Snow Leopard Puts Apple In Hunt To Pick Up Profit Aug 28, 2009
Sony (SNE) executives showed off three devices Tuesday at a press conference at the New York Public Library. The Sony Reader product. (Investors Business Daily)
Sony Unveils 3G E-Book Reader, Library Tie-In Aug 27, 2009
The new, $399 model will be available in December, "in time for the holidays," said Steve Haber, president of Sony's Digital Reading business division, during a press conference here today at the New York Public Library ... For example, the New York Public Library (NYPL) will begin offering over 40,000 titles for free to those with Sony e-readers. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Sony Writes Next Chapter In E-Reader Competition Aug 27, 2009
Sony executives showed off three devices Tuesday at a press conference at the New York Public Library ... Steve Haber, president of Sony's digital reading division, holds up the Sony Reader Daily Edition at the New York Public Library during the product's unveiling on Tuesday ... Sony (SNE) executives showed off three devices Tuesday at a press conference at the New York Public Library. (Investors Business Daily)
Librarians' delight: Device helps readers borrow e-books Aug 27, 2009
Meanwhile, the New York Public Library said it had 29,000 e-books available in its systems. "Anything that promotes reading is a good thing," said a spokeswoman for the library. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Sony plans Kindle rival with wireless downloads Aug 26, 2009
Sony's $399 Reader Daily Edition will go on sale by December, Sony executives said Tuesday at an event at the New York Public Library. The device has a 7-inch touch screen and will be able to get books, daily newspapers and other reading material over AT&T Inc.'s cellular network. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Sony plans a Kindle rival Aug 26, 2009
Sony's $399 Reader Daily Edition will go on sale by December, Sony executives said Tuesday at an event at the New York Public Library. The device has a 7-inch touch screen and will be able to get books, daily newspapers and other reading material over AT's cellular network. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Hear about writing from notable authors Aug 24, 2009
"Oprah did the right thing. There were 4,000 holds on the book at the New York Public Library!". Mitchard laughed out loud when a would-be writer bemoans a lack of time to write. (Honolulu Advertiser)
NYC 9.6%... Aug 22, 2009
New York Public Library Job Search Center in Manhattan. s unemployment rate jumped to 9. (The Drudge Report)
Dogs: Man's Best Reading Tutor?Innovative program helps kids build literacy skills by reading to furry friends. Aug 17, 2009
"I like to read stories with him," said 8-year-old Brian Chan, who reads with Theo at a branch of the New York Public Library. "He does look at the story book, and he smiles a lot.". (ABC News)
Duck the din of Midtown with a garden-view meal Aug 12, 2009
For another dining-culture combination, head to the New York Public Library at 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue ... Bryant Park Cafe and Bryant Park Grill are located behind the New York Public Library, between 40th and 42nd streets just off Sixth Avenue; 212-840-6500. (Boston Globe)
Core of the Big Apple Aug 9, 2009
The Duck rides past the legendary lions of the New York Public Library, scenic Bryant Park where cable channel HBO is holding its Summer Film Festival, and the quaint Meatpacking District where, alongside still operational meatpacking plants, fashion designers, writers, architects, and artists have created a famous destination for design, architecture, and fashion. River-eye view. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Tony Rosenthal, 94; scupltor created ‘The Cube’ Aug 2, 2009
Mr. Rosenthal is also represented in Manhattan by Rondo, the gleaming bronze circle in front of the New York Public Library s branch on East 58th Street; 5 in 1, at Police Plaza; and SteelPark at 80th Street near First Avenue. Bernard Rosenthal was born in Highland Park, Ill. (Boston Globe)
Champion Choir wows crowd at NYs Carnegie Hall (1) Aug 1, 2009
They rounded out their Spring Break trip by riding the subways around the city to see Ground Zero, Trinity Church, St. Pauls Chapel, Top of the Rock observation deck, Wall Street, the New York Stock Exchange, Rockefeller Center, Central Park, Grand Central Station, New York Public Library and several celebrities along the way. The choir will now compete in the upcoming UIL Contest in April. (Boerne Star, TX)
Texas librarians show wild side in calendar Jul 30, 2009
The 63-year-old Ferriero is the director of research libraries at the New York Public Library. Long reach. (Fresno Bee)
