NYPL Annual Report 2010

uring the past year, numerous eminent artists, writers, and scholars participated in lectures, panel discussions, lecture-recitals, award ceremonies, and other special events at the Mid-Manhattan Library; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center; the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; the Science, Industry and Business Library; and the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, furthering the Library’s efforts to make available to the public a series of educational and cultural programs of the highest quality. In addition, hundreds of distinguished guests took part in the more than 43,000 public programs and classes presented over the past year in neighborhood libraries.

Would Barbara Kingsolver Deface a Book?
Barbara Kingsolver tells Ilan Stavans why she doesn't like making notes in a book or dog-earing pages.
Backstage at LIVE from the NYPL with The Daily Beast

Wes Anderson & Noah Baumbach on
The Fantastic Mr. Fox
Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach chat about their new film, The Fantastic Mr. Fox.
Backstage at LIVE from the NYPL with The Daily Beast


Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Children's and Teen Programming in Neighborhood Libraries Mid-Manhattan Library The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Science, Industry and Business Library


Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
LIVE from the NYPL LIVE from the NYPL is made possible with generous support from Celeste Bartos, Mahnaz Ispahani Bartos and Adam Bartos, and the Margaret and Herman Sokol Public Education Endowment Fund. In Conversation Lena Herzog and Lawrence Weschler (“Lost Souls”) John Waters and Paul Holdengräber in Bryant Park (“Role Models”) Christopher Hitchens and Paul Holdengräber (“Hitch 22”) Peter Carey, Edmund White, and Claire Messud (“Parrot and Olivier”) Adam Gopnik, Stanton Wood, and James Murrow (“Voltaire's CANDIDE: A Bibliographic Laboratory”) Tactile Sound & the Pursuit of Silence in a Noisy World Hansel Bauman Wendy Jacob Paul Holdengräber Caitlin O’Connell-Rodwell Sheila Patek George Prochnik Robert Sirvage David Remnick and Ta-Nehisi Coates (“The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama”) A Tribute to George Carlin, hosted by Whoopi Goldberg Whoopi Goldberg Dylan Brody Kelly Carlin-McCall Louis C.K. Tony Hendra Anne Meara Jerry Stiller Ben Stiller Amy Stiller William Kentridge (“Learning from the Absurd”) Richard Holmes and Paul Holdengräber (“The Age of Wonder”) Krista Tippet and Andrew Solomon (“Einstein’s God: Conversations about Science”) William Grimes, Ruth Reichl, and Dan Barber (“Appetite City: A Culinary History of New York”) Andre Aciman and Paul LeClerc Garry Wills and Paul Holdengräber The Velvet Underground David Fricke Lou Reed Moe Tucker Kati Marton and Volker Schlondörff Javier Marías and Paul Holdengräber Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach (“The Fantastic Mr. Fox”) Barbara Kingsolver and Ilan Stavans (“The Lacuna”) Capitalism and the Future Niall Ferguson Walter Isaacson Indra Nooyi Eric Schmidt Nassim Taleb Ira Glass and Etgar Keret (“Is Reality Overrated?”) The Creative Time Summit: Revolutions in Public Practice William Forsythe and Alva Noë Cognitive Theater Patrice Chéreau Peter Gelb Paul Holdengräber Bartlett Sher Ryan Adams and Mary-Louise Parker Rebecca Solnit and Peter Coyote Oliver Sacks: The Robert B. Silvers Lecture (“Hallucinations”) Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers The Cullman Center is made possible by a generous endowment from Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman in honor of Brooke Russell Astor, with major support provided by Mrs. John L. Weinberg, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Estate of Charles J. Liebman, Mel and Lois Tukman, John and Constance Birkelund, The Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation, and additional gifts from The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, Helen and Roger Alcaly, The Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation, William W. Karatz, The Rona Jaffe Foundation, The von der Heyden Family Foundation, and Lybess Sweezy and Ken Miller. The Snakehead Patrick Keefe Suketu Mehta Home Movies of Frankenstein's Monster Laurie Sheck Celebrating Ten Years of New York Review of Books Classics Esther Allen Michael Cunningham Wendy Lesser Greil Marcus Darryl Pinckney Picturing Dorothea Lange Ian Frazier Linda Gordon Contested Will Randy Cohen James Shapiro Lore Segal in Conversation with Julie Orringer Julie Orringer Lore Segal The Children's Literary Salon The Fan Phenomenon in the Digital Age: Harry Potter vs. Twilight Melissa Anelli Laura Byrne-Cristiano Four Guys Who Write Picture Books, Live in Brooklyn, and Shave Irregularly Brian Floca Marc Tyler Nobleman Mike Rex Jon Scieszka Switching Format: From Picture Books to Graphic Novels Geoffrey Hayes Jarrett Krosoczka Matt Phelan Celebrating the Cybils: Blogging and the Kidlitosphere Elizabeth Burns Pam Coughlan Anne Boles Levy Susan Thomsen Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Children's Book Anita Silvey From the Page to the Screen… Television Screen, That Is Jim Jinkins Liz Nealon Diana Manson Laura Vaccaro Seeger Linda Simensky Book Jacket Conversations Laurent Linn John Rocco Republishing the Out-of-Print: A Visit with