The scene outside the NYPL’s Stephen A. Scwarzman Building on the morning of July 6th, after the NYPD evacuated the building to investigate a package near a burning trash can. The search yielded no active threats, and the library reopened. ( Photo via Citizen ) NY Public Library’s Main Branch Evacuated & Bomb Squad Finds Only Threat Is A Trash Can Fire On the morning of Thursday, July 6th, a suspicious package was found near a burning trash can outside the New York Public... News 10 Jul 2023 | 08:36
Protesters lined the entrance to the public library on East 96th Street. Photo via video footage posted by Talia Jane to Twitter Protesters Swarm UES Drag Story Hour With Profanities And Slurs On Wednesday, Feb. 1, protesters posted themselves outside the public library on East 96th Street, between Lexington and... News 06 Feb 2023 | 11:57
New Yorkers gathered at the steps of the New York Public Library one week after writer Salman Rushdie was stabbed upstate. Photo: Abigail Gruskin Crowd Cheers On Salman Rushdie At NYPL A crowd of Salman Rushdie’s friends and supporters gathered at the steps of the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue Friday... News 19 Aug 2022 | 07:38
J.D. Salinger with typewriter in Normandy, France in 1944. ( Photo courtesy of New York Public Library.) A Glimpse into Salinger's Life and Work As he worked on early drafts of "The Catcher in the Rye,'' a novel which proved both scandalous and life-changing, J.D. Salinger... News 24 Oct 2019 | 10:42
