Check off your back to school list with NYPL’s resources, tips, and reading recommendations for learners of all ages

Calling all lifelong learners! Pick up a new skill at our adult education center plus test your knowledge in our Pooh Bear vs. Proust quiz and check out our September book club pick. [View in browser]( [Forward]( [Donate]( [NYPL Connect] Get SimplyE, the Library's free e-reader app! [SimplyE on iOS]( [SimplyE on Android]( --------------------------------------------------------------- In the Spotlight [Back to School, Back to the Library!]( Back to School, Back to the Library! The New York Public Library is here to help students, families, and teachers as NYC prepares to get back to school. Now that all available branches are open with nearly full service, kids and teens can find an array of free resources and amenities—both in-person and online—to help them learn throughout the school year. Check out our storytimes for young readers, programs for students of all ages, free, personalized homework help, and databases to help with projects. Plus, stay tuned for more activities and initiatives that will be introduced throughout the month—including our new drop-in NYPL After School program that will launch September 27 at select locations! [Learn More]( & Career Help for Teens]( College & Career Help for Teens Whether you're trying to figure out the college application process or exploring which career path is right for you, the Library has a range of resources for teens—both online and at our hub branches. Plus, applications for NYPL's Intensive College and Career Access Network are now open! Participants get access to one-on-one guidance from our experts, programs at select branches, and even a chance to apply for a grant to put toward future goals. Find out more about how to apply and about the full range of free resources for teens available from NYPL. [Learn More]( Up for a Library Card This School Year]( Sign Up for a Library Card This School Year You're never too young to get a free library card! Kids and teens can find a world of free resources at the Library—both online and at your local branch—that help them with school and homework all year round. Sign up today and get access to millions of books plus one-on-one tutoring, online encyclopedias and dictionaries, and research tools for all ages, as well as e-books, audiobooks, educational videos, and magazines. [Get a Library Card]( --------------------------------------------------------------- NYPL Updates [Open House: New Pasculano Learning Center]( Open House: New Pasculano Learning Center Wed, Sept 8 | 11 AM–2 PM | Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) Join us for the official opening of the Pasculano Learning Center on the 6th floor of the new Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) and discover all of the resources our adult learning center offers! Lifelong learners can find a variety of programming and resources including English language and literacy classes, career services, and technology courses, along with a state-of-the-art recording studio. Plus, explore more from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), including dedicated spaces for kids and teens, a publicly accessible rooftop terrace, and more! [Attend]( Sunday Service Now at Select Branches Beginning this Sunday, September 12, Sunday service is coming back to select branches across the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island. The first three branches to restore seven-day service will be the Bronx Library Center, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) in Midtown, and the Todt Hill–Westerleigh Library in Staten Island. Sunday service is also restored at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building and, beginning Saturday, September 18, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts will be open for Saturday service. Visit our website for hours and check back for updates on more locations later this fall. [Learn More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Featured Events & Exhibitions [New Major Exhibition: Free Timed Tickets Available Now!]( New Major Exhibition: Free Timed Tickets Available Now! Opens September 24 Tickets for The New York Public Library's first-ever permanent exhibition are now available! For more than 125 years, NYPL has collected, preserved, and made accessible the world’s knowledge. For the first time, the Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library's Treasures will showcase some of the most extraordinary items from the 56 million in our collections, inspiring and empowering visitors to discover, learn, and create new knowledge—today and in the years ahead. What will you discover? Reserve your free tickets now! [Reserve Tickets]( [Learn More]( Out: Fashion in Harlem]( Showing Out: Fashion in Harlem Thurs, Sept 9 | 6:30 PM | Online Join the Schomburg Center to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the Harlem Institute of Fashion and the Black Fashion Museum. Follow along online with a conversation featuring millinery and costume designer Carolyn Adams, model and business owner Tuesday P. Brooks, fashion show designer Cedric Jose Washington, and curator Souleo. [Attend]( New Pop-Up Exhibition: Shows from the Harlem Institute of Fashion Thurs, Sept 9–Thurs, Sept 16 | Schomburg Center Visit the Schomburg Center for a new pop-up exhibition guest-curated by Souleo, Showing Out: Fashion in Harlem, which spotlights the Harlem Institute of Fashion's legendary fashion shows. Produced by Lois K. Alexander-Lane, these shows provided an opportunity for emerging and mid-career Black designers, models, and administrators to “show out” and obtain recognition, economic empowerment, and professional development. Honor underrepresented trailblazers and reflect on the ongoing fight to advance social justice in fashion with costumes, archival images, papers, and video from the collections of Queen Bilquis a.k.a. Cynthia Harmon, Tuesday P. Brooks, Beau McCall, and more. [Learn More]( Ferrer with Ben Rhodes: Cuba, an American History]( Ada Ferrer with Ben Rhodes: Cuba, an American History Thurs, Sept 9 | 7 PM | Online Award-winning historian and past Cullman Center Fellow Ada Ferrer will discuss her new book, Cuba: An American History, with Ben Rhodes, a former senior advisor to President Barack Obama and bestselling author. Drawing on more than 30 years of research, as well as her own extensive travel to the island