New York Review Books Edwin Frank Sara Kramer Women in Comics: Female Graphic Novelists Writing with Kids and Teens in Mind Raina Telegemeier Colleen AF Venable Tracy White Lost in Children's Literary Translation Claudia Zoe Bedrick Edward Gauvin Cheryl Klein Mark Siegel The Picture Book Made New: Margaret Wise Brown, Her Illustrators, and Her World Leonard Marcus Education Highlights Mapping New York's Shoreline, 1609-2009 Exhibition Open House for Educators Angelo Angelis Creative Non-Fiction Candace Fleming Integrating Digital NYPL Resources into the Social Studies Classroom Summer Institute for Educators: Teaching the Three Abrahamic Religions American Place Theatre The Living Library Curriculum Mapping for the 21st Century Heidi Hayes Jacobs Three Faiths: Judaism, Christianity, Islam Exhibition Open House for Educators Genealogy in the Classroom New York Genealogical Society Teaching the Sacred in the Secular Classroom Explorations Academy Interfaith Center Tannebaum Center for Interreligous Understanding Primary Sources to Engage Students in the Writing Process Chancellors Day Workshop: Immigration on the Lower East Side Lower East Side Tenement Museum Exploring National History on Staten Island Staten Island 350 Manuscripts, Madonnas, and Mandelas: Teaching the Art of Belief Metropolitan Museum of Art Celebrating the Holidays — Literature to Life and Sacred Texts American Place Theater		The Celeste Bartos Education Center The Celeste Bartos Education Center at South Court is made possible through the extraordinary generosity of Celeste Bartos. Additional leadership support was provided by The Starr Foundation and the Altman Foundation. Basic E-mail E-mail I Basic Internet Internet I: Basics Tracy Davis Desmond Hunnighen Clues from Family Photographs Sachiko Clayton Cooked Books Rebecca Federman The Craft of the Book Jessica Pigza Digital Gotham Katherine Cordes Discovering Primary Sources Philip Yockey Downloading with Confidence Jay Barksdale Brooke Watkins Elusive Jane: In Search of Jane Austen at The New York Public Library Robert Armitage Engaging the Text: Literary Marginalia in the Berg Collection Anne Garner Getting Started with Blogging Blogging 101 Katerina Dimitriadou-Shuster Handmade Crafternoon at the Library Maura Madden Jessica Pigza Handmade: Then and Now Jessica Pigza Hebrew Scriptures/Old Testament: Biblical Research at The New York Public Library Anne-Marie Belinfante Historic Imagination: The Basics of Researching and Writing History The Historic Imagination: Memoir and History Writing Thomas Lannon Introduction to Creative Nonfiction Paula Baxter Introduction to Literature Criticism Introduction to Literature Research Jason Baumann Introduction to Zotero: The Research Tool of the Future Brooke Watkins Investigating New York City Architecture Vincenzo Rutigliano LGBT Studies Research Jason Baumann Melville on the Map Alice C. Hudson New Tools in Map Research New Tools in Map Research II Matt Knutzen NYPL: The History Behind the Collections Thomas Lannon Old Books, Rare Books: Learning About the Value of Your Books Virginia Bartow Orientalist Architecture and Design in Manhattan John M. Lundquist Out of the Blacking Factory: Charles Dickens at The New York Public Library Robert Armitage Researching an Artist Lee Robinson Researching the Occult and Parapsychology Jason Baumann Researching with E-Resources: Catalogs Anne-Marie Belinfante Researching with E-Resources: Current Newspapers and Periodicals Gina Halkias-Seugling Researching with E-Resources: Periodicals and Newspapers Stephen Shepard Researching with E-Resources: Scholarly Publications Gina Halkias-Seugling Shakespeare: From Stratford-on-Avon to The New York Public Library Robert Armitage Uncovering Your Family History: Introduction to Genealogical Research Maira Liriano Vanished Worlds Anne-Marie Belinfante Walking Orientation Philip Yockey DeWitt Wallace Periodical Room Periodically Speaking This reading series highlights the contemporary literary magazine collection of The New York Public Library. Each program features editors of influential literary magazines introducing emerging writers. 32 Poems editor Deborah Ager and poet Elizabeth J. Coleman Confrontation editor Martin Tucker and fiction writer Evander Lomke Epoch editor Edward Hower and nonfiction writer Edward Crutchfield Five Points editor Megan Sexton and fiction writer Celia Dovell Bell Low Rent editor Jason Koo and poet Leigh Stein Salamander editor Jenny Barber and fiction writer CD Collins Tin House editor Rob Spillman and nonfiction writer Montana Wojczuk Vestal Review editors Mark Budman and Susan O'Neill and fiction writer Lincoln Michel West Branch editor Andrew Ciotola and poet Matthew Ladd Periodically Speaking: Focus on Poetry This reading series focuses on poetry, featuring an in-depth look at one poetry journal through brief readings by poets published in the journal followed by a conversation with the journal's editor and the poets about an issue facing poetry today. Off Topic: Poets on the Subjects and Cultural Influences That Seep into Their Work A Public Space poetry editor Brett Fletcher Lauer in discussion with Timothy Donnelly and Jennifer Kronovet The Poet as Critic Rain Taxi editor Eric Lorberer in discussion with Jordan Davis, Craig Morgan Teicher, and Maureen N. McLane Poetry and Community 6 by 6 editor Garth Graeper in discussion with Michael