Let’s dance! ♫ This Saturday, celebrate summer with the Library at Dance Party NYC 💃🕺

Swing by participating NYPL locations to get free books for kids and teens! Plus, join us for summer events featuring Emily St. John Mandel, Rumaan Alam, Isaac Fitzgerald, and Ashley C. Ford. [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 [This Week! Join Us for Dance Party NYC]( This Week! Join Us for Dance Party NYC Sat, Aug 6 | Various Locations & Times One day, five boroughs: join us for Dance Party NYC, a joyous citywide festival of music and movement! Celebrate the magic of books and reading with dance parties for all ages and book giveaways for kids and teens at select locations across our system—all part of our biggest-ever summer initiative, Summer at the Library. Check out Dance Party NYC events at more than 80 venues across all five boroughs, get in the mood with a curated playlist from the Library for the Performing Arts, and more! [ATTEND ᐳ]( Dance Your Way Through Midtown! Sat, Aug 6 | Stephen A. Schwarzman Building & Other Locations The Library is teaming up with Times Square and Rockefeller Center to hold a day-long midtown dance party as part of Dance Party NYC! Start off in Times Square at 11 AM with family dance time. Join us on the plaza of the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building from 3 to 5 PM for a K-pop dance party featuring I Love Dance and DJ Gamma Vibe. The midtown dance party will conclude at Rockefeller Center with a block party featuring DJs, break-dancers, double Dutch artists the Jazzy Jumpers, and Jamaican food. [ATTEND ᐳ]( [Discover More with Summer at the Library]( Discover More with Summer at the Library Dive into oceans of possibility at The New York Public Library all summer long with more free events and programs for all ages, book giveaways, our all-new Make Waves program for kids and teens, reading recommendations, and much more! [LEARN MORE ᐳ]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Featured Events [LIVE from NYPL: Rumaan Alam, Threa Almontaser & Emily St. John Mandel with Idra Novey]( LIVE from NYPL: Rumaan Alam, Threa Almontaser & Emily St. John Mandel with Idra Novey Wed, Aug 3 | 12:30 PM | Bryant Park & Online Presented in partnership between LIVE from NYPL, the National Book Foundation, and the Bryant Park Reading Room. [ATTEND ᐳ]( [LIVE from NYPL: Isaac Fitzgerald with Leslie Jamison, Ashley C. Ford & Chloe Cooper Jones]( LIVE from NYPL: Isaac Fitzgerald with Leslie Jamison, Ashley C. Ford & Chloé Cooper Jones Wed, Aug 17 | 6:30 PM | Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) & Online [ATTEND ᐳ]( --------------------------------------------------------------- More Events & Resources [Last Chance! Peter Kuper's INterSECTS: Where Arthropods and Homo Sapiens Meet]( Last Chance! Peter Kuper's INterSECTS: Where Arthropods and Homo Sapiens Meet Ends August 13, 2022 | Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Don't miss your last chance to explore larger-than-life illustrations by award-winning cartoonist and 2020–21 NYPL Cullman Center Fellow Peter Kuper! This immersive exhibition traces the evolution of insects and narrates their intersection with humans while highlighting the contributions of entomologists and other naturalists represented in the Library’s vast collections. [LEARN MORE >]( [August Book Club: The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid]( August Book Club: The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid This month, we're reading New York Times bestselling author Mohsin Hamid's new novel, The Last White Man, for our August book club, presented in partnership with WNYC. The story traces how one man's relationships are impacted when his skin changes color overnight. Start reading immediately on our free e-reading app, SimplyE, and follow along with Twitter chats and librarian-led book discussions. Plus, tune in later in the month for a live Q&A event about the novel. [SIMPLYE FOR IOS >]( [SIMPLYE FOR ANDROID >]( New York State Primary Election: August 23 Your voice matters! The New York State primary election for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and New York State Senate is coming up this month. There's still time to request an absentee ballot—and don't forget early voting runs from August 13 to 21. [LEARN MORE >]( Get Tickets to Shakespeare in the Park at Select NYPL Locations Reserve your spot to see a live performance of Shakespeare’s As You Like It at The Delacorte Theater in Central Park. We're teaming up with The Public Theater to distribute ticket vouchers at select library locations, redeemable for same-day performances. Ticket vouchers are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. [LEARN MORE >]( Discover NYC with Culture Pass Culture Pass makes it easy and free to visit cultural sites around the five boroughs—all