NYPL Top Picks June 2017

Summer is here, and that means it's time to join the Library's Summer Reading challenge! Explore new ideas, understand different perspectives, discover ways to help your community, and keep little ones learning all summer long. [View in browser]( [Forward]( [Donate]( [Build a Better World Through Reading This Summer]( [Summer Reading]( [Build a Better World Through Reading This Summer]( Summer is almost here, and that means it's time to join the Library's Summer Reading Challenge! Explore new ideas, understand different perspectives, discover ways to help your community, and keep little ones learning all summer long. The Library is hosting events for all ages across the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island to help keep you on track, starting with a Summer Reading Kickoff Celebration on Thursday, June 8 at Harlem Library. [Learn More >]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [30 Days of #RainbowReading Recommendations]( [Book List]( [30 Days of #RainbowReading Recommendations]( Celebrate LGBT Pride Month by reading books written by, about, and for the LGBT community. The Library's resident book experts have recommended 30 books they love for 30 days of #RainbowReading, including lists for children, teens, and adults. [Browse the List >]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Podcast]( [Podcast #166: Journalism in the Age of Trump, Part 2]( Tune in to The New York Public Library Podcast for a conversation between three previous winners of the Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism: Katherine Boo, Anand Giridharadas, and Philip Gourevitch. Hear a continued discussion on the shifting responsibilities, purposes, and even definitions of journalism in today's political environment. [Listen Now >]( [Podcast #166: Journalism in the Age of Trump, Part 2]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Celebrate LGBT Pride Month at NYPL]( [Events]( [Celebrate LGBT Pride Month at NYPL]( Explore everything NYPL has to offer this LGBT Pride Month with book lists, film screenings, author talks, and more across the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island. Highlights include a talk with Janet Mock, a special The Library After Hours event, and a teens-only Anti-Prom fashion show and party. [Learn More >]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Power in Print]( [Exhibition]( [Power in Print]( Through December 30, 2017 Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Discover the art of the Black Power movement at a stunning showcase of political posters from the Schomburg Center's collections. Posters on display feature key figures like Malcolm X, Angela Davis, and Marcus Garvey, and span messages on cultural pride, gender roles, anti-war efforts, workers' rights, and more. View the varying aesthetics, styles, and messaging strategies, from graphically bold designs to text-centric pieces, that encapsulated the Black Power movement in the 1960s and 1970s. [visit >]( [Radical Bodies]( [Exhibition]( [Radical Bodies]( Through September 16, 2017 New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center Examine the artistic relationship between improvisational dancers Anna Halprin, Simone Forti, and Yvonne Rainer that began in the fateful summer of 1960. From the slopes of Mt. Tamalpais, north of San Francisco, to Yoko Ono's loft in New York and beyond, the three artists made their marks on dance history. Featuring photographs, rare films, and original choreographic scores and drawings by Halprin, Forti, and Rainer, Radical Bodies is a vital exploration of a key trio in dance. [visit >]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Support The New York Public Library]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [The Declaration of Independence at The New York Public Library]( [Special Exhibition]( [The Declaration of Independence at The New York Public Library]( To celebrate the birth of the United States and the democratic values upon which it was founded, the Library will display from June 29 through July 3 one of the rarest and most important documents in American history: an original copy of the Declaration of Independence, handwritten by Thomas Jefferson. The Library is privileged to safeguard one of just two copies that remain intact, and is equally honored to share this renowned historical treasure with all Library visitors. [Plan Your Visit >]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Event]( [Library Listen Fest 2017: American Waves]( Listen in on a series of recordings from the Library for the Performing Arts on June 30 at 7 PM in advance of Independence Day. Join the Listen Fest and hear rarely played historic political speeches, radio broadcasts, and music that celebrates our nation's history. This event is free, but registration is required. [attend >]( [Library Listen Fest 2017: American Waves]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Black Music Month in Argentina and Uruguay with Tango Negro]( [Event]( [Black Music Month in Argentina and Uruguay with Tango Negro]( Learn about the African roots of tango in Argentina and Uruguay at the Schomburg Center on June 14 at 6:30 PM to celebrate Black Music Month. Following a screening of Tango Negro: The African Roots of Tango, author Alex Borucki and Keyanah Freeland will discuss the history of tango. This event is free, but registration is required. [attend >]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Staff