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 YPL’s Digital and Print Publications office makes information about the Library more broadly available to the public through a variety of traditional and new-media publications, including magazines, blogs, the online Annual Report, exhibition brochures and websites, Summer Reading lists, and much, much more. Using emerging digital technologies and popular social-media tools, the publications office expands public access to Library materials, engages new audiences, and explores the meaning of literacy in the digital era. A selection of highlights is featured below. |
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Print Publications
NOW
NOW, published three times a year and distributed at all of NYPL’s 91 locations and online, features listings of free exhibitions, programs, and classes for adults at The New York Public Library.
Roar! UpRoar
Roar!/UpRoar, published four times a year and distributed at all of NYPL’s 91 locations and online, features information on free programs and activities for children and teens at The New York Public Library.
Inside NYPL
Inside NYPL, published four times a year, provides news, interviews, and membership information and benefits for supporters of The New York Public Library.
Online Projects
NYPL Column in The Huffington Post
On May 6, 2010, The New York Public Library posted its first column in The Huffington Post. The branded content space, which appears on the front page of the New York section, regularly features original interviews, unique multimedia content, a behind-the-scenes look at LIVE from the NYPL, slide shows of items from NYPL's collections, and much more.
NYPL Blogs
Working in partnership with Reference and Research Services, the Publications office helps curate the Library’s public weblogs, which are published on a daily basis and showcase a growing number of NYPL librarians, curators, and staff. By documenting and promoting staff expertise, the blogs help users navigate the Library’s breathtaking array of collections and services. As additional authors add to NYPL Blogs, the archive continually grows into a permanent knowledge base, which enhances and enriches the Library’s digital user experience.
Faith on the Street
In addition to launching the Three Faiths online exhibition, a multimedia website featuring select exhibition items, videos, photos, and more, NYPL also invited users to take photographs of contemporary expressions of faith — any faith — to be published in a Flickr gallery on the Library's website. Faith on the Street formed an important part of the Library's Three Faiths: Judaism, Christianity, Islam exhibition, which explored the connections and commonalities among the three Abrahamic religions. The project helped connect the sacred, ancient texts featured in the exhibition to the way religion is practiced today in New York City, and allowed New Yorkers to help create a collective snapshot of religious faith in all its forms.
Centennial Quilt
Using the on-site exhibition Celebrating 100 Years as an embarkation point, NYPL created the Centennial Quilt as a way to engage and inspire a diverse community of online users. Visitors to the website can decide what in the Library’s collections is most important, interesting, or even bizarre, and add a “square” to the quilt by uploading a photograph, sketch, personal essay, or artwork inspired by NYPL or its collections. NYPL’s Digital Gallery, with its 740,000+ images, served as the primary source for digital quilters, but many contributors featured original content, such as personal photographs and collage work. Unique contributions include submissions by photography students from the Bronx High School of Science, who wrote short essays about their reaction to or feelings about the work and its importance to the collection; students from Curtis High School in Staten Island; artists; scholars; and library users from around the world.
Centennial Website
In honor of the 100th anniversary of the Library's iconic building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, NYPL created a special website to serve as the source for all Centennial-related celebrations. In addition to learning all about the weekend festival taking place at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building from May 20 through 22, visitors could also discover special Centennial-themed programs at neighborhood libraries in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island, explore a plethora of dynamic digital content, read exclusive interviews, and more.
Advocacy Materials
When faced with the prospect of potentially devastating public funding cuts during the past year, the Library responded by launching a library–wide advocacy campaign. A variety of advocacy materials were created, including patron spotlight posters, shout-out videos, blog posts, support letters (translated into Spanish, Chinese, and Russian) and much, much more. Concerned library users responded with an outpouring of support, sharing these materials with family and friends and sending more than 136,000 letters to their elected officials.
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