Vizsolyi, Laura Sims, and Rick Snyder The Magathon This annual celebration of literary magazines presents magazine editors reading favorite selections from their publications. This series is made possible in part by support from the Axe-Houghton Foundation; The New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency; the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; the National Endowment for the Arts; and Friends of CLMP. A Public Space Paige Lipari AGNI Lynne Potts Anderbo June Eding Bellevue Literary Review Suzanne McConnell Drunken Boat Sarah Clark Electric Literature Anna Prushinskaya Lalitamba Swamini Sri Lalitambika Devi The Literary Review Minna Proctor LUMINA Roseanne Reed-Motti MAKE Kamilah Foreman The New York Quarterly Raymond Hammond Puerto del Sol Krystal Languell St. Petersburg Review Libby Hodges Skidrow Penthouse Rob Cook Slice Tricia Callahan Storyscape Journal Anne Hays Tuesday; An Art Project Jennifer Flescher Yankee Oracle Gazette Eugenia Macer-Story Zeek Ezra Glinter
Children's and Teen Programming in Neighborhood Libraries
Children's Program Highlights Major support for children's and young adult programs and services is provided by the Mr. and Mrs. Timothy R. Barakett Endowment for Children's and Young Adult Programs and Services. Abracadabra Evan Paquette, Urban Stages African Dance Caren Calder, Urban Stages Big Jeff Music Jeff DeSmedt The Big Top Show Mad Science of Westchester and Manhattan Birds of Prey The New Canaan Nature Center Children Sing and Celebrate Around the World Emily Ellison Chinese Ribbon Dance Margaret Yuen A Christmas Carol The Traveling Lantern Theatre Company The Dan & Conrad Show Dan Ritchard Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries American Museum of Natural History Moveable Museum Program Dorothy in the Land of Oz The Traveling Lantern Theatre Company The Ezra Jack Keats Awards Miriam Lang Budin Julia Chang Nina Crews Pat Cummings Barbara Genco, Chair Ginny Moore Kruse Peter McCarty Marisabina Russo Dr. Karen Patricia Smith John Peters Deborah Pope, Executive Director Lisa Von Drasek Favorites from the Treasure Chest: Storytelling and Puppets Toni Gustafson Gadgets and Gizmos The Children's Museum of Manhattan Gustafer Yellowgold Morgan Taylor, Gustafer Yellowgold How the Elephant Got Its Trunk Talking Hands Theatre Juan Bobo Society for Educational Arts Latin Music Voyage: A Journey South Through the Spanish-Speaking World Urban Stages Laugh and Learn: The Art of Comedy Barbara Ann Michaels, Urban Stages Letters to Harriet Tubman Paul Morse, with Cherene Snow, Urban Stages Mad Science Halloween Show Mad Science of Staten Island Make Art with Pop Artist Michael Albert Michael Albert Mexican Legends and Songs Felix Pitre, Theatreworks Music from China Susan Cheng Oliver Twist Hampstead Stage Company The Paper Bag Players Great Mummy Adventure The Paper Bag Players The Peanut Prince: George Washington Carver Terence Archie, Urban Stages Peter Pan The Traveling Lantern Theatre Company Prince Caspian Hampstead Stage Company Presley & Melody Lester and Barbara Smith The Mouse That Barked and Other Delightful Tales of Good Deeds & Second Chances LuAnn Adams Robin Hood The Travelling Lantern Theatre Company Rhythm and Sound in Theater Jon Berger, Urban Stages Storytelling at Bryant Park Sarah Belanich Dina Brasseur Julia Chang Mary Anne Corrier Rebecca Dash Rebecca Gueorguiev Becky Koppelman Jane Kunstler Danita Nichols John Peters Chad Quartuccio Rebecca Schosha Sue Yee Storytelling at Central Park Sarah Belanich Dina Brasseur Julia Chang Rebecca Dash Danita Nichols John Peters Chad Quartuccio Rebecca Schosha Sue Yee The Striking Viking Story Pirates The Story Pirates and Urban Stages Tales of Africa and the African Diaspora Regina Ress Ti-Oh-Oh Chinese Theatre Works The Tortoise and the Hare Bob Nathanson, Puppets to Go Cool Rainforest Connections The Wildlife Theater from the Central Park Zoo		Teen Program Highlights Anti-Prom 2010 Featuring a fashion show of garments constructed by students at the High School of Fashion Industries. Initial funding for The New York Public Library's LGBT Initiative was provided by Time Warner. The Boy You Can't Have Initial funding for The New York Public Library's LGBT Initiative was provided by Time Warner. Susane Colasanti Elizabeth Eulberg Robin Palmer Elizabeth Scott Melissa Walker Maryrose Wood Emoticon—NYC Digital Youth Media & Technology Festival Sponsored by HSBC. Presented in partnership with Global Kids, MOUSE, and Parsons The New School for Design. First Draft to Final Draft— Talking About the Writing Process Gayle Forman Daphne Grab Carolyn Mackler Sarah Mlynowski Blake Nelson Marie Rutkoski Eliot Schrefer Natalie Standiford Five Borough Read Cathleen Bell Coe Booth Susane Colasanti Matt De La Pena Elizabeth Eulberg Gayle Forman Angie Frazier Donna Freitas Aimee Friedman Daphne Grab Gabe Guarente Alice Hoffman Carla Jablonksi Kristen Kemp David Levithan Sarah Darer Littman Barry Lyga Robin MacCready Sarah Maclean Amanda Marrone Emma McLaughlin Lauren McLaughlin Neesha Meminger Michael Northrup Micol Ostow Robin Palmer Shani Petroff Robyn Schneider Eliot Schrefer Samantha Schutz Kieran Scott Courtney Sheinmel Abby Sher Jennifer Smith Rachel Vail Lynn Weingarten Ebony Wilkin Jake Wizner Maryrose Wood Michelle Zink Grief, Loss, and the YA Novel Alexandra Bullen Heather Duffy-Stone Donna