NYC librarian nominated to become US archivist Jul 29, 2009
The 63-year-old Ferriero is the director of research libraries at the New York Public Library ... New York Public Library's Board of Trustees Chair Catherine Marron lauded the pick and said "the entire 00004000 country will benefit from his experience and wisdom.". (Anchorage Daily News)
Search for parents yields roots Jul 22, 2009
Jones' search for her birth family began at the New York Public Library in 1989 when she was in her early 20s and living in Manhattan. She had wondered about them much of her life. (Erie Times-News, PA)
DJ Cassidy Leads Jacko Tribute Jul 14, 2009
HIP-hop legends paid their respect to Michael Jackson at DJ Cassidy's birthday party the other night at the New York Public Library. After Bobby Brown gave a surprise performance, Cassidy got onstage and led the audience in a moment of silence. (New York Post -- Gossip)
W-07/10/2009-78L-JEFFERSON-NA-TRIVIA-trivia.712 Trivia Quiz Jul 13, 2009
10) The New York Public Library. Article Rating. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
The York Weekly Jul 5, 2009
York Public Library would like to lend you a hand by taking those books that have been piling up around the house for its 2009 Annual Book Sale ... YORK York Public Library rolls out a summer of great programs for children and families the week following the Fourth of July. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Google's $125 Million Book-Scanning Settlement Draws U.S. Antitrust Probe Jul 4, 2009
Google, which began scanning books in 2004, uses volumes from Harvard University, the New York Public Library and other sources. The project lets users search through books, bringing up pages or excerpts that contain sought-for terms. (Bloomberg -- US)
Bidding on baseball letters suspended Jul 4, 2009
NEW YORK - Authorities are looking into whether a newly discovered trove of letters to one of baseball s founding fathers contains documents that disappeared long ago from the New York Public Library. The letters are 19th-century correspondence to Harry Wright, who built the country s first professional baseball team in Cincinnati and went on to manage in several cities. (Boston Globe)
‘The Last of His Kind’ captures Bradford Washburn’s single-mindedness, fearlessness Jun 28, 2009
His first book, God Is Dead, in which God descends to Earth as a Dinka woman from Sudan, last year earned him the New York Public Library s $10,000 Young Lions Fiction Award. This spring Currie won a $10,000 award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. (Boston Globe)
Gay rights movement: 40 years since Stonewall riots Jun 26, 2009
" In the end, 13 people were arrested and four police injured that night, according to press accounts. Police battled gay demonstrators over the four ensuing nights with equal ferocity. But the uprising gave rise to the gay pride movement that still marks the anniversary every year with a parade down Fifth Avenue, on what has come to be known as Gay Pride Day. This Sunday's parade, on the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, is one of several events planned to mark the Stonewall... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
'Kerouac at Bat' explores beat author's passion for fantasy baseball Jun 21, 2009
In Kerouac at Bat: Fantasy Sports and the King of the Beats (New York Public Library, $25), author Isaac Gewirtz, a curator of American literature at the library, suggests that Kerouac s hobby may have been instrumental in his development as a writer. Throughout his life, Kerouac produced elaborate fantasy baseball newsletters. (Boston Globe)
Yanks hosting two public events Jun 6, 2009
NEW YORK -- The New York Yankees are kicking off the beginning of their series with the Tampa Bay Rays with two community events on Saturday, one at the New York Public Library and another at Franz Siegel Park in the Bronx. General manager Brian Cashman and injured relief pitcher Brian Bruney will be on the ground floor of the New York Public Library's Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (5th Avenue and 42nd Street) at 2 p.m. to kick off Summer Reading 2009. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
In the market for a skyscraper? Get one cheap May 24, 2009
In New York City, addresses in "serious jeopardy," Fasulo says, include a 23-story Moinian Group skyscraper across from the New York Public Library that sold for $160 million two years ago, and an office building a few blocks away on Fifth Avenue that Moinian and Goldman Sachs' Whitehall group bought two years ago. Several construction sites that have shut down are also facing foreclosure threats without new financing, like a hotel-condo project with a Robert De Niro-backed Nobu restaurant under... (MSNBC -- Business)
