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Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Islan

Joined November 2008

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'Cloudspotting for Beginners' by Gavin Pretor-Pinney & William Grill is an illustrated guide that explains how clouds are formed and how to identify different types of clouds, making it summer's perfect outdoor companion. #BookOfTheDay: on.nypl.org/3SdBUWf
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It’s game on at the Library this summer! ⚽ Watch FIFA World Cup 2026 games for free at an NYPL location near you. From kick off on June 11 through the final on July 19, join us at NYPL branches across the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island for free showings of World Cup
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'Good & Evil & Other Stories' by Samanta Schweblin has seven short stories, where characters find themselves at a point of no return, trapped in the instant when the uncanny has lurched into their lives. #BookOfTheDay: on.nypl.org/4ecTpgO
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Your story belongs at the Library. Beginning June 15, NYPL invites you to take part in "We the People: Reflections on America’s 250th," a public storytelling project marking the nation’s 250th anniversary. Powered by @StoryCorps, the project invites you to share your
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'Into the Midnight Wood' by Alexandra McCollum is a queer romance about two mismatched roommates whose fragile balance is upended by an impending family wedding and an otherworldly danger in the nearby enchanted wood. #BookOfTheDay: on.nypl.org/4uQkSMk
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In 'The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society' by C.M. Waggoner, Sherry has been investigating murders in Winesap. But when her boyfriend becomes the latest victim, Sherry discovers the culprit is a persistent demon and sets out to stop it. #BookOfTheDay: on.nypl.org/4vxsH9J
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Jun 7
'Rough House: A Father, a Son, and the Pursuit of Pro Wrestling Glory' by Alison Lyn Miller reveals the escapism, self-actualization, performance, and violence inherent in one of America's most dismissed pastimes. #BookOfTheDay: on.nypl.org/3ROECBz
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Patience may not be finals-ready, but New York sure is! As the city cheers on the Knicks, NYC libraries are offering instant access to e-books and audiobooks about basketball and the legendary Knickerbockers—available to NYPL, BPL, and QPL cardholders with no wait times through
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Jun 6
In 'The Royal We' by Roddy Bottum, a founder of the iconic band Faith No More shares his coming-of-age and out-of-the-closet story in pre–tech boom San Francisco. #BookOfTheDay: on.nypl.org/4v3veZe
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Take home a piece of history with your own special-edition library card commemorating 250 years of the founding of the United States. The card features Thomas Jefferson’s handwritten copy of the Declaration of Independence, which is preserved in the Library’s collections. Get
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In 'Jamaica Road' by Lisa Smith, two teens with Jamaican roots find love in socially turbulent England. As racism and riots reshape the world around them, Daphne and Connie struggle to find where they belong. #BookOfTheDay: on.nypl.org/4g2BfRm
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Jun 4
'What Are the Odds?: A Statistical Guide to Certainty in an Uncertain World' by Mark Prell illuminates the core concepts of statistical thinking using real-world examples, and asking what the data say and whether they're any good. #BookOfTheDay: on.nypl.org/4e3nUpg
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Jun 3
'How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House' by Cherie Jones follows three women trapped in a cycle of violence and class struggle that ripples through their community. #BookOfTheDay: on.nypl.org/4e0SUqb
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