki Usui explore the refined ardor and sensuality in the works of Schubert, Faure, and Szymanowski.

January 8 at 2:30 p.m.

On a Sunday Afternoon @ LPA Vocalist Karen Luschar presents Chasing Rainbows: The Songs of Judy Garland.

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

January 12 at 6 p.m.

Bulgarian Images, Film, Music and Dance!

Martin Koenig, whose photographs are on display in the Plaza Corridor Gallery, introduces his film about Bulgarian music and dance and leads a Q&A after the screening.

January 14 at 2:30 p.m.

The Many Faces of Modernity Pianist Zélia Chueke performs 20th-century piano pieces accompanied by picture projections from LPA’s archive.

January 15 at 1:30 p.m.

On a Sunday Afternoon @ LPA The New York Opera Forum presents a concert version of Donizetti’s Roberto Devereux.

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Over the Rainbow Judy Garland appeared in a dozen movies before starring as Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz in 1939.

See On a Sunday Afternoon @ LPA on January 8.

Billy Rose Theatre Division.

January 21 at 2:30 p.m.

Tirades: Sudden Transformations and Altered States Soprano Deborah Karpel and pianist Shane Schag perform operatic arias.

January 22 at 2:30 p.m.

On a Sunday Afternoon @ LPA: L’Amore della Musica Quintet The ensemble features Hindemith’s Kleine Kammermusik, Milhaud’s La Cheminée du Roi René, Beethoven’s Quintet for Winds, and the premiere of Simeon Loring’s arrangement of a movement from Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden” Quartet.

January 23 at 6 p.m.

Life Upon the Wicked Stage: New Books in the Performing Arts Dancer Jacques d’Amboise discusses his new book, I Was a Dancer.

January 28 at 2:30 p.m.

Concert Presented by Nylon Wound Guitar duo Gregory Askins and Joe Parisi play original music and arrangements from the Renaissance to the present.

January 29 at 2:30 p.m.

On a Sunday Afternoon @ LPA Pianist Quynh Nguyen performs Schubert, Ravel, and Chopin.

January 30 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.

February 5 at 2:30 p.m.

On a Sunday Afternoon @ LPA: Divinely Inspired Chamber 16 plays secular works steeped in the sacred tradition, including pieces by Bach, Franck, and Arvo Part.

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

February 4 Raucous Rarities Ham & Bud in The Bogus Booking Agents (1916) Al St. John in The Grab Bag Bride (1917) James Finlayson & Tyler Brooke in Never Too Old (1926) Ben Turpin in A Blonde’s Revenge (1926) Stan Laurel in When Knights Were Cold (1923) March 10 Westward Whoa Hank Mann in Way Out West (1920) Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle in The Round-Up (1920) April 7 Forgotten Funny People Flora Finch in Sweeny’s Christmas Bird (1914) Billie Ritchie in Silk Hose and High Pressure (1915) Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Drew in Her Anniversaries (1917) Wanda Wiley in A Thrilling Romance (1926) The Silent Clowns Film Series is programmed

by Ben Model, Bruce Lawton, and Steve Massa.

February 11 at 2:30 p.m.

The Manhattan Saxophone Quartet The quartet plays new music, including a new work by New York composer David Noon.

February 12 at 1:30 p.m.

On a Sunday Afternoon @ LPA The New York Opera Forum presents a concert version of Gounod’s Faust.

February 13 at 6 p.m.

Life Is a Cabaret Presented by Harwood Management Vocal Artists.

Tinkling the Ivories Pianist Quynh Nguyen performs solo works on January 29.

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Free Programs

The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts 40 Lincoln Center Plaza February 26 at 2:30 p.m.

On a Sunday Afternoon @ LPA: An Afternoon of Operatic Arias, Duets, and Scenes Presented by soprano Deborah Thomas and Friends.

February 27 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.

March 1 at 6 p.m.

Tribute to Lee Hoiby Paul Sperry leads vocalists in songs by composer Lee Hoiby, who died last year.