Picks]( [Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow]( [Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow]( Yuval Noah Harari [Girl Rising: Changing the World One Girl at a Time]( [Girl Rising: Changing the World One Girl at a Time]( Tanya Lee Stone [Keith Haring: The Boy Who Just Kept Drawing]( [Keith Haring: The Boy Who Just Kept Drawing]( Kay A. Haring [staff picks >]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Culture of Opportunity: How to Grow Your Business in an Age of Disruption]( [Event]( [Culture of Opportunity: How to Grow Your Business in an Age of Disruption]( Get started on growing your business with author and businessman Mark Moncheck at the Science, Industry and Business Library on June 20 at 6 PM. Moncheck will discuss how to create a culture of opportunity to move your business forward. This event is free and open to anyone. [attend >]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [The Library Shop]( [5 Perfect Gifts for Grads]( Find a unique, inspiring, or just plain useful gift for the graduate in your life at The Library Shop. Check out five of the Shop's favorite gifts for grads, including membership in the Young Lions, a group for New Yorkers in their 20s and 30s committed to supporting the work of the Library. [Shop Now >]( [5 Perfect Gifts for Grads]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Arthur Conan Doyle: Researching Crimes and Detectives with NYPL's E-Resources]( [Research]( [Arthur Conan Doyle: Researching Crimes and Detectives with NYPL's E-Resources]( Anyone can be like Sherlock Holmes using the Library's Crime, Punishment, and Popular Culture database, which presents the broad history of crime in the 19th century. Over 2 million pages of primary source materials showcase the crimes and stories that may have inspired the iconic detective books of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. [learn more >]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Like NYPL on Facebook]( --------------------------------------------------------------- UPDATES NYPL in the News - [Inside Sonny Rollins's Jazz Archive, Headed Home to Harlem]( - [Margaret Atwood Is Calling on All of Us to Defend Libraries]( - [Artist and Activist Harry Belafonte's Childhood Public Library in Harlem to Now Bear His Name]( - [Preserving George Balanchine's Vulnerable Ballets at LPA]( [Inside Sonny Rollins's Jazz Archive, Headed Home to Harlem]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [The New York Public Library Now!]( The New York Public Library Now! [Discover Free Classes, Programs, and Exhibitions]( Check out what's going on this season by exploring the latest issue of the Library's Now! magazine, available in branches and [online](. Selected Programs [LIVE: Philip Glass with Paul Holdengraber: A Mind of Music]( Thursday, June 15, 2017 at 7 PM Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Celeste Bartos Forum [Stories of Resilience from the Frontlines]( Thursday, June 15, 2017 at 6 PM Tompkins Square Library [LIVE: Lee Friedlander with Giancarlo T. Roma: Passion Projects]( Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at 7 PM Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Celeste Bartos Forum [Author Talk: The Women Behind "Salome of the Tenements"]( Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at 6:30 PM Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Margaret Liebman Berger Forum [Find events at your neighborhood library]( --------------------------------------------------------------- CONNECT WITH NYPL [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Tumblr]( [Google+]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsors The New York Public Library's Summer Reading Program is generously funded by HSBC Bank USA; New York Yankees Foundation; The Rona Jaffe Foundation; HBO®; Richmond County Savings Foundation; Pine Tree Foundation of New York, Inc.; May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc.; anonymous donors, and the continuing major support of the Andreas C. Dracopoulos Family Endowment for Young Audiences. Radical Bodies is organized by The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts and the Art, Design & Architecture Museum, UC Santa Barbara with generous support provided by the May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc., the Ceil and Michael Pulitzer Foundation, the Metabolic Studio, Jeffrey P. Cunard, Jody and John Arnhold, Victoria Hendler and Eva and Yoel Haller. The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts gratefully acknowledges the leadership support of Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman. Additional support for exhibitions has been provided by Judy R. and Alfred A. Rosenberg and the Miriam and Harold Steinberg Foundation. 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. LIVE from the NYPL is made possible with generous support from Celeste Bartos, Mahnaz Ispahani Bartos and Adam Bartos, and the Margaret and Herman Sokol Public Education Endowment Fund. Passion Projects, an annual LIVE program on photography, is generously underwritten by Mahnaz Ispahani Bartos and Adam Bartos. Programs are subject to change or cancellation. For up-to-date information, visit [nypl.org/events](. [Update Your Profile]( | [Manage Your Subscription]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Contact Us](mailto:enews@nypl.org) The New York Public Library | Stephen A. Schwarzman Building | Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street | New York, NY 10018