The scene outside the NYPL’s Stephen A. Scwarzman Building on the morning of July 6th, after the NYPD evacuated the building to investigate a package near a burning trash can. The search yielded no active threats, and the library reopened. ( Photo via Citizen ) NY Public Library’s Main Branch Evacuated & Bomb Squad Finds Only Threat Is A Trash Can Fire On the morning of Thursday, July 6th, a suspicious package was found near a burning trash can outside the New York Public... News 10 Jul 2023 | 08:36
New Yorkers gathered at the steps of the New York Public Library one week after writer Salman Rushdie was stabbed upstate. Photo: Abigail Gruskin Crowd Cheers On Salman Rushdie At NYPL A crowd of Salman Rushdie’s friends and supporters gathered at the steps of the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue Friday... News 19 Aug 2022 | 07:38
J.D. Salinger with typewriter in Normandy, France in 1944. ( Photo courtesy of New York Public Library.) A Glimpse into Salinger's Life and Work As he worked on early drafts of "The Catcher in the Rye,'' a novel which proved both scandalous and life-changing, J.D. Salinger... News 24 Oct 2019 | 10:42
