Masks now optional for vaccinated individuals - and other changes at the Library in response to the lifting of most COVID-19 restrictions in New York State.
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THIS WEEK! Just in time for Juneteenth, Annette Gordon-Reed discusses On Juneteenth.


Celebrate Juneteenth with these Children's & YA titles by Black authors that celebrate Black joy.

We celebrated the 25th Anniversary New York City Book Awards on June 9 - and they were wonderful. Catch up with details and the event recording.


And there's still time to add to this month's one-question survey: What book are you looking forward to reading this summer - or what book would you recommend to others? All genres, topics, periods welcome. ADD YOUR RESPONSE.



Get a peek at our Black Literature Matters exhibition - and visit the Peluso Family Exhibition Gallery anytime the Library is open.
SEMINAR - FOR MEMBERS ONLY
"What's with This Trojan War Anyway?" with Jane Mallison

Thursdays June 17, July 1, July 15, July 29, 11:00 AM
online | $60 for the four sessions | registration required

Archeologists place the Trojan War somewhere around 1200 B.C.E. How then to explain the fact that the last twenty years have witnessed an outpouring of books on this topic? In the context of the classic ancient texts, discussion covers contemporary reinterpretations from David Malouf to Ursula LeGuin to Daniel Mendelsohn.
LECTURE - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Annette Gordon-Reed, On Juneteenth
in conversation with Elizabeth Cobbs

Thursday, June 17, 6:00 PM
online | free of charge | registration through the Boston Athenaeum required

Interweaving American history, dramatic family chronicle, and searing episodes of memoir, Annette Gordon-Reed, the descendant of enslaved people brought to Texas in the 1850s, recounts the origins of Juneteenth and explores the legacies of the holiday that remain with us.

This event is presented by the Boston Athenaeum.
SPECIAL WRITING LIFE WORKSHOP - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
How to Write a Mystery Workshop
with Erica Obey and Charles Salzberg

Monday, June 21, 2:00 PM
online | free of charge | registration required
Sharpen your mystery-writing skills with prompts and exercises in this workshop with How to Write a Mystery contributors Erica Obey and Charles Salzberg.

Interested in this event, but not ready to register? Get a reminder closer to the date.
LECTURE - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Hayden Herrera, Upper Bohemia: A Memoir

Thursday, June 24, 6:00 PM
online | $10 per person | registration required

A poignant coming-of-age memoir by the daughter of artistic, bohemian parents—set against a backdrop of 1950s New York, Cape Cod, and Mexico.

Interested in this event, but not ready to register? Get a reminder closer to the date.
SPECIAL EVENT - FOR MEMBERS AND GUESTS
Celebration of Member Writers, June 2021

Tuesday, June 29, 6:00 PM
online | free of charge | registration required

Members and guests are cordially invited to a celebration of Library members who have published books January-June 2021.


Have you published a new book during that time? Let us know at writers@nysoclib.org.

Interested in this event, but not ready to register? Get a reminder closer to the date.
NEW! WRITING LIFE EVENT - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Let's Write Our Summer Down with Esther Cohen

Thursdays, July 1, July 22, August 12, 2:00 PM
online | open to the public; free for members | separate sessions | registration required
 
We will write about love and write about living and everything in between in this summer writing workshop.

Interested in this event, but not ready to register? Get a reminder closer to the first date.
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Request a Book Bundle from our Children's & YA librarians!



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The 2020-2021 New York City Book Awards are generously underwritten by Ellen M. Iseman.

The Black Literature Matters exhibition is presented with generous support from The Florence Gould Foundation.

The Writing Life events in 2021 are generously underwritten by Jenny Lawrence.
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Monday and Friday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Saturday and Sunday 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM

The Library will be closed Saturday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth, and Saturday and Sunday July 3 and July 4, in observance of Independence Day.