MORE 'NEW-YORK-PUBLIC-LIBRARY' POSTS
From The Indianapolis Star: During the first full year of reduced hours at Indianapolis library branches, visits nose-dived 22 percent. Patrons checked out 12 percent fewer books and other items. But new Indianapolis Public Library CEO Jackie Nytes aims to reverse last year’s drops — in large part by restoring about two-thirds of cuts made […]
Fashion Institute of Technology and NYPL to Unveil Online Fashion Information and Image Portal
| Archives and Special Collections, Digital Preservation, Libraries, Public Libraries, Resources
From a METRO* Announcement: An event and formal launched is scheduled to take place next week in NYC. Details here. Background This digitized collection of 5,415 fashion drawings and sketches produced by André Fashion Studios between 1930 and 1941 is the result of a partnership between the Picture Collection of The New York Public Library […]
UPDATE: More on the Plan Including a Timeline, List of Planned Pilot Programs, FAQ, and More From The NY Times: The New York Public Library on Wednesday rekindled its ambitious $1 billion plan to overhaul its branches and renovate its Fifth Avenue flagship. The plan, which will now involve selling two of the system’s best-known […]
From Live Science/MSNBC: Recently digitized drawings by a 19th-century artist reveal stunning sunspots, auroras and even planetary bodies as they were observed in the Victorian era. Recently digitized and made available by the New York Public Library, the images are a remarkably modern-looking glimpse into astronomy in the late 1800s. Drawn by French-born artist Etienne […]
From an Informative and Educational NYPL Blog Post by Matt Knutzen: The NYPL has now scanned nearly all of our public domain New York City atlases (a collection of now more than 10,000 maps, the wonderfully graphical title page at left is from a recently scanned Sanborn atlas of Staten Island) and built a web tool […]
NYPL, NYC Schools Form Partnership for Delivery of Books Directly to Classrooms
| Funding, Libraries, Public Libraries, Reports, School Libraries
From the Associated Press: A partnership between the New York Public Library and the city’s public school system will for the first time allow teachers to borrow books online and have them delivered directly to classrooms. The Wall Street Journal reports that teachers at more than 50 schools will be able to borrow up to […]
From a NYPL Blog Post by Bob Kosovsky, Library for the Performing Arts, Music Division: On October 22, “Wikipedia! The Musical!” was staged at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Despite its whimsical name, it was not really a musical but an editathon — a chance to edit Wikipedia with a group of […]
New York Public Library & Bibliocommons Partner To Build a New Online Catalog; Test Version Now Available
| Archives and Special Collections, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries
Congrats to the entire Bibliocommons team in YYZ (Toronto). From a NYPL Announcement: The New York Public Library has partnered with Toronto-based software company Bibliocommons to completely transform its current online catalog, making it easier to discover the Library’s vast collections while also giving users the power to create reading lists, rate the latest books, […]
"New York Public Library Buys Timothy Leary’s Papers"
| Archives and Special Collections, Journal Articles, Libraries, News, Public Libraries
From the NY Times: …Leary’s research, was in one of the 335 boxes of papers, videotapes, photographs and more that the New York Public Library is planning to announce that it has purchased from the Leary estate. The material documents the evolution of the tweedy middle-aged academic into a drug guru, international outlaw, gubernatorial candidate, […]
An article by Laura Miller published on Salon.com: Public libraries across the nation and the globe now face drastic funding cuts from politicians and administrators who often claim that they’re obsolete. For months, Britain has been rumbling with protests against plans to close as many as 400 local branches. Earlier this year, Gov. Jerry Brown […]
