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Request and checkout books at our grab-and-go locations using our new app available for iOS and Android devices, plus find the November pick for our WNYC book club, upcoming programs, and more! [View in browser]( [Forward]( [Donate]( Get SimplyE, the Library's free e-reader app! [SimplyE on iOS]( [SimplyE on Android]( --------------------------------------------------------------- In the Spotlight [Download Our New NYPL App Today]( Download Our New NYPL App Today Get the power of The New York Public Library, anytime, anywhere. With our new app, you can manage your account online, browse for books, and request materials for pickup at one of our 50 grab-and-go locations. Plus, you can even use the app for contactless self-checkout while at the Library. Find out how you can streamline your holds pickup experience, renew your materials, find upcoming programs, and more. [Download for iOS]( [Download for Android]( [Learn More]( [WNYC Book Club: The Night Watchman Discussions]( WNYC Book Club: The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich Throughout November, download our book club pick, The Night Watchman by National Book Award–winner Louise Erdrich, on our free e-reader app, SimplyE, and start reading immediately. Erdrich's latest book is based on the life of her grandfather and the national fight he led against the dispossession of the Turtle Mountain Band of the Chippewa and other Native American tribes. Read along with our librarian-led discussion groups, or tune in on Wednesday, December 2 for a special livestream conversation with the author herself! [SimplyE for iOS]( [SimplyE for Android]( --------------------------------------------------------------- LIVE from NYPL [Transcendent Kingdom: Yaa Gyasi with Doreen St. Félix]( Transcendent Kingdom: Yaa Gyasi with Doreen St. Félix Tuesday, November 24 | 8 PM Four years after publishing her bestselling debut novel, Homegoing, Yaa Gyasi returns with Transcendent Kingdom, a heartbreaking, hope-filled meditation on love and grief, faith and science, addiction and abandonment, immigration and isolation. Yaa Gyasi discusses her latest work with New Yorker staff writer Doreen St. Félix. [Register]( [Bryan Washington with Vinson Cunningham]( The Harry Belafonte Black Liberation Speaker Series, with thanks to Kenneth Cole Bryan Washington with Vinson Cunningham Wednesday, December 2 | 8 PM Join author Bryan Washington, winner of the Library's 2020 Young Lions Fiction Award, for a discussion of his first novel, Memorial. Washington will talk with New Yorker staff writer Vinson Cunningham about the tale of love, vulnerability, alienation, family, and separation at the heart of his book. [Register]( --------------------------------------------------------------- For Kids & Teens [Remote Learning Resources from NYPL]( Remote Learning Resources from NYPL The Library is here to support students and teachers during remote learning. Check out activities and daily online storytimes for younger readers, access informative and engaging databases for older students, and find enrichment activities for kids of all ages. Plus, don't miss out on free, one-on-one homework help, available in English and Spanish with your library card. [Learn More]( [KidsLIVE with Jerry Craft]( KidsLIVE with Jerry Craft Tuesday, November 24 | 3:30 PM Join us for a special program with Jerry Craft, author of the graphic novels Class Act and New Kid. Hear about what made him create these books, what inspires him to write, what it’s like to be an author. [Attend]( Writing Your College Admissions Essay Thursday, November 19 | 4:30 PM Polishing your college admissions essay can be stressful, but NYPL is here to help! In these informative sessions, our college and career experts will help you tackle structure, grammar, and more. Remember to bring a draft with you! [Attend]( [Remote Teen Reading Ambassadors Program]( New! Remote Teen Reading Ambassadors Program NYPL is looking for teens to join a new program that will produce a magazine written and designed for younger kids. Through a combination of virtual group workshops and independent work over a five-month period, teens will use their creativity and imagination to help kids develop their own love of reading and books. Applications are due on Friday, December 11, 2020, before midnight. [Learn More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- More Resources & Events [Online TED Circle: What to Trust in a Post-Truth World]( Online TED Circle: What to Trust in a Post-Truth World Tuesday, November 24 | 7:30 PM Join librarians from our new Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) for a special event to watch and discuss the TED Talk, "What to Trust in a 'Post-Truth' World," delivered by Alex Edmans, professor of finance at London Business School and managing editor of the Review of Finance, the leading academic finance journal in Europe. We'll talk about the notion of "post-truth", confirmation bias, and information literacy, and provide a suggested reading list related to these themes. [Attend]( Doc Chat: Modernism & Women Photographers Thursday, November 19 | 3:30 PM Andrea Nelson of the National Gallery of Art joins the Library to discuss the little known histories of Thérèse Bonney, best known for her war photography, and Elizabeth Buehrmann, a pioneer of formal home portraiture, and expand the conversation about who defines modern photography. [Attend]( One-on-One Help: How to Use the Library Online From e-books to student-friendly databases to enrichment activities, the Library has an array of resources that you can access from anywhere. Need help navigating everything the Library has to offer remotely? Our librarians are offering regularly scheduled one-on-one virtual help sessions on a variety of topics, such as database navigation, searching the catalog, and getting started with e-books. Reserve 30 minutes to speak with a Library staff member! Need more help managing your account and navigating the Library? Call 917-ASK-NYPL to chat with a librarian Monday–Fridays from 10 AM–9 PM and Saturdays 10 AM–6 PM. [Learn More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- New & Noteworthy [Happy Diwali from The New York Public Library]( Celebrate Diwali: Book List for Kids & Families The Festival of Lights takes place on the darkest night in the month of Kartik in the Hindu calendar. Popular holiday traditions include cleaning and decorating homes, saying special prayers/pujas, lighting diyas (clay oil lamps), wearing special new clothes, and gathering together with family and friends to share special meals, sweets, and gifts. [Learn More]( [Help Select the 2020 Albertine Prize Winner]( Help Select the 2020 Albertine Prize Winner The Albertine Prize aims to highlight the best in contemporary French literature that’s been translated into English and published in the United States. This year’s finalists include Goncourt Prize winners and finalists, an art historian, a filmmaker, a journalist, and a poet. From now until November 25, readers all over the world will be able to vote for their favorite book among the selected titles. Check out the finalists and cast your vote! [Learn More]( Women in Science: Books to Inspire Little Pioneers Joan Procter hosted tea parties for her komodo dragon as a child and grew up to become curator of reptiles at the British Museum. A visit to the Battery Park Aquarium for a young Eugenie Clark set her on the path to becoming the Shark Lady. Discover these stories and dozens more in this book list for kids of all ages. [Learn More]( Warm Up with Fall Comfort Food Cookbooks Winnie-the-Pooh said it best: "It's the first day of autumn! A time of hot chocolatey mornings, and toasting marshmallow evenings." If the cooling weather has you craving comfort foods too, look no further than these titles, many of which are available to read from home as e-books. [Learn More]( Cozy Mysteries for Chilly Evenings Grab a warm mug of cocoa and a blanket and get lost in a brand-new murder mystery. From Careless Whiskers, featuring faithful feline Diesel, to the Scottish jaunt A View to a Kilt, these thrilling titles were all published in 2020 and are available in a range of formats from the Library. [Learn More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Shop the Library, Support the Library [Puzzles from NYPL]( Puzzles from NYPL This puzzle features book bindings from the Spencer Collection, a division of The New York Public Library. The vast holdings of the collection survey all periods, countries, and cultures, from medieval manuscripts, Japanese scrolls, and Indian miniatures to monuments in Renaissance printing, illustration, and binding to contemporary livres d'artistes. 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