over the same period, Ferrer examines and reveals the evolution of modern Cuba, documenting not only the influence of the United States on the island but also the many ways in which Cuba has been a recurring presence in U.S. affairs. Co-produced by LIVE from NYPL and the Library's Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers. [Attend]( Latina Writers: National Hispanic Heritage Month Kickoff]( Contemporary Latina Writers: National Hispanic Heritage Month Kickoff Tues, Sept 14 | 7 PM | Online Kick off NYPL's upcoming celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month with an all-star group of Latina authors who each have a new book out this year. Join the Library and a lineup of writers, including Carolina De Robertis, Naima Coster, Patricia Engel, Daisy Hernández, Quiara Alegría Hudes, and Angie Cruz, for an evening of conversation that celebrates Latinx literature and culture, and the power of writing your own story. Plus, stay tuned for book lists, programs, and more as we shine a spotlight on the contributions of people born in the United States with ancestors from across the Caribbeans, Central and South America, Mexico, and Spain throughout the month. [Attend]( --------------------------------------------------------------- More for Kids & Teens [NYPL Welcomes Our Youngest Learners]( NYPL Welcomes Our Youngest Learners The Library is here for families with little ones who are getting ready for a new school year or starting school for the first time. Check out our newest resources for young learners, including educational tablets, personalized book recommendations, printable activities for home, and more. Find everything you need to prepare your little one for a lifetime of learning! [Learn More]( For Kids: Remembering 9/11, 20 Years Later On the 20th anniversary of 9/11 it's important to discuss and reflect on this national tragedy with children and teens. Hear from authors Gae Polisner, Tom Rogers, and Nora Raleigh Baskin about the books they’ve written about September 11 for kids and teens, and discover age-appropriate book recommendations and resources that caregivers and educators can use at home or in the classroom to teach kids about how 9/11 has shaped our world today. [Learn More]( Outdoor Programs for Kids Keep kids entertained and inspired with a wide array of outdoor programming hosted by our libraries. From storytimes and STEAM activities to meditation and musical performances, explore outdoor activities all over the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island! [Explore]( Power to the Youth: Mental Wellness for 2022 Wed, Sept 8 | 4 PM | Online In partnership with Spaces to Thrive, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) Teen Center team at NYPL will be hosting our next Power to the Youth panel focusing on developing and maintaining mental wellness. This dynamic panel features a youth leader and a mental health professional sharing stories to open up a conversation about how you can focus on your mental wellness for the future. [Attend]( --------------------------------------------------------------- More Events & Resources [Love Letters to NYC: Reflecting on 9/11]( Love Letters to NYC: Reflecting on 9/11 To mark the passage of 20 years since the events of September 11, 2001, join branches across the Library for writing workshops and discussion groups to reflect on how the vibrant communities that make up NYC have endured some of the city's most difficult moments. [Learn More]( Welcoming Week 2021 at NYPL September 10–19 The New York Public Library celebrates the rich multicultural diversity that defines New York City with a series of programming and resources for Welcoming Week 2021. Through Welcoming Week, an initiative led and organized by Welcoming America, communities bring together neighbors of all backgrounds to build strong connections and affirm the importance of welcoming and inclusive places in achieving collective prosperity. [Learn More]( Book Club: The Great Mistake by Jonathan Lee]( September Book Club: The Great Mistake by Jonathan Lee For our September pick, NYPL and WNYC's virtual Get Lit with All of It book club, hosted by Alison Stewart, is reading The Great Mistake by Jonathan Lee. Lee's historical novel traces the mysterious murder of the self-made civic leader Andrew Haswell Green at the turn of the 20th century in New York. Download our free e-reader app, SimplyE, to start reading the novel immediately. Throughout the month, you'll be able to participate in online book discussions hosted by our librarians, as well as Twitter chats with fellow readers. Plus, don't miss a live streamed conversation with Stewart where Lee will take audience questions. [SimplyE for iOS]( [SimplyE for Android]( TechConnect: Brush Up on Your Microsoft Office Skills Information Sessions Through September 9 Looking to improve your Microsoft Office skills for work, school, or your own business? Join our 12-week course and learn how to use programs including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneDrive. [Learn More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- New & Noteworthy [Absorbing Fiction Reads for Fans of The Chair]( Absorbing Fiction Reads for Fans of The Chair If you've finished streaming The Chair, a show about the dramas that play out behind the scenes as the newly anointed chair of the English department at an elite university navigates dicey academic waters, try out one of these campus novels that focus on the lives and careers of professors. [Learn More]( New Quiz! Who Said It: Pooh or Proust? Winnie-the-Pooh has gone from a toy to a full-fledged literary icon known for imparting simple wisdom. Pooh’s insights are so prolific that we bet you can’t distinguish his words from those of another literary heavyweight: Marcel Proust. [Take the Quiz]( Books to Get You Excited About the Return of Broadway Live performances have been sorely missed by New Yorkers and tourists alike. After well over a year with the lights dark, Broadway shows are finally preparing to resume in September. If Broadway's absence has made your heart grow fonder, we have some books to tide you over until you're able to get to a show. [Learn More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Shop the Library, Support the Library [Shop Planners, Notebooks & More]( Shop Planners, Notebooks & More The Library Shop has everything you need to start the school year in style! 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