Freitas Alice Hoffman Sarah Darer Littman Lisa Ann Sandell Samantha Schutz Making a First Impression— 2010 Debut Authors Angie Frazier Emily Horner Alyssa Sheinmel Ebony Wilkins New York City Learning Network Partnership In collaboration with the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, DreamYard, and the Social Science Research Center. Project Library 2 Todd Oldham Stuff for the Teen Age Keynote by Libba Bray The Treasure Map to Going Bovine with Will Grayson(s) (or an evening of readers' theater) Libba Bray John Green David Levithan E. Lockhart A Tribute to Regina Hayes Sarah Dessen Joy Peskin Jacqueline Woodson Using Genre to Tell the True Story of Adolescence Judy Blundell Sarah Beth Durst Lauren McLaughlin Diana Peterfreund Sara Shepard Maggie Stiefvater Robin Wasserman What It Feels Like for a Girl— Writing in a Teen Girl's Voice Jessica Blank Eireann Corrigan Sarah Dessen Jenny Han Terra Elan McVoy Siobhan Vivian Adrienne Maria Vrettos Jacqueline Woodson
Mid-Manhattan Library
Program Highlights Art @ the Library Graffiti Lives: Beyond the Tag in New York's Urban Underground Gregory J. Snyder The Human Figure and Jewish Culture Eliane Strosberg Impounded: Dorothea Lange's Censored Photographs of the Japanese American Internment During World War II Gary Y. Okihiro Author @ the Library Among the Gently Mad: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books Nicholas A. Basbanes Chop Suey: A Cultural History of Chinese Food in the United States Andrew Coe Clocks of New York: An Illustrated History Chris DeSantis Vinit Parmar The George Washington Bridge: Poetry in Steel Michael Aaron Rockland Gilbert Rohde: Modern Design for Modern Living Phyllis Ross Inside the Word Factory: How Dictionaries Work Ammon Shea J. Pierpont Morgan: The Financier as Collector Jean Strouse The Lost Cyclist: The Epic Tale of an American Adventurer and His Mysterious Disappearance David V. Herlihy Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars William Patry NYPD Confidential: Power and Corruption in the Country's Greatest Police Force Leonard Levitt Rogues' Gallery: The Secret History of the Moguls and the Money That Made the Metropolitan Michael Gross Store Front: The Disappearing Face of New York James T. Murray Karla L. Murray This Book Is Overdue! How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All Marilyn A. Johnson Triumph of Order: Democracy of Public Space in New York and London Lisa Keller Health Food @ the Library Eating Sustainable Seafood— Sicilian Style Toni Lydecker The Elements of Life: A Contemporary Guide to Thai Recipes and Healthier Living Su-Mei Yu Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds about Animals and Food Gene Baur The Food of a Younger Land: A Portrait of American Food—Before the National Highway System, Before Chain Restaurants, and Before Frozen Food, When the Nation's Food Was Seasonal Mark Kurlansky Save the Deli: In Search of the Perfect Pastrami, Crusty Rye, and the Heart of Jewish Delicatessen David Sax Museum of Modern Art @ the Library Bauhaus 1919–1933: Workshops for Modernity Deborah A. Goldberg Henri Cartier-Bresson: A Retrospective, April 11–June 21, 2010 Jennifer M. Katanic Picasso: Themes and Variations Deborah A. Goldberg New York @ the Library Islamic Religious Architecture of New York City Ronald J. Brown The Lower East Side: Beyond the Melting Pot Eric Ferrara Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City Eric Sanderson Mapping the Subway: The Hits, the Flops, the Near Misses John Tauranac New York for New Yorkers: Nooks and Crannies of New York City Justin Ferate New York's Early Gravestone Imagery: The Art and Artisans of 18th- and Early 19th-Century Memorials in the Metropolitan Area John Zalenski Women Movers and Shakers: 150 Years of Influential Lower East Side Women Andrea Coyle Poetry @ the Library Dancing on the Page: Three Poets Reading Joan Cusack Handler Julie Maloney Susanna Rich Korean Poetry & Prose, in Memoriam of Ko Won (1925–2008) Stanley H. Barkan Young-Ah Ko Sung-Il Lee Kyung-Nyun Kim Richards Two Poets and One Guitar: An Afternoon of Russian Poetry & Songs Yulia Belotserkovskaia Felix Gurt Vladimir Ponomarev Theater @ the Library Break-a-Leg Productions Presents: An Evening of Romulus Linney: A Staged Reading of Two Senior Comedies, Songs of Love and Goodbye, Howard A Musical Salute to Molly Picon, Star of the Yiddish Theatre Diane Cypkin Travel @ the Library Silk Road Treasures of Central Asia: Cultures, Food, Music, and Dances Zulya Rajabova Writing @ the Library How to Write Fiction That Sells Jane K. Cleland Writing a Sports Column in the Age of the Blog George Vesey		The Art Collection Architectural Explorations in Books Series Building Up and Tearing Down: Reflections on the Age of Architecture Paul Goldberger Michael Sorkin Space Project Lynn Davis Alan Weisman Legacy: The Preservation of Wilderness in New York City Parks Lesley A. Martin Joel Meyerowitz Landscape Architect John Beardsley Ken Smith Only in New York Donald Albrecht Thomas Mellins The Architecture of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Justin Davidson Roger Duffy T. J. Gottesdiener Houses Joel Barkley Thomas Kligerman Suzanne Stephens An Art Book Series The Possible Life of Christian Boltanski Christian Boltanski Catherine Grenier Mark Polizzotti Contemporary African Art Since 1980 Okwui Enwezor Chika Okeke-Agulu Musical