Queen of the Dance Known for her swirling silk costumes, dancer and choreographer Loïe Fuller was also an early innovator in lighting design and held patents in the field. See Celebration of the 150th Birthday of Loïe Fuller on April 12.

Jerome Robbins Dance Division.

February 16 at 6 p.m.

Life Upon the Wicked Stage: New Books in the Performing Arts Author Yaël Tamar Lewin discusses her new book, Night’s Dancer: The Life of Janet Collins, which chronicles the extraordinary life of the dancer Janet Collins (1917–2003), an African-American trailblazer in classical ballet who made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1952.

February 18 at 2:30 p.m.

Collegiate Concert Presented by the New York Viola Society.

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February 19 at 2:30 p.m.

On a Sunday Afternoon @ LPA The Con Brio Ensemble performs chamber music.

February 25 at 2:30 p.m.

An Afternoon of Opera and Song Presented by Manhattan Opera Association.

March 3 at 2:30 p.m.

From Mozart to Gavrilin Pianists Joanne Chang and Tienni Chen perform solo works by Tan Dun and Messiaen and piano four-hands by Debussy, Gregon, Lambert, and Chu Wanghua.

March 4 at 2:30 p.m.

On a Sunday Afternoon @ LPA Violinist Yeou-Cheng Ma and pianist Lisa Weiss present works

by Mozart, Beethoven, and Vitali.

March 11 at 2:30 p.m.

On a Sunday Afternoon @ LPA: Music of Latin America Presented by the Chameleon Ensemble.

March 12 at 6 p.m.

Life Upon the Wicked Stage: New Books in the Performing Arts John Anthony Gilvey presents excerpts from his biography of Jerry Orbach.

March 17 at 2:30 p.m.

Duo Parnas The chamber-music ensemble performs works by composer Joel Feigin.

March 18 at 1:30 p.m.

On a Sunday Afternoon @ LPA The New York Opera Forum presents a concert version of Bellini’s I Capuletie e I Montecchi.

March 24 at 2:30 p.m.

The Hall/Sinsabaugh Duo Howard Hall, violin, and Katherine Sinsabaugh, viola, perform works

by Bach, Brahms, and Pleyel.

March 25 at 2:30 p.m.

On a Sunday Afternoon @ LPA John McCauley leads the COSM Ensembles in works by Mozart, Schubert, and Stravinsky.

March 26 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.

March 29 at 6 p.m.

Documentary @ LPA: Sonata Daniel Beliavsky’s film focuses on the American composer Donald Harris and his Sonata for Piano; a Q&A with Harris and Beliavsky follows the screening.

March 31 at 2:30 p.m.

Philip Glass Retrospective Presented by pianist Paul Barnes.

April 1 at 2:30 p.m.

On a Sunday Afternoon @ LPA: Chamber Music Concert Presented by clarinetist Gary Dranch and Friends.

April 5 at 6 p.m.

Echo Charles Dennis’s new video work revisits archival footage of historic downtown New York performances from 1980 to 2010 and collages them within a three-channel audio-video display.

April 9 at 6 p.m.

Noël Coward: Off the Record Presented by cabaret artist Steve Ross and Friends in conjunction with the exhibition Star Quality: The World of Noël Coward (see page 5).

THE BIRTH OF PROMOTION: THE SERIES! Tuesdays at 2:30 p.m.

February 21 Blind Husbands 1919, 92 minutes Directed by Erich von Stroheim; with von Stroheim and Francellia Billington

April 12 at 6 p.m.

Celebration of the 150th Birthday of Loïe Fuller (1862–1928) Performer-scholar Jody Sperling presents a lecture honoring the modern-dance pioneer’s legacy, emphasizing Fuller’s spectacular art in relation to movements in early cinema and the visual arts.

April 14 at 2:30 p.m.

Norman Dee, flute, and Josephine Chan Yung, piano Works by Mozart, Chopin, Ganne, and Piazzola.