you need is a library card! Find free passes to everything from the Whitney Biennial to the Louis Armstrong Legacy Monthly Jazz Jams at Flushing Town Hall. Plus, reserve free tickets to outdoor attractions including the New York Botanical Garden and Wave Hill. [LEARN MORE >]( [Discover the Latest Events from NYPL]( Discover the Latest Events from NYPL Stay updated on the latest programs and events from your local branch and across the Library with our biweekly NYPL Events e-newsletter. Plus, be the first to know about special events and when new tickets are available for the Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library’s Treasures. [GET UPDATES >]( --------------------------------------------------------------- For Kids & Teens [Last Chance! Enter Our Annual Summer Writing Contest for Kids]( Last Chance! Enter Our Annual Summer Writing Contest for Kids Deadline: Fri, Aug 5 The deadline is fast approaching for NYPL’s annual writing contest for kids! We want to hear about the people who Make Waves in the lives of young New Yorkers. Who is changing things for the better—and how? Winners from the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island will receive Beats by Dr. Dre Beats Solo3 Wireless On-Ear Headphones. Good luck! [ENTER NOW >]( This Week: Dance the Night Away at Bronx Anti-Prom! Fri, Aug 5 | 6:30–9 PM | Belmont Library & Enrico Fermi Cultural Center Join us for Bronx Anti-Prom at Belmont Library this Friday to hang out and dance the night away! Inspired by the borough’s legends, personalities, and fashions, Bronx Anti-Prom is an alternative, safe space for teens regardless of your sexuality, gender identity, the way you dress, or any other reason. If you can’t make it, there’s still lots to do for teens this August! Explore games, crafts, and tech programs in local branches, submit your writing and artwork for our new teen magazine, and apply to become a paid Teen Reading Ambassador for the next academic year. [LEARN MORE >]( Kickstart Your College and Career Plans at NYPL Your future starts now! Make a start on your college and career planning by applying for our Intensive College and Career Access Network Program (ICCAN). Participants will receive regular one-on-one college and career counseling and attend programs at 40 branches. Plus, teens who complete the program will have the chance to receive $1,000 or more to use towards a future project. [LEARN MORE >]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Shop the Library, Support the Library [Keep Cool with the Library Shop]( Keep Cool with the Library Shop The Library Shop has thousands of gifts perfect for bibliophiles this summer! Stay hydrated during all your adventures with our NYPL Nalgene Water Bottle, which features vintage-inspired Library images. Discover more and visit the Shop, located in the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, this Saturday, August 6, to receive 10% off in-store purchases with your library card! 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[Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsors The Book Giveaway is supported in part by a generous grant from the Gray Foundation. Major support provided by the New York Life Foundation, the 2022 city-wide sponsor for the Summer Reading and Learning Programs. Additional support is provided by The Rona Jaffe Foundation; New York Yankees Foundation; anonymous donors; and the continuing major support of the Andreas C. Dracopoulos Family Endowment for Young Audiences. LIVE from NYPL is made possible by the continuing generosity of Celeste Bartos, Mahnaz Ispahani Bartos and Adam Bartos, the Margaret and Herman Sokol Public Education Endowment Fund, and the support of Library patrons and friends. Public Programming at SNFL is made possible by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). Peter Kuper's INterSECTS: Where Arthropods and Homo Sapiens Meet has been made possible by the continuing generosity of Miriam and Ira D. Wallach. Support for The New York Public Library’s Exhibitions Program has been provided by Celeste Bartos, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Mahnaz Ispahani Bartos and Adam Bartos Exhibitions Fund, and Jonathan Altman. The Dorothy and Lewis B. 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, The von der Heyden Family Foundation, John and Constance Birkelund, and The Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation, and with additional gifts from Helen and Roger Alcaly, The Rona Jaffe Foundation, The Arts and Letters Foundation Inc., William W. Karatz, Merilee and Roy Bostock, and Cullman Center Fellows. Major support for educational programming is provided by Merryl H. and James S. Tisch. Major support for children's and young adult programming is provided by the Andreas C. 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