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The mission of The New York Public Library is to inspire lifelong learning, advance knowledge, and strengthen our communities.

Join us down the rabbit hole. We're bringing some of the world's most incredible stories to Instagram Stories with Insta Novels. Follow @nypl on Instagram to start reading Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: https://www.instagram.com/nypl/.

Find all of the ways to discover these stories at https://www.nypl.org/instanovels.

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Just announced! Tickets to the fall season of the Library's premier conversation series, #LIVEfromtheNYPL, are available! Purchase tickets now to see Laurie Anderson with Sjón, Anne Carson, Teju Cole with Ishion Hutchinson, and more.

The Crack Squad of Librarians Who Track Down Half-Forgotten Books

Reuniting stumped readers with the books from the edges of their memories.

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"Before we each had a little, flickering encyclopedia in our hands, we had librarians, and they’re still experts at finding the answers to tricky questions."

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Reservations are now available for #CulturePassNYC through November! Now you can start planning your fall adventures and discover dozens of NYC’s cultural attractions!

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Introducing the 2018 Library Lions Honorees

Each year The New York Public Library honors several distinguished individuals for outstanding achievements in their respective fields of arts, culture, letters and scholarship by naming them Library Lions. This year, the Library is pleased to announce the 2018 class of Library Lions: Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Ron Chernow, Oscar-winning filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, GRAMMY-winning opera singer Jessye Norman, Citizen poet Claudia Rankine, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout.

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No, Amazon Cannot Replace Libraries

Libraries are essential to our communities, in ways that even frequent patrons might not know.

Public libraries are not going anywhere.

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Beginning today, New York City’s museums and attractions are yours to explore with Culture Pass. You can reserve a pass with your NYC library card, and get free admission to dozens of cultural institutions.

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Stonewall and Beyond: Researching LGBTQ History with NYPL's Online Resources

The Stonewall uprising began #onthisday in 1969. Explore the Library’s LGBTQ history resources with this new guide.

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WWGRRMR: What Would George R.R. Martin Read?

Fans of George R.R. Martin—author of the Song of Ice and Fire series, among other hugely successful fantasy novels—have seen his imagined worlds brought to the screen in the popular HBO series, Game of Thrones. Martin's ideas have inspired readers to imagine dragons and queens, witches and conquerors, direwolves and White Walkers, dynasties and destinies.

So it's natural to wonder what informed Martin's own imagination—the books that he credits as his own favorites, and that doubtlessly lingered in his mind as he was building worlds of his own. Read more here!

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#RainbowReading: NYC Libraries March at Pride 2018

The New York Public Library was joined by Queens Library and Brooklyn Public Library in the New York City #Pride March on June 24. The library staff marched with a banner with a message central to the values of the three systems: Libraries Are for Everyone.

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The Library is here for you. The Library is here for everyone. It's almost decision time—click here to stand with your library now.

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This summer, The New York Public Library is partnering with HBO to put the spotlight on reading.

Discover the power of storytelling here.

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Since opening day on May 23, 1911, the Library's stone lions Patience and Fortitude have watched the world change dramatically from their perch on 5th Avenue. And they'll be here for whatever comes next.

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NYPL patrons are sharing why they love the Library on these virtual sticky notes—reasons it's important to invest in libraries!

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Today we remember the life of Tom Wolfe and his legacy at the Library.

Jason Reynolds: Protect The Precious Resource That Is The Library

When kids say they don't like to read, they’re not actually telling the truth. What they're really saying is that they don't like reading boring books. They haven't yet found the book that will make them fall in love with reading.

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Do you love your library? Help us reach our goal! We need 50,000 letters asking City leaders to #InvestInLibraries by Friday, May 18! Sign yours now.

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