2 Spanish authors to discuss May 23, 2009
The program are co-sponsored by the library, Spain's Ministry of Culture, the New York Public Library and the Spanish Association of Publishers Guilds, and coordinated by America Reads Spanish and the Instituto Cervantes. The library is at 65 Witherspoon St. Convenient parking is available on neighboring streets and in the borough-operated Spring Street Garage, which is adjacent to the library. (NJ.com -- Times)
NY trustee sues Connecticut fund in Madoff case May 19, 2009
-based foundation had given millions to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Human Rights First and the New York Public Library. ADVERTISEMENT. (Anchorage Daily News)
BUSINESS BRIEFS May 13, 2009
The foun dation has given millions to MIT and The New York Public Library. Stanford. (New York Post -- Business)
Lincoln Center Celebrates 50th Anniversary May 13, 2009
It is the country's largest performing arts center, home to 12 resident groups including the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Ballet, New York City Opera, the Philharmonic, the Film Society of Lincoln Center, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts ... The twice annual event has been held under tents in Bryant Park behind the New York Public Library since 1993. (Newsmax)
Lost Art Salon rediscovers older work May 11, 2009
He and Caron didn't know then that the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Brooklyn Museum, the Art Institute in Chicago, the Portland Art Museum and the New York Public library all have some of his work. "He was a student of (the Abstract Expressionist) Hans Hofmann during the 1950s. Yet he is an artist most people don't yet know," Delamater said. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Surfing the Net with kids May 8, 2009
The New York Public Library: Summer Reading. Colorful and easy to use, this NYPL site invites readers to write book reviews, as well as read those posted by others. (Boston Globe)
Libraries eye stimulus money for their Web access May 6, 2009
People work on computers in one of the reading rooms at the New York Public Library December 15, 2004. By Andrew Vanacore, Associated Press The libraries in Delaware County, Pa. (USA Today -- Tech)
"Billy Elliot" Earns Record 15 Tony Nods May 6, 2009
The Early Show's Harry Smith introduced hosts Cynthia Nixon and Tony Award-winner Lin-Manuel Miranda, who revealed the nominees at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts -- and there were more suprises. The anticipated front-runner, "Billy Elliot," which is based on the popular British movie about a coal miner's son who dreams of becoming a dancer, will compete for best musical against "Next to Normal," "Rock of Ages" and "Shrek The Musical.". (CBS News)
Live At Tony Nominations On Tuesday May 5, 2009
At 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Harry Smith, The Early Show co-anchor, will be live at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, as the nominees for the 2009 Tony Awards are announced. The nominations announcement will be hosted by Tony Award winning actress, Cynthia Nixon, and Tony Award winning composer and actor, Lin-Manuel Miranda. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Blue blood battle reveals the troubles of wealth May 4, 2009
In the fall of 2007, a few months after Astor's death, the state officially indicted Marshall, charging that he had taken part in a scheme to alter her will so that he, not the charities she had supported much of her life such as the New York Public Library and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, would be a primary beneficiary of her $100-million-plus fortune. During her life, Marshall convinced Astor to sell one of her favourite paintings, Childe Hassam's Up the Avenue from Thirty-Fourth Street,... (Globe and Mail)
Visitor center highlights U. history Apr 29, 2009
Their past projects include the Liberty Science Center, The Global Library in New York Public Library and U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. There is no one place, no one facility on our campuses, with the reach and potential impact of the visitor center at Rutgers University. (The Daily Targum, NJ)
Authors to consider Google deal Apr 29, 2009
The Google Book project, started in 2004, includes Harvard University, the New York Public Library, and about 10,000 publishers. The project includes older books that are in the public domain and newer books that will be scanned under separate deals with major publishers. (Boston Globe)
Lawyer, Socialite Astor's Son Stole Millions Intended for Charity, DA Says Apr 28, 2009
