Celebrating 60 years of NYPL's Library for the Performing Arts
Celebrating 60 years of NYPL's Library for the Performing Arts
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🔊 In this week's #NYPLTreasures Curator Spotlight Bob Kosovsky, Librarian in the Music and Recorded Sound Division for @nypl_lpa, shares the history behind Lionel Mapleson’s early opera recordings on wax cylinders and more of the performance-related items in the Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library’s Treasures. Hear more from Library experts on @BloombergConnects, the free arts and culture app 🔊 | NYPL The New York Public Library
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🔊 In this week's #NYPLTreasures Curator Spotlight Bob Kosovsky, Librarian in the Music and Recorded Sound Division for @nypl_lpa, shares the history behind Lionel Mapleson’s early opera recordings on wax cylinders and more of the performance-related items in the Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library’s Treasures. Hear more from Library experts on @BloombergConnects, the free arts and culture app 🔊 | NYPL The New York Public Library
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The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts | 2025 Tony Honors Acceptance Speech
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The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts | 2025 Tony Honors Acceptance Speech
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The Library for the Performing Arts on Instagram: "During the 60th anniversary celebration of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, "alumni performers" from A Chorus Line gathered to perform numbers from the musical for its 50th anniversary, including the show's finale, "One." The Library for the Performing Arts' Theatre on Film and Tape Archive recorded A Chorus Line in 1975 during its original Off-Broadway run at the Public Theater. 📹 by Paul Aresu"
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The Library for the Performing Arts on Instagram: "During the 60th anniversary celebration of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, "alumni performers" from A Chorus Line gathered to perform numbers from the musical for its 50th anniversary, including the show's finale, "One." The Library for the Performing Arts' Theatre on Film and Tape Archive recorded A Chorus Line in 1975 during its original Off-Broadway run at the Public Theater. 📹 by Paul Aresu"
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The Library for the Performing Arts on Instagram: "Artist and choreographer Raja Feather Kelly participated in a 2020 residency at @nylivearts and started a series of dialogues directly with Bill T. Jones, specifically in relation to his memoir Last Night on Earth. Jones’ reflections on identity, memory, and the refusal to be neatly categorized resonated with Kelly’s own questions about what the body carries—across history, lineage, and lived experience. Kelly recently continued his engagement w
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👁️ NYPL is now the only public institution in the world that houses a complete run of The East Village Eye, with 72 issues in total. But that’s just the beginning! Our collection also boasts extensive ephemera, along with photography and original art, mixed-media collages, and reader-submitted photos of the Eye around the world! Founded by publisher Leonard Abrams in downtown New York City, the Eye was an influential underground newspaper published between 1979 and 1987. The publication serves
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Happy birthday to NYPL's iconic duo, Patience & Fortitude!! This beloved pair has guarded the steps of NYPL since 1911, capturing the imagination and affection of New Yorkers and visitors from all over the world 🦁🦁 #nypl #library #lion #nyc #newyorkcity
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Free exhibition! Explore how NYC's Middle Eastern and North African communities, writers, and artists helped shape the city. | NYPL The New York Public Library
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.@BetteMidler on why she loves @NYPL_LPA and how she uses it for her work: "I wouldn't be who I am without that library."
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A message from @nycmayor: Stay safe. ✅ Stay warm. ✅ Read "Heated Rivalry." ✅ You don’t have to brave the storm to find your next great read. ❄️ E-book and audiobook copies of "Heated Rivalry"—currently the most popular romance novel in the U.S.—and the entire Game Changers series are now available IMMEDIATELY. That means no holds and no wait times for anyone with an NYPL library card. Tap the link in bio to start reading now. | NYPL The New York Public Library
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Did you know that the writer and activist James Baldwin was a teen writer and library patron? In celebration of the centennial of his birth, NYPL is holding a creative contest for New York City teens! Enter for the chance to be published in a special magazine and win up to $250. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open to US residents who live, work, or go to school in NYC, 13 to 18 years of age at the time of entry. See Official Rules at nypl.org/baldwincontest Photo: James Baldwin, age 16, from his senior
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Join an info session at NYPL or online to enroll for our free Office Readiness Series—and supercharge your Microsoft skills! | NYPL Events
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Kick off Library Open House Week in style! Starting September 15, stop by an NYPL location near you to explore, connect, and pick up free giveaways while supplies last—notebooks, pens, pencils, backpacks, and more for kids, teens, and adults! It’s easy: sign up or renew your free library card, check out books, or try a special scavenger hunt. Learn more: on.nypl.org/4mczkck | NYPL The New York Public Library
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🔔 In case you missed it, @nycmayor's proposed budget for New York City leaves library funding down $58.3 million. We’ve already lost seven-day service city-wide, and are looking at most branches being open for only five days a week if these cuts go through. Sign your name to save the library at nypl.org/speakout #nyc #librariesoftiktok #nypl #booktokfyp #librarytiktok #savedbythebell
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With over 2 million e-books checked out since March 13 and sixty-five thousand new users signed up for the Library’s free e-reader app, SimplyE, New Yorkers have been busy reading! What are New Yorkers reading right now?: https://on.nypl.org/nycreading-fb | NYPL The New York Public Library
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NYC Pride special! Get your free download and join NYPL's Teen Banned Book Club with bestselling author Sonora Reyes. | NYPL The New York Public Library
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Aug 26, 2024
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NYC libraries are facing $58.3 million in proposed budget cuts. Sign your name to save the library at nypl.org/speakout #library #nyc #newyorkpubliclibrary #nypl #librarytiktok
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