April 15 at 1:30 p.m.

On a Sunday Afternoon @ LPA The New York Opera Forum performs a concert version of Wagner’s Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg (Act 3, Scene 1) and Bartok’s Bluebeard’s Castle.

April 21 at 2:30 p.m.

German Master Composers: Bach, Beethoven, Brahms Presented by Earl Buys, piano.

April 22 at 2:30 p.m.

On a Sunday Afternoon @ LPA Pianist Michael Sellers presents works by Gershwin, Barber, and Chopin.

April 29 at 2:30 p.m.

On a Sunday Afternoon @ LPA: All-Gershwin Piano Concert Alexander A. Wu performs a program of George Gershwin’s earliest solo piano works, hit songs from his musicals, and selections from Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris, and Porgy and Bess.

His Wooden Wedding 1925, 20 minutes Directed by Leo McCarey; with Charley Chase

Billy Rose Theatre Division.

These films complement the exhibition The Birth of Promotion: Inventing Film Publicity in the Silent-Film Era, which is on view at LPA through February 25 (see page 3). Unless noted, all the films are silent with music tracks.

February 7 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse 1921, 132 minutes Directed by Rex Ingram; with Rudolph Valentino and Alice Terry

February 28 Hell’s Angels 1930, 129 minutes Sound film directed by Howard Hughes; with Jean Harlow A Wild Roomer 1927, 20 minutes Directed by Charles R. Bowers and Harold L. Muller; with Charley Bowers The Birth of Promotion: The Series! is programmed by David Callahan and Steve Massa.

Mud and Sand 1922, 20 minutes Directed by Gil Pratt; with Stan Laurel Mud and Sand screening courtesy of Film Preservation Associates February 14 Way Down East 1920, 100 minutes Directed by D. W. Griffith; with Lillian Gish The Hazards of Helen 1915, 16 minutes Produced by the Kalem Company; with Helen Holmes

Billy Rose Theatre Division.

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Free Programs

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

www.nypl.org

515 Malcolm X Boulevard

January 24 at 6 p.m.

Annual Arturo Schomburg Conversation The Schomburg kicks off this annual conversation on the birthday of our founder.

January 30 at 7 p.m.

Carnegie Hall’s Neighborhood Concert: Regina Carter’s Reverse Thread In her latest project, the jazz musician explores the fusion of contemporary American jazz and African folk tunes with the instrumental accompaniment of accordion, guitar, bass, drums, and the kora—a 21-string West African harp traditionally played by village storytellers.

Carnegie Hall’s Neighborhood Concert Series is a program of the Weill Music Institute. Sponsored by Target. Preregister at 212.491.2040.

Founding Father Bibliophile Arturo Schomburg was born in Puerto Rico and relocated to New York in 1891. See Annual Arturo Schomburg Conversation on January 24.

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division.

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NEW SATURDAY PROGRAMS AT THE SCHOMBURG January 7, February 4, March 3, and April 7 at 4 p.m.

Family Fun @ the Schomburg Start the new year with a new routine: On the first Saturday of every month, 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, and author readings. Preregister at schomburgrsvp@nypl.org or 212.491.2040.

January 14 and 28, February 11 and 25, March 10 and 24, and April 14 and 28 at 4 p.m.

Films and Dialogue @ the Schomburg Check out what’s on the big screen at the Schomburg on the second and fourth Saturday of every month. In addition to showing a wide range of feature films and documentaries about the global black experience, this series offers filmgoers a chance to talk back—live and virtually on Twitter. Preregister at schomburgrsvp@nypl.org or 212.491.2040.

February 2 at 10 a.m.

The Dream Inn: A Birthday Tribute to Langston Hughes Daniel Carlton features Hughes’s poetry in this theatrical piece that brings the poet’s Harlem to life.

Preregister at schomburged@nypl. org or 212.491.2234.

February 2 at 7 p.m.