In an opening statement spanning more than three hours, a New York state prosecutor accused Anthony Marshall and a lawyer he hired of "lining their own pockets" with millions of dollars that socialite Brooke Astor had intended be given to her "crown jewels" -- New York City-based charitable and cultural institutions such as the New York Public Library and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In a methodical opening statement with a few charged moments, Elizabeth Loewy, the head of the Manhattan... (Law.com)
Twitterbrarian: West Palm Beach's new library opens at 9:30 a.m., tour before 11 Apr 13, 2009
Residents have been itching to get into the new $23 million facility, modeled after the New York Public Library, ever since the library's Cold War-era building closed March 19. Officials said back in December they expect the public to check out twice as many books, movies, CDs and other materials once the new library opens. (The Palm Beach Post)
Hingham library use up in this tough economy Apr 13, 2009
LaGuardia, a library advocate even in the grimmest of times, nicknamed the famous New York Public Library lions Patience and Fortitude for the qualities New Yorkers needed to survive the Great Depression. We could use a LaGuardia-like advocate for HPL and for certain, we don t have noble lions standing watch at our entrance. (Hingham Journal, MA)
What's Up? Apr 4, 2009
New York Public Library, 104 W. 136th St. at Malcolm X Boulevard; 212-491-2070. TOMORROW. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
MINING FOR TRAGEDY AND FINDING HOPE Apr 3, 2009
I was interested in writing a play about the impact of that ugly conflict on women and girls, but I knew I wouldn't find their stories in the stacks of the New York Public Library. So, in pursuit of an idea, I purchased a plane ticket, and somehow persuaded director Kate Whoriskey and my husband, filmmaker Tony Gerber, to join me. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Obama's Charm Offensive To Iran Apr 3, 2009
Laura Secor is a 2008-2009 Fellow at the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library, where she is working on a book about Iran. By Laura SecorReprinted with permission from The New Republic. (CBS News)
Jury selection set for trial of Brooke Astor's son Mar 30, 2009
Astor, known for decades as the doyenne of New York society and philanthropy, gave away nearly $200 million to institutions such as the New York Public Library and Carnegie Hall. She died Aug. 13, 2007, at age 105. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
York school committee to discuss budget impact on staff positions Mar 26, 2009
The committee will make no decision, he said, until it meets in open session on Wednesday, April 1, at 7 p.m., in the York Public Library. The School Committee is looking to trim a budget that will have a 4. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Making the difference Mar 25, 2009
That was the theme of a panel discussion at the York Public Library on March 20 as part of the annual "York Reads" program, this year focusing centered around Greg Mortenson's "Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace One School at a Time." ... "Whether it's close to home or in a remote part of the world, we can all do something," said York woman Marcia Macdonald at a panel discussion at the York Public Library. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Talking Fashion Mar 19, 2009
The awards ceremony, held this year at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall, after a previous seven years at the New York Public Library, plans to honor the First Lady Michelle Obama, and has nominated many of the leading forces in the fashion industry to be recognized. Some repeat contenders include Albertus Q. Swanepoel, Alejandro Ingelmo, and Jason Wu, and last year's swarovski award winners Rodarte and Band of Outsiders, have both been nominated for designer of the year in their respective... (Teen Vogue)
Michelle Obama Mar 18, 2009
The ceremony is moving this year from the New York Public Library to Lincoln Center, which will also become the Fashion Week hub next year. Mrs. Obama will receive an invitation, but Kolb was unsure if she'd attend. (AZCentral -- Style)
Rabbit Angstrom's gone, but Updike's genius lives on Mar 16, 2009
There is welcome consolation in the unanimous tributes, and Thursday his publishers are hosting in his honor a literary gathering at the New York Public Library. A day sooner, all of his fans can celebrate, by reading him, on the anniversary of his birth. (Boston Globe)
Canada Reads 2009 Winner Mar 12, 2009
There are also copies stored at the New York Public Library, the Rockefeller Library and the U.S. National Archives in Washington D.C.. Canada Reads 2009. (Suite101.com)
Past Citizens of the Year tell their stories Mar 11, 2009