Paintings Malcolm McLaren Cay Sophie Rabinowitz Shared Space Henry Buhl Joseph Cohen Ray Merritt Design David Stark Outside Inside Bruce Davidson Howard Greenberg The Autobiography and Sex Life of Andy Warhol Gretchen Berg Bibbe Hansen Gerard Malanga Taylor Mead Steven Watson John Wilcock Artist Dialogue Series Night/Shift Arthur C. Danto Lynn Saville Artist Dialogue Series held in conjunction with Art Wall on Third and Art in the Windows exhibition series Malibu Marietta Hofere Bruno LeMieux-Ruibal Flying Words Kim Beck Viviane Rombaldi-Seppey Shades of Light Michael Kukla Florence Neal Contingent and Eternal City Michael Dal Cerro Roberta Waddell Leads and Traces Christian Erroi Evan Mirapaul Perfect Communities Perry Bard Lenore Malen Found New York Linda Stillman Geoffrey Young Do Away With James Jaxxa Lowell Pettit The Art and Picture Collections Stephen A. Schwarzman Building StoryCorps National Day of Listening The Heart of Your Life, the Life of Your Art Susan Chute, presenter Michael Cline Annette Cords Anujan Ezhikode Builder Levy Justin Lieberman Charles Mingus III Arezoo Moseni, moderater
The NYPL for the Performing Arts, Dorothy & Lewis B. Cullman Center
15 Days of Dance: The Making of Ghost Light Elliot Caplan Roddy Doble Ann Murphy Brian Reeder Devon Teuscher Katie Williams The Allure of Refinement: Music and Dance of Indonesia Brian Arnold Glenn Yosef Baun-Cueto Jumay Chu Nick Colvin Virginia Cromwell Zasha Emilka Stuart Frankel Barry Frier Joseph Getter David Haiman Aji Harjito Denni Harjito I. M. Harjito Alexandra Harlig Uci Haryono Marty Hatch Sam Keller Jessika Kenney Ron Kienhuis Robin Kimball Tipaluck Krityakierne Lutfi Kurniawan Skip LaPlante Karl Lorenzen Blake McDowell Kaja McGowan Christopher J. Miller Debie Morris Will Ober Deidre Onishi Daniel Owen Lisa Pakulski Jon Perry Anthony Plekhov Jon Rea Leslie Rudden Dave Ruder Yenny Sakirman Emma Schain Carla Scheele Debbie Schneider Joy Shea Amy Scott Perry Sheffield Anne Stebinger Yanri Subekti Tatung Suharjono Sri Suharti Bambang Sunarno Enny Sunarno George Taylor Safiah Satiman Taylor Carole Weber Dylan Widjiono Hanny Zainuddin Christopher Zorker Byron Janis Chopin Celebration/ Master Class Byron Janis Naomi Kudo Nimrod David Pfeffer Jiayan Sun Jue Wang Clurman and Kazan: Two Giants of the Theater Stathis Giallelis Foster Hirsch Anne Jackson Linda Marsh Lois Smith Eli Wallach Dance Lectures and Performance Series Leah Cox Mark Franko Lynn Garafola Thomas Keenan Kendall Thomas Exhibition-related Programs Lincoln Center: Celebrating 50 Years John Ashberry Carroll Baker Paul Barnes Frank Basile Adam Brightman Zach Brock Robert Casper Charles Chandler Harry Crossfield Carole Demas Richard Easton Constance Green Dana Ivey Luke Keller Leslie Koch Ellen Lang Eric Liu Jazimina MacNeil Thomas Mellins Gregory Moore Scott Noppe-Brandon Alan Pally Joseph Polisi Alice Quinn Irwin Reese Gretchen Reinhagen Robert Rogers Steve Ross John Shelhart Mark Strand Erika Switzer Maria Tucci Douglas Webster Darynn Zimmer Revolutionary Voices: Performing Arts in Central & Eastern Europe in the 1980s Linda Szmyd Monich Saviana Stanescu The Gotham Jazzmen Ed Bonoff James Lincoln Collier Lee Lorenz Ernie Lumer Pete Sokolow Dick Waldburger Bill Wurtzel Hall Overton: Out of the Shadows Michael Davis Sullivan Fortner Gary Hawkins Matt Holman Ethan Iverson Carman Moore Jason Moran Jonathan Ragonese Tom Rankin Jay Rattman Steve Reich Joel Sachs Sam Stephenson Taylor Waugh Nils Weinhold Joy In Singing Sharin Apostolou Thomas Bagwell Katharina Bolding Mischa Bouvier Victoria Browers Rachel Calloway Jeanne-Minette Cilliers Mark Cogley Katharine Dain Sarah Davis Tynan Davis Tyler Duncan Casey Molino Dunn Susanna Eyton-Jones Michael Fennelly Heather Hill Jennifer Hoppe Mary Hubbell Inga Kapouler Shiree Kidron Kathryn Lewek Andrea Leyton-Mange Rebecca Jo Loeb Michael Anthony McGee Sofya Melikyan Solange Merdinian Sara Murphy Sharla Nafziger Matthew Pena James Rodgers Adrian Rosas Andrew Sauvageau David Shimoni Paul Sperry Liza Stepanova Aaron Theno Reiko Uchida Lincoln Center Artists Ronald Carbone Bruno Eicher Shem Guibbory Linda Hall David Heiss Gerald Kagan Susan Kagan Laura Hamilton Samuel Magill Lucian Rinando Craig Rutenberg Caterina Szepes Nancy Wu LGBT Series Leee Black Childers Dominic Cloutier David Dasilva MilDred Gerestant Nicholas Gorham Mark Haddad Dr. Joe E. Jeffreys Jacqueline Jonée (Jack Nieman) King Tut Sokhna Heathyre Mabin Music-by-Yoko Josh Sarpen Tantra-zawadi Music Lectures and Performance Series Henry Akona Craig Anderson Timothy Babcock Danny Bowes Peter Brown Erik Carlson Katrina Dixon Jonathan Farmer Andrea Gallo Joe Gately Josh Hartung Saysha Heinzman James Kennerley Flordalisa Lopez Michael Midlarsky Eric Oleson Yvonne Roen Joshua Rubin Larry Alan Smith Cory Smythe Tony Torn Bryan Wagorn Carol Wincenc Sarah Ziebell On a Sunday Afternoon Nobuko Amemiya Jan Ariosto Fleur Barron Janna Baty Mary Bopp Martin Brooms Ray Calderon Eric Cartman Josephine Chan-Yung Jessica Chen Zelia Chueke Richard Danley Alison Davy Norman Dee Spencer Dorn Gary Dranch Andre Emelianoff Gretchen Farrar Nicholas Filzen Leslie Fornino Debora Frumkin Rachelle Garniez Matthew Gold Stephanie Griffin Sharon Gunderson Howard Hall Jim Harwood Peter Heiman Margret Hjaltested David Hofstra Candice Hoyes Linda Kaplan Deborah Karpel Elizabeth Kennedy Hari Simran Khalsa Jamie Ku Madori