Tag Archives: New York Public Library

HW Pick: The New York Public Library Announces Historic Agreement to Display Original Copy of the Bill of Rights

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Members of the public in both New York City and Pennsylvania will soon get to see The New York Public Library’s original copy of the Bill of Rights, which will be exhibited for the first time in decades. Continue reading

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NYPL: Protect Your Roots, Support Your Branches (video)

It takes just seconds to sign a letter urging elected officials to reverse the harshest cut to The New York Public Library in its history. Continue reading

The Harlem Speedway in Harlem 1900 (video)

trogers-with-racetrackBefore it was called the Harlem River Drive, the parkway running north and south along the west bank of the Harlem River was called the Harlem River Speedway. Continue reading

Harlem Branches of the N.Y. Free Circulating Libraries 1885-1892

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This is the East Harlem branch of the N.Y, Free Circulating Library, (NYFCL), at 18 East 125th Street on July, 1895.

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Harlem Stage And The Irish Arts Center Takes A New Look At St. Patrick’s Day in Harlem

Leni Sloane and mick maloney pic by Erin BaianoThe paths of African-American and Irish communities in Harlem – both parallel and crossed – and the contributions they have made to American culture are explored in “Black and White and Green: St. Patrick’s Day in Harlem,” a frank, entertaining discussion and performance timed to the traditional Irish holiday.  Continue reading

Maya Angelou For Schomburg NYPL In Harlem

In 2010 the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture‘s then Director, Howard Dodson, and New York Public Library President Paul LeClerc announce the acquisition of the personal and professional papers of Dr. Maya Angelou. Continue reading

‘Contradictions of Fair Hope’ Film By Harlem’s S. Epatha Merkerson

 

This documentary traces the development, struggles, contributions, and gradual loss of tradition of one of the last remaining African-American benevolent societies, founded after Emancipation and known as “The Fair Hope Benevolent Society.” Continue reading

Ashanti Helps Jumpstart ‘Read for the Record’

Jumpstart, a national early education non-profit organization, announced today that GRAMMY Award winning, multi-platinum artist, Ashanti, with her Harlem style is the official celebrity ambassador of the 2012 Read for the Record campaign. Continue reading

Shirley Sherrod Discusses her New Book at the Schomburg Center

Join Shirley Sherron at the Schomburg Center on September 12th at 6:30 as she discusses her new book The Courage to Hope (written with Catherine Whitney). Continue reading

Musical Team, Full Force Confirm a Sequel to the “House Party” Film Series

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Harlem and Philadelphia have a few things in common: a sense of style, great food and an appreciation of arts and culture. Continue reading