NEW SERIES! Stage for Debate: Steve Stoute and William C. Rhoden, with Danyel Smith For the first in a series of public debates about the notion of “postblackness,” Billboard magazine editor and culture critic Danyel Smith moderates a debate between Steve Stoute (author of The Tanning of America: How Hip-Hop Created a Culture That Rewrote the Rules of the New Economy and CEO of Carol’s Daughter) and William C. Rhoden (a New York Times columnist and author of Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete).

February 13–17 at 10 a.m.

Something for the Youth: Black History Month Youth Film Series Celebrate black history, culture, and heritage during this weeklong film series for students in grades K–12. Registration is required. For a list of films and to preregister, contact schomburged@nypl.org or 212.491.2234.

February 13, 14, 15, and 17 at 6:30 p.m.

Something for the People: Black History Month Film Series Watch films on the black experience throughout the week. Preregistration is strongly suggested; schomburgrsvp@nypl.org or 212.491.2040.

February 16 at 7:30 p.m.

Harlem Opera Theater One of the neighborhood’s leading performing-arts groups presents a program of vocal music.

February 21 at 7 p.m.

The Indelible Influence of Malcolm X A who’s who of notable participants reads from Malcolm X’s speeches, diaries, and letters.

February 28 at 7 p.m.

Digital Diaspora Family Reunion This celebration of family history and digital storytelling features excerpts from the documentary Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People, which served as the inspiration for the project. The program also includes presentations of personal histories and images and a workshop on how to produce digital stories that showcase family histories and photographs.

February 29 at 7 p.m.

NEW SERIES! Stage for Debate: Toure and Khalil Gibran Muhammad For the second debate on “postblackness,” Toure (correspondent for MSNBC, contributing editor at Rolling Stone, and author of Who’s Afraid of Post-Blackness? What It Means to Be Black Now) takes the stage with Schomburg Director Khalil Gibran Muhammad (author of The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America, which won the coveted John Hope Franklin Publication Prize).

March 21 at 7 p.m.

Bayard Rustin Centennial Michael Long, author of I Must Resist: Bayard Rustin’s Life in Letters, speaks about the Civil Rights organizer in honor of the 100th anniversary of his birth.

March 31 at 10 a.m.–3 p.m.

NYPL Youth S.T.E.M. Fair Explore science, technology, engineering, and math (S.T.E.M.) through fun hands-on activities For ages 10–18. Preregister at schomburged@nypl.org or 212.491.2234.

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

Ticketed Events

Women’s Jazz Festival March 5, 12, 19, and 26 at 7 p.m.

Hear outstanding women vocalists and instrumentalists, from cutting-edge underground sensations to well-established artists. For this year’s lineup, visit schomburgcenter.org. Tickets are $25 ($20 for Schomburg Society members and other Library donors, seniors, and students with valid ID).

NEW SERIES!

TALKS AT THE SCHOMBURG February 7 at 7 p.m.

David Remnick and Randall Kennedy Journalist Farai Chideya moderates a discussion between David Remnick (editor of The New Yorker and author of The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama) and Randall Kennedy (Harvard Law School professor and author of The Persistence of the Color Line: Racial Politics and the Obama Presidency) about President Obama’s administration.

March 28 at 7 p.m.

The Intersection of Health Care, History, and Justice Medical ethicist and author Harriet Washington and author Alondra Nelson examine a lesser-known aspect of the Black Panthers’ broader struggle for social justice: health care.

Tickets for Talks at the Schomburg are $15 ($10 for Schomburg Society members and other Library donors, seniors, and students with valid ID).

To order all tickets, go to www.showclix.com or call 888.71.TICKETS (888.718.4253).

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January 12 at 10:30 a.m.

Living the Dream: Celebrating the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This annual birthday celebration teaches elementary and middleschool students about Dr. King’s legacy and the present-day impact of his work. Activities include a cultural presentation and a film screening. Preregister at schomburged@nypl.org or 212.491.2234.

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

Free Programs

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MONSTER FILM FESTIVAL

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.