Larsen William Lewis Daniel Liao Rafael Llamas Susan Lochner Toni Manteneri Anton Miller Diana Mittler–Battipaglia Matt Munisteri Richard Nechamkin Daniel Panner Rogelio Penaverde, Jr. Robert Prowse Paul Roczek Ann Roggen Michael Sanita Michael Sellers Eiichi Shimada Katherine Sinsabaugh Stan Sisskin Marilyn Spesak Jenny Lynn Stewart Marc Tagle Deborah Thomas Cheryl Tschanz Stephanie Urfer Robert Van Valkenburg Alexander Wu Ayako Yonetani Mary Ziegler		Performing Arts of the Middle East and Asia Mohamed Hassan Sallam Abdelshafy Walaa Abdelzaher Baghat Abdelzaher Gamal Ibrahim Abdullah Mohamed Sayed Moustafa Aly Fatma Farouk Mahmoud Bahnawawy Raajanandhini Balachandran Shilpa Bangera Cassandra Barnes Prerona Bhuyan Madhusmita Bora Yingying Cao Ahnya Chang Tara Chowdhury Anup Kumar Das Mona Abd Elmoneim Mohamed Elsayed Rahma Farouk Mahmoud Elbahnasawy Norhan Bedir Ibrahem Eskarous Tanya Gabrielian Surya Garga Hassan Mohamed Ibrahim Hamed Eldaker Abdelhany Darweish Hassanien Ahmed Khalaf Ahmed Hussein Jadana Moran Katz Neha Kataria Mythili Madhira Ruchika Misra Asmaa Amr Abdelsalam Mohamed Rahma Amr Abdelsalam Mohamed Morocco Torkom Movsessiyan Karima Nadira Brighid O’Dea Ushma Pandya Janaki Patrik Sean Rice Eric Roberts Karam Sayd Elbadawy Sayed Semida Amr Mohamed Abd Elrahman Shaker Priyamwada Singh Shweta Srivastava Tarik Sultan Rashi Verma Wang Guowei Helen Yee Malika Zubeidah Samuel Barber Centennial Andreas Aroditis Hari Bernstein Carlton Ford Ariadne Greif Yekaterina Gruzglina David Krohn Matthew Odell Kyle Oliver Katerzyna Sadej Arianna Warsaw-Fan Meta Weiss Ritchie Zah Songbook Series Gabby Alter Gillian Berkowitz Nick Blaemire Allison Briner Tom Caruso Michael Cooper Chris Critelli Andrew Fornarola Paul Fujimoto Rob Hartmann Ritt Henn Joe Iconis Sophie Jaffe Peter Lerman Robert Manganaro Jordan Mann Steve Marzullo Liz McNamara Lindsay Mendez Jim Moye Tommy Newman Jessica Redish Will Reynolds Michael Roberts Zak Sandler Steve Silverstein Kathy Tagg Jeff Thomson Melissa Wolfklain John Znidarsic The Sound of Broadway Music: The Craft and Art of Theatrical Orchestration Larry Blank Bruce Coughlin Paul Gemignani Sheldon Harnick John Kander David Krane Elliot Lawrence Donald Pippin Bruce Pomahac Hal Prince Sid Ramin Michael Starobin Steven Suskin Daniel Troob Jonathan Tunick Theater Lectures and Performance Series Jane Alexander Klea Blackhurst Marge Champion Barry Day George Drance Vera Fairbanks George C. Heslin Edward Hibbert Patrick Hoffman Jarde Jacobs Simon Jones Tom Jones James Kennedy Walker Lewis Belinda McKeon Wendy Mapes Soneela Nankani Jamie Niven Hugh Odling-Smee Sajeev Pillai Margi Sharp Carole Shelley Don Shewey Niall Stanage Colista K. Turner Taylor Valentine Treasures of the Music Division Paul Appleby Anthony de Mare Kathryn Lewek Max Lifchitz Christopher Oldfather Rachel Rosales Claudia Schaer Larry Alan Smith Nuiko Wadden Bruce Wang Wales Week Simon Crawford-Phillips Rhian Davies Reserve Film and Video Collection The following programs have been made possible with funding from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency. Award-Winning Works from the 29th Black Maria Film and Video Festival Danielle Ash (Pickles to Nickels) Greg Biermann (High Noon Reflections) Seoungho Cho (Buoy) Darius Clark Monroe (Train) Ruth Peyser (There Was a Little Girl) Julie Zammarchi (The Passenger) Co-sponsored Programs Hamsun on Film Presented in association with the Royal Norwegian Consulate General Treasures from the Yip Harburg Political Documentary Collection The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers Screening introduced by scholar Robert Ellsberg, son of Daniel Ellsberg Orpheus in Film Presented in association with the Poetry Society of America Mary Pickford: Her Second Hundred Years in Film A silent film series with live piano accompaniment Sparrows Accompanied by Carolyn Swartz Ramona and Hulda from Holland Accompanied by Ben Model The Hoodlum Accompanied by Bernie Anderson Little Annie Rooney Accompanied by Andrew Earle Simpson Series presented in conjunction with NYPL Exhibitions and Programs Katharine Hepburn: Stage to Screen Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Katharine Hepburn: In Her Own Files Lincoln Center Cinematics Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Lincoln Center: Celebrating 50 Years It's a Gift: W. C. Field in the Movies Presented in conjunction with the exhibition The Peregrinations and Pettifoggery of W. C. Fields A View from the East: Documentaries of Central and Eastern Europe The Man Who Overestimated the Czech Soul: The Escapes of Josef Bryks Screening introduced by producer Pavel Palacek and Trudie Deller, widow of Josef Bryks Diamonds in the Dark Screening introduced by filmmaker Olivia Carrescia The Orange Alternative and Dwarves Go To the Ukraine Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Revolutionary Voices: Performing Arts in Central & Eastern Europe in the 1980s Screening introduced by scholar Dr. Elzbieta Matynia
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Schomburg Center programs and exhibitions are supported in part by the City of New York, the New York City Council, the State of New York, the New York State Black, Puerto Rican and Hispanic Legislative Caucus, the Rockefeller Foundation Endowment for the Performing Arts, Annie E. and Sarah L. Delany Charitable Trusts, and American Express.
