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Explore 870,000 Items in the New York Public Library Online Archives

New York Public Library’s App Lets You Download Over 300,000 Books for Free

New York Public Library Releases List of 125 Favorite Books to Honor 125th Anniversary

New York Public Library Reveals 10 Most Borrowed Books of All Time

New York Public Library Staff Reveal Their Meaningful Literary Tattoos

Take a Virtual Tour of Every Inch of the New York Public Library’s Incredible Interior

New York Public Library Is Lending Ties and Briefcases to People for Job Interviews

New York Public Library’s Rich Digital Collection Has Over 180,000 Images to Download

New York Public Library Transforms Underground Train into a ‘Subway Library’

New York Public Library Unveils Stunning ‘Rose Reading Room’ After Two-Year Renovation

Over 300,000 Titles Available Through New York Public Library’s New E-Reader App

These Are the Most Borrowed Books From Public Libraries in 2023

Before Google, People Asked Public Librarians Their Questions

How the Stonewall Riots Forever Changed History

National Library of France Completely Transformed After a 15 Year Renovation

Smithsonian Places 4.5 Million Historic Images Into the Public Domain

Brooklyn Public Library Offers All Teens a Free eCard to Access Banned Books

From Underwater Restaurants to the Library of Alexandria: 5 Awe-Inspiring Projects by Snøhetta

These Incredible Works of Literature, Film, and Music Entered the Public Domain in 2021

Best of 2020: The Best “Good News” Stories of the Year

Chicago Public Library Eliminated Late Fees, Now They’re Seeing Inspiring Results

African American Photographer’s Amazing Archive Added to the Library of Congress

National Emergency Library Provides Free Access to 1.4 Million Books Online

Helsinki’s Oodi Library Serves as a Giant Symbol of Finland’s Highest Global Literacy Rate

The Oculus: An Exclusive Look at New York City’s Transportation Hub and Touching 9/11 Tribute

Mexican Sound Library Discovers First (and Possibly Only) Voice Recording of Frida Kahlo

My Modern Met’s Art + Culture Guide to New York City

9 Unexpected Benefits That Come with Having a Library Card

Librarian Transforms 110-Year-Old Tree Stump into Free Community Library

J.R.R. Tolkien Exhibit Opening in New York Is the “Largest in Generations”

Hundreds of Copyrighted Works Finally Enter the Public Domain After 95 Years

This Free Streaming Service Lets You Watch Over 30,000 Movies Just for Having a Library Card

Library of Congress Makes Finding Free to Use Material Easier Than Ever

1,200+ Museums Are Giving the Public Free Entry for Museum Day

Library Workers Recommend Books By Merging Themselves With Novels Every Week

A New York Library Card Will Now Let You Go to These 33 Museums for Free

Street Photography

97-Year-Old Pioneer of Street Photography Captures New York Since the 1940’s

Public Libraries Are Handing Out Free Seed Packets to Promote Sustainability

Vintage Photos Reveal the Spirit of the Holiday Season in New York City 100+ Years Ago

New MoviePass Lets You Watch Unlimited Movies in Theaters for Just $10 a Month

New Yorkers Can Now Stream Over 30,000 Films for Free with Their Library Cards

Gritty Photos Capture the Real Street Life of New York in the 1970s

Taipei Transforms Public Subway Cars into Immersive Sports Venues

“Doctor Who” Super Fan Builds a TARDIS Library for His Detroit Neighborhood

The History of Photojournalism. How Photography Changed the Way We Receive News.

B&W Photos Give Firsthand Perspective of Daily Life in 1940s New York

Creative Pop-Up Libraries Promote Literacy Across New York

Vast Archive of Rare Japanese Textbooks Now Online To Explore for Free

Community Bands Together To Restore Crumbling 19th-Century Synagogue in NYC

Ingenious ‘Bionic Reading’ System Will Help You Read Faster Online

Middle-Schooler Starts Book Club to Fight Back Against Banned Books

Young Readers Are Forming Book Clubs To Fight Book Bans and To Promote Learning

Take Your Stomach on a Trip Around the World With This ‘Food Adventurer’s Guide’

RIP Eric Carle: Author and Illustrator of ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ Dies at 91

Illustrated Book Shares Little-Known Facts About Famous Writers and Their Novels

Empowering Children’s Books Remind Black Sons “They Are Every Good Thing” [Interview]

10,000 Rare Vintage Cookbooks Now Available for Free Online

Exquisite Instructional Book From 1896 Illustrates How Flowers Become Art Nouveau Designs

Creative Products

20+ Children’s Books That Discuss Race and Racism

Cheeky Pop Culture Tattoos Combine Beloved Fandoms With Fine Art

The Many Hats of Dr. Seuss: Political Cartoonist, Children’s Poet, and Everything in Between