Don’t miss these special programs hosted in conjunction with the exhibition Shelley’s Ghost: The Afterlife of a Poet, which opens February 24 in the Wachenheim Gallery at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (see page 4). The Monster Film Festival features classic horror flicks that take their inspiration from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein; the Shelley’s Ghost Lecture Series offers an in-depth look at the writers and stories featured in the exhibition; and Mary’s Fancy Ball introduces popular entertainment from the 19th century.

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1920, 79 minutes; silent) Directed by John S. Robertson March 31 at 2 p.m.

Celebrating in Color The Red Silk Dancers perform on January 14.

January 3 at 10 a.m.

Interest: The Key to Finance Get information about interest and the way it works in order to avoid the pitfalls of debt and credit cards. Then learn the basics about investments, mortgages, and saving for retirement.

January 10 at 10 a.m.

Raising Financially Responsible Children Learn about the importance of raising financially responsible children and share tips on ways to teach children about money.

January 14 at 2:30 p.m.

Silk and Sword The Red Silk Dancers presents a colorful program of traditional and contemporary Chinese dance, which includes the use of silk fans, swordplay, and martial arts.

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January 17 at 10 a.m.

Planning for Retirement and College Whether you’re considering ways to fund your child’s college education or planning for your retirement, this presentation describes a variety of tax-advantaged accounts that individuals can set up to help them reach their financial goals.

January 21 at 2:30 p.m.

Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concert Series presents the Charlie Porter Jazz Quartet Trumpeter and composer Charlie Porter and his quartet perform jazz favorites and original compositions.

January 28 at 2:30 p.m.

Saturday Movie: Behind Locked Doors In this 1948 black-and-white film noir, a journalist fakes mental illness to have himself committed to an asylum where he believes a crooked judge is hiding.

February 4 at 2:30 p.m.

A Musical Tribute to the Lady Legends of Jazz by the New Amsterdam Musical Association Singers portray the vocalists Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughn, Dinah Washington, and Lena Horne and present their signature music.

February 11 at 2:30 p.m.

MOMA at the Library presents: Diego Rivera: Murals This lecture and slide show focuses on works the artist created during his stay in New York in the 1930s (on view at MOMA through May 14, 2012).

February 18 at 2:30 p.m.

The Bronx River’s Afro-American Heritage in 100 Golden Moments Bronx African-American History Project Community Researcher Morgan Powell discusses AfricanAmerican history on both sides of the Bronx River.

Faust (1994, 97 minutes) Directed by Jan Svankmajer April 6 at 3:30 p.m.

Mott Haven • 321 East 140th Street • Bronx • 718.665.4878

SHELLEY’S GHOST LECTURE SERIES Unless noted, programs take place at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street.

February 21 at 6 p.m.

Shelley Displayed Margaret Liebman Berger Forum

Stephen Hebron, co-curator of the exhibition Shelley’s Ghost: The Afterlife of a Poet and author of the companion book, shares behindthe-scenes stories about the exhibition and some of its treasures.

February 25 at 2:30 p.m.

Black History Month Movie: Daughters of the Dust This film chronicles the story of a large African-American family as the members prepare to move north from the Sea Islands off the coast of Georgia at the beginning of the 20th century.

March 9 at 1:15 p.m.

Pre-Romantic Discourses on the Rights of Women: Wollstonecraft and Her Contemporaries

March 17 at 2:30 p.m.

Saturday Movie: Maid in America This documentary focuses on three Latina immigrants who work as nannies and housekeepers in Los Angeles and the challenges they face.

April 21 at 2:30 p.m.

Saturday Movie: Cavalcade of Comedy This laughter-filled time capsule of the brightest lights of vaudeville features Jack Benny, Bing Crosby, Burns and Allen, and more.

Mulberry Street • 10 Jersey Street • Manhattan • 212.966.3424

South Court Auditorium

Kathleen Lubey (St. John’s University) explores the life and work of Mary Shelley’s famous mother, the feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, and other women authors of the late 18th century.