Program Highlights Harlem Book Fair: The Phillis Wheatley Awards Catherine Achonolu Ainsley Burrows Helena D. Lewis Haki Madhubuti Abiodun Oyewole Carla Ranger Jerrie Scott Jamaal St. John Phyllis Yvonne Stickney Sekou Sundiata (posthumous) Angie Zee Tantra The Tyrone Birkett Group Harlem Book Fair Panel Discussions Catherine Acholonu Tuzyline Jita Allan Evelyn Bethune Dana Canedy Kayo Charles Staceyann Chin Selwyn Cudjoe Carole Boyce Davies Naana Banyiwa Horne E. Patrick Johnson Troy Johnson Haki Madhubuti Karen Quinones Miller Elizabeth Nunez Carla Ranger Marie Umeh Gregory Walker What is the U.S. Constitution to Me? Race, Law, and the Constitution Gloria J. Browne-Marshall The Speech: Race and Barack Obama’s “A More Perfect Union” Jelani Cobb Keli Goff Obery M. Hendricks, Jr. Adam Mansbach Joan Morgan T. Denean Sharpley-Whiting Writing What We Know Cheryl Boyce-Taylor Herukhuti G. Winston James Pamela Sneed Songs from the Paradise Staceyann Chin Curu Necos-Bloice Anton Nimblett The Human Rights of Children on the 55th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education and the 20th Anniversary of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child Barbara M. Clark Howard Davidson Howard Dodson Owen M. Fiss Gertrud Lenzer Joan M. Lucariello Velmanette Montgomery William A. Scarborough Dennis M. Walcott Achieving Quality Education in the Black Community Osei Owusu Afriyie Vincent Dotoli Sabrina Hope King Lorraine Monroe Holiday Open House Bryan Collier Kevin Nathaniel Hylton Dimitrea Tokumbo Heritage O.P. Carnegie Community Sing: The Songs of Solomon Thomas Cabaniss Songs of Solomon Chantel Wright Opera History at the Schomburg Cori Ellison Kendall Gladen Robert Mack Kevin Murphy Sidney Outlaw Tazewell Thompson Donita Volkwijn James Carter in Concert James Carter Eli Fountain Patience Higgins Andy McCloud Marcus Persiani Bill Saxton The Malcolm X Museum: Malcolm X and Islam Today Ibrahim Abdul-Matin Sapphire Ahmed Sam Anderson Women’s Jazz Festival Stephanie Battle Gina Breedlove Judith Casselberry Jayne Cortez Marcelle Davies Lashley Helga Davis LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs Karma Mayet Johnson Valerie June Josetta Marshach Lynne Procope Toshi Reagon Lisette Santiago Samantha Thornhill Alkebulan Morley Queen Esther Somi Black Rock Coalition Orchestra Spelman College Jazz Ensemble Call Me Crazy Helena D. Lewis		Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concert: Carolina Chocolate Drops Don Flemmons Rhiannon Giddens Justin Robinson The Life and Times of Malcolm X Anthony Davis Christopher Davis Howard Dodson Cori Ellison Beth Greenberg Juan Jose Ibarra Rhoda Levine Robert Mack Terrance McKnight Bradley Moore Sidney Outlaw Ilyasah Shabazz George Steele Krysty Swann Marsha Thompson Growing Up Daddy Kraal Y. Charles (Kayo) Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial Lecture & Award Ceremony: Honoring Women Who Dedicate Their Lives to Helping Others Nurah Amatullah Mallika Dutt Farhana Khera In Memoriam: “Renewal & Continunity” Canon Llewellyn Armstrong Harry Belafonte Geneive Brown-Metzger Khephra Burns Jimmy Cliff Howard Dodson Michael Flanigan Kerry-Ann Henry Vincent Hosang Bobby McFerrin Ralston Milton Karl Rodney Cezley Sampson Marlon Simms Samuel G. Simpson Susan Taylor Marta Moreno Vega Sharon Wolfe Leni Wylliams Braata Folk Singers Jamaican Dance Theatre Company After the Dance: Conversations on Michael Jackson’s Black America Esther Armah Marvin Coleman (Qool DJ Marv) lynnee denise Steven Fullwood Nelson George Liani Greaves (DJ Selly) Arthur Jafa Anisa Keith Andrés A. Carter Mariño Asadullah Muhammad Mark Anthony Neal Robyn Rogers (DJ Reborn) Walker Sands William J. Thomas Touré WildSeed Cultural Group WE: An Intimate Set of Duets Wycliffe Gordon Eric Reed Education Highlights Teacher Programs Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice Claudette Colvin Phillip Hoose Embracing Adolescent Boys of Color: Promoting Empowerment Dr. Sabrina Hope King Dr. Pedro Noguera The Art of Jerry Pinkney Jerry Pinkney Embracing Adolescent Boys of Color: Ensuring College Readiness Dr. Sabrina Hope King Dr. Lorraine Monroe School Programs Human Rights of Children Youth Forum Dr. Victor Karunan Dr. Gertrud Lenzer Living the Dream: Celebrating the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ASE Dance Theater Collective Adiodun Oyewole Beyond the Bricks Derek Koen Dr. Ivory Toldson Ouida Washington Juneteenth Celebration Vienna Carroll David Pleasant