YORK Nearly a dozen of past Citizens of the Year will gather at noon this Friday to discuss what their contribution to the York community has entailed at York Public Library. This is the first of the Brown Bag Lunch series as part of the York Reads. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Portsmouth area community calendar Mar 10, 2009
CLEAR Tuesday March 10, 2009. Today's most viewed articles. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
'Kings' puts a sci-fi spin on David and Goliath Mar 8, 2009
The New York Public Library was topped with a futuristic glass spire to depict Shiloh's capitol building. "The challenge was how to mix the modern and the ancient," Green said. (Boston Globe)
Opera Legend Celebrates The Past Mar 5, 2009
The festival will run in a variety of venues throughout New York City including Carnegie Hall, St. John the Divine Cathedral, the Apollo Theatre and the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. MMIX, CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. (CBS News)
New York City changes with the Times Mar 3, 2009
Because there was no room for an archive in the New York Times new building, he found he only had access to the archives for six months before the New York Times donated everything to the New York public library. Once I was able to get in, I felt like I had to keep going back, Cressman said. (The Daily Universe, UT)
Bye, Tech: Dealing With Data Rot Mar 2, 2009
" At a computer museum, you can't miss the point that, sooner or later, every recording format eventually gets left in the dust. In fact, these days, new formats are coming faster and faster, and each one expires faster than what came before it. "There's a consensus that as the ability to store more and more data [increases], the data itself has become less and less reliable," said Don Mennerich, an archivist at the New York Public Library. He's been working on preserving some historic 1968... (CBS News)
Texas Collection Features Cookbooks As 'Historical Documents' Feb 28, 2009
The Schlesinger Library at Harvard, the New York Public Library and even the Library of Congress have extensive cookbook collections and recognize their value as historical documents, Sharpless said. There are so many things you can learn about womens lives from reading a cookbook. (KWTX.com, TX)
Virtuoso of the Italian Villa Feb 25, 2009
Virtuoso Villa from Cond; Nast Traveler on Concierge. Palladio, he said, 'is the Bible. (Concierge.com)
FAT IN THE LIBRARIES Feb 24, 2009
Southon retired last year as a senior VP for human resources in the New York Public Library system - thereby becoming New York's seventh-highest-grossing state pensioner. Mary Conwell, a retired director of branches, gets 184,498 a year - the ninth-fattest pension from the state. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Over the Hill ... No Way!: A lifelong dedication to others Feb 19, 2009
Upon discharge from the Army, he worked for the next five years at the New York Public Library in the Research Department, then 16 years at Princeton as associate director of libraries, and finished his full-time career at MIT as director of libraries for 20 years until he retired. While at Princeton, he discovered a niche need for library building consultants and founded his own consulting practice. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
Make It Work: SU fashion design students intern for New York Fashion Week Feb 18, 2009
The events are centered in Bryant Park, but hundreds of designers also preview their collections in other parts of Manhattan, such as Stuart's show at the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue. SU students are going to Fashion Week through the Syracuse Fashion Association of Design Students (FADS), as part of a larger internship initiative the club has started for students involved in the fashion industry. (Daily Orange, NY)
At Your Library: Volunteers are crucial YPL members Feb 18, 2009
Here at York Public Library, we love our volunteers ... Sponsored by the York Public Library and York Diversity Forum. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Google pays writers for old books Feb 13, 2009
Google is digitising the works from many major libraries, including the New York Public Library and the libraries at Stanford and Harvard universities, and is making those texts searchable on pages plastered with advertisements. L'Inq. (Inquirer)
Authors to Google Book Search: Pay Up! Feb 12, 2009
Google is digitizing the works from many major libraries, including the New York Public Library and the libraries at Stanford and Harvard universities, and is making those texts searchable on pages with advertisements. The Authors Guild, which represents more than 8,000 authors, , alleging that the company's digitizing initiative amounted to "massive" copyright infringement. (CNET News)