Timeless Legend The Golem’s title character was portrayed by its director, Paul Wegener. See April 6.

Billy Rose Theatre Division.

March 13 at 6:30 p.m.

Sparks and Ashes: The Afterlife of a Poet, His Widow, and His Manuscripts Mid-Manhattan Library (at Fifth Avenue at 40th Street)

Elizabeth Campbell Denlinger, curator of NYPL’s Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle and co-curator of Shelley’s Ghost: The Afterlife of a Poet, presents an illustrated lecture about the publication of Percy Shelley’s work after his death in 1822.

March 16 at 1:15 p.m.

Romantic Fandom South Court Auditorium

Eric Eisner (George Mason University) examines Percy Shelley’s curious and desiring readers, the collecting of Shelley memorabilia, and the connection between the development of modern “fan practices” and literary culture.

March 22 at 1:15 p.m.

Vindicating the Writing Woman: Mary Robinson’s Dialogues with Godwin and Wollstonecraft South Court Auditorium

Ashley Cross (Manhattan College) explores Robinson’s novels Walsingham and Angelina, which she considers revisionary responses to the philosophies of William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft.

The Golem (1920, 86 minutes; silent) Directed by Paul Wegener April 6 at 2 p.m.

Dongan Hills • 1617 Richmond Road • Staten Island • 718.351.1444

The Headless Horseman (1922, 94 minutes; silent) Directed by Edward Venturini March 10 at 2 p.m.

Allerton • 2740 Barnes Avenue • Bronx • 718.881.4240

The Phantom of the Opera (1929, 268 minutes; silent) Directed by Rupert Julian February 25 at 2 p.m.

Kingsbridge • 291 West 231st Street • Bronx • 718.548.5656

March 24 at 2 p.m.

Mosholu • 285 East 205th Street • Bronx • 718.882.8239

MARY’S FANCY BALL

Learn some of the popular dances that young Mary Shelley may have danced in the ballrooms of 19thcentury England; presented by The New York Historical Dance Company.

February 25 at 2 p.m.

St. Agnes • 444 Amsterdam Avenue • Manhattan • 212.621.0619

March 10 at 2 p.m.

Webster • 1465 York Avenue • Manhattan • 212.288.5049

April 28 at 2 p.m.

Richmondtown • 200 Clarke Avenue • Staten Island • 718.668.0413

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General Information for LIVE and Cullman Center programs:

LIVE from the NYPL

All events take place in the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street

Sign up for e-mail updates and more information about LIVE at www.nypl.org/live or call 212.930.0855.

LIVE tickets are available at www.showclix.com or 888.71.TICKETS (888.718.4253): $25 general public; $15 Library donors, seniors, and students with valid ID.

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.

Oliver Stone

Pico Iyer

Werner Herzog

Claude Lanzman

Photo: James Porto.

Photo: Derek Shapton.

Photo: Peter Foley.

Photo: HĂŠlie Gallimard.

January 19 Oliver Stone and Tariq Ali

February 29 Werner Herzog

ALL EVENTS take place at 7 p.m. in the Celeste Bartos Forum.

March 21 Claude Lanzman

STAY TUNED for more LIVE events.

WWW.NYPL.ORG/LIVE

February 7 Pico Iyer

April 10 E. O. Wilson

For more information www.nypl.org/conversations.

For reservations cswevents@nypl.org All events are free, but reservations are required (no more than four tickets per event per person).

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, The Rona Jaffe Foundation, William W. Karatz, Mary Ellen von der Heyden, Merilee and Roy Bostock, Lybess Sweezy and Ken Miller, and Cullman Center Fellows.

Conversations from the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers

All events take place in the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street

February 8 What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank Nathan Englander and Sarah Jones

Nathan Englander

Sarah Jones

March 7 Gods Without Men Teju Cole and Hari Kunzru

Teju Cole

Hari Kunzru

ALL EVENTS take place at 7 p.m. in the South Court Auditorium.