11 Beloved Illustrators Who Bring Children’s Literature to Life

5 Fascinating Facts About Margaret Wise Brown, the Adored Author of ‘Goodnight Moon’

20+ Free Resources to Keep Your Kids Educated and Entertained While at Home

Final Cut Pro X and Logic Pro X Are Free to Use for 90 Days Right Now

14 Paris Museums Place 100,000 Works of Art Online for Free Download

5 Facts About Edgar Allan Poe – the Literary Master of the Macabre

This Unusual Subway Station Entrance in Frankfurt Looks Like a Tram Crashing into the Sidewalk

5 Art Exhibitions We’re Excited About This Month

Ikebana: The Art of Japanese Flower Arranging and How to Make Your Own

Google Revitalizes Brazil’s Fire-Ravaged National Museum with Virtual Tour

History Comes to Life Through Beautiful Colorized Photographs

This Jewel Box at Yale Is America’s Largest Building Dedicated to Rare Books

NYU Announces Free Tuition For All Current and Future Medical Students

A Look at the Magical World of Iconic Photographer Rodney Smith

The History of Cupid in Art: How the God of Love Has Inspired Artists for Centuries

10 Inspiring Children’s Books for Budding Little Artists

Dancers and Photographers Come Together for Incredible Spontaneous Photo Shoots

Over 100 Museums Invite You to “Color Their Collections” with Free Adult Coloring Books

Photojournalism

Colorized Portraits of Ellis Island Immigrants From 100 Years Ago

100-Year-Old Portraits of Immigrants to Ellis Island Show the People Who Helped Shape America

100-Year-Old Hand-Colored Postcards Offer a Fascinating Glimpse of Pre-War Japan

Installation: 25,000 Dr. Seuss Books (7 pics)

Thousands of Free Coloring Pages Now Available from Museums and Libraries

Explore the Impressively Accurate Medieval World Map by a 12th-Century Islamic Scholar

Renaissance Art

Lost Tudor Wall Paintings Found in Cambridge University Building

Google Celebrates 25th Anniversary With a Look Back at the Most Searched Terms With a Video and a Game

Top 11 Art Magazine Subscriptions That Celebrate Creativity in Print

In 1933, Helen Keller Wrote a Letter to Book-Burning Nazis About the Power of Ideas

Thought-Provoking Film Explores ‘A History of the World According to Getty Images’

Online Archive Provides Free Coloring Book Pages From Over 100 Libraries and Museums

14 Groundbreaking African American Artists Who Shaped History

How to Watch Hundreds of Movies Online for Free

15 Famous Architects Who Have Shaped the Way We Live, Work, and Play

What is Installation Art? Learn About the History and the Best Work from the Past Decade

Read 7,000 Historic Children’s Books for Free in This Online Archive

The Iconic Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright

The Life and Legacy of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s Longest-Reigning Monarch

Norman Rockwell’s ‘The Problem We All Live With,’ a Groundbreaking Civil Rights Painting

Exploring Salvador Dalí’s Strange and Surreal Painting ‘The Persistence of Memory’

Margaret Atwood Releases ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ as an Unburnable Book To Fight Censorship

Why Avant-Garde Artist Man Ray Was an Important Link Between Two Famous Art Movements

5 Sincere Artist Friendships That Helped Famous Creatives To Nurture Their Craft

28 Iconic Artists Who Immortalized Themselves Through Famous Self-Portraits

103-Year-Old “Aunty Moser” May Have Been One of the Earliest-Born People Ever Photographed

Best of 2021: Top 10 Buildings and Structures That Opened This Year

Portrait Photography

Smithsonian Acquires Rare Collection of Photos Taken by 19th-Century Black Photographers

Learn About the Hope Diamond, A Stunning Blue Stone Some Say Is Cursed

Meet the Talented Brontë Sisters: Charlotte, Emily, and Anne

20 Documentaries About Famous Architects and Great Architecture

Milan Will Welcome a Green Tower That Includes a Floating Greenhouse Bridge

All Aboard for the History of the Grand Central Terminal, an Iconic NYC Landmark

Alma Thomas: The Life and Work of a 20th-Century Black Female Abstract Artist

What Happened at Seneca Falls? Learn About the Gathering of Great Minds for Women’s Rights

Get To Know F. Scott Fitzgerald, the Legendary Author Responsible for ‘The Great Gatsby’

Who Was John Singer Sargent? Meet the Edwardian Era’s Favorite Portraitist

Augusta Savage: How a Black Art Teacher and Sculptor Helped Shape the Harlem Renaissance

8 Artworks of the Civil Rights Movement That Exemplify the Struggle for Equal Rights

Get To Know the Guggenheim: How a Family Helped Create One of the World’s Most Famous Art Museums

5 Trailblazing Black Women You Should Learn About This Black History Month

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