Science, Industry and Business Library
Future Beneath Us City Water Tunnel No. 1 and the Old Croton Reservoir Sponsored by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection A History of Tunneling in New York City William Daly Parsons Brinckerhoff Sponsored by the Science, Industry and Business Library and The New York Transit Museum Job Search and Career Development 5 Steps to Your Next Job Charles Moldenhauer 10 Key Resume Strategies for Getting the Phone to Ring Arnoldo “AJ” Reyes AARP WorkSearch Orientation AARP Foundation Basics of Online Social Media (LinkedIn/Twitter/Facebook) Joyce Sullivan Best Way to Find a Job Charles Moldenhauer Building Your Professional Network with LinkedIn & How to Use It for Your Job Search John Crant Choosing a New Approach to Job Search Renee Lee Rosenberg Communicate With Confidence Part 2: Body Language Communicate With Confidence Part 3: Eye Contact Michelle Edery Dealing with the Stress of an Extended Job Search Win Sheffield The Effective Interview: Techniques to Land You the Job Susanne Rhow Finding Your Unique Genius and Be Your Best Self Phyllis Rosen The Five Myths of Job Search Win Sheffield HIRE ME! Job Search Shape UP Charles Moldenhauer How to Change Careers— at Any Age, at Any Level Susanne Rhow How to Find the Right Job...Sooner! Charles Moldenhauer Interview Checklist John Crant Interviewing Skills Bud Feuchtwanger Job Search: Celebrate and Express Your Strengths Lee Frankel Jobs Technology Will Create Andy Kessler Keep Your Search Going: Tips, Insights, Sources Charles Moldenhauer Maintaining Marketability and Motivation in Today’s Job Market Renee Lee Rosenberg Networking: A Contact Sport Roni Abrams NYPL Talent Acquisition Team: Acing the Interview NYPL Talent Acquisition Team: Resumes That Work NYPL Talent Acquisition Team: The Targeted Job Search NYPL Talent Acquisition Team Organizing and Managing Your Job Search John Crant Pink Slips: How Losing Your Job Can Be a Good Thing Kristina Leonardi The Power of Networking Diane Ciccolini Questions You Need to Know... If You Want a Job Arnoldo “AJ” Reyes RECHARGE! Your Job Search Charles Moldenhauer Reinventing Your Career: Marketing Yourself in Changing Times Clair Wyckoff A Relaxed Approach to Your Job Search Win Sheffield Reshaping Your Career for Today’s Economy Eileen Sharaga Resume Renovation: Returning to the Workforce after a Long Break or Sabbatical John Crant Speaking in the Job Interview Maria Guida Stories: Let Your Accomplishments Talk for You, for Your Business, and Career Win Sheffield Turn Job Interviews into Offers Rob Hellman Writing Resumes That Get Results Karen Palevsky		New York City Art and Engineering of New York City's Suspension Bridges Satinder P. S. Puri By the El: Third Avenue and Its El at Mid-Century Lawrence Stettler Understanding and Navigating the New York City Housing Court Process in Difficult Economic Times Lisa Breier Personal Finance and Investment Financial Toolkit for Nonprofit Executives and Board Members Ed Sermier How the Economy Works Roger E. A. Farmer How to Buy and Finance a Foreclosure Quentin J. Hardy How to Reframe Your Big Financial Picture Joan Lappin I Wish I’d Known That Sooner: Financial Planning Essentials for Women Pat Wiley The New Economic Reality: How to Start Investing with Only $100 Suzanne Matthews A Practical Guide to Buying a Co-op, Condo, or House: Things You Should Know and Mistakes to Avoid Carmen Lee Shue Real Estate Seminar Scott Charles Eisenberg, Esq. Programs Sponsored by the Financial Planning Association of New York Avoiding the Common Mistakes Made on Wills George L. Bischof Bonds for Beginners Clare Stenstrom Brokers, Financial Planners, and Investment Advisors— How to Pick the Right One for You John Sterba Budgets and Cash flow William Wu Building a Dream Retirement Paul Palazzo Credit Reports and Identity Theft Anja Luesink Getting the Most Out of Your Money Dawn Brown Investing: Smart Ways to Make It Work for You Gregg Fisher IRAs and 401(k)s: How Has the World Changed? Ron Palastro Living on Less Stacy Francis Money and Women Renée La Verne Ross Mutual Funds 101 Mutual Funds from A to Z Cliff Michaels Repairing Your Retirement Portfolio Patricia Sawyer Roth IRAs—to Convert or Not? Dawn Brown Social Security Tsunami— What You Need to Know Jeffrey Golden Tax Tips for Your 2009 Return Jenifer Lee What Makes a Good Financial Plan? Erika Safran Who Needs a Will? George L. Bischof Year-End Tax Tips Jenifer Lee


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