Vintage-Inspired Valentines with Martha Stewart Living: Feb. 5, 2011's...
Maura and I are both flabbergasted and honored that our Library event series, Handmade Crafternoons, has been featured in Martha Stewart Living's February issue. If you've been to any events in the...
View ArticleExamination: Visionaire Unpacking Party
The New York Public Library has recently acquired the complete run of Visionaire, a contemporary art and fashion publication, which incorporates multi-media and three-dimensional materials including...
View ArticleValentine's Day Wishes from Helen Adams Masten
The Rare Book Division's collection of historic valentines has provided heaps of inspiration this month---in Martha Stewart Living's February issue, on the Martha Stewart Show, and at the latest...
View ArticleLights, Cameras, Fashion! TeenLIVE with LaQuan Smith
On Tuesday, February 8th, Mulberry Street Library hosted a TeenLive event featuring celebrity designer LaQuan Smith.The event was an absolute smash! Teens and adults were inspired after hearing...
View ArticleAvian Inspiration
Do you plan to come to the next Handmade Crafternoon on March 5th to make your own tiny avian sculpture with artist Abby Glassenberg, author of The Artful Bird? Want to brush up on bird characteristics...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes with The Artful Bird
Maura and I are thrilled that artist and seamstress Abby Glassenberg will be our special guest at March 5th's Handmade Crafternoon. She has stopped by Hand-Made to answer a few questions about the...
View ArticleGrand Central Library Presents From Sketchbooks and Black Books
The Grand Central Library is pleased to present From Sketchbooks and Black Books, an exhibit of over 100 images from a diverse group of artists. Ranging from pencil and ink sketches to vibrant...
View ArticleDoin' the Dishes!
Saratoga Chips. Corned Beef Hash. Large Pot of Oolong Tea. Okay, so they’re not included in the works of Shakespeare (as far as I know), but that doesn’t mean these dishes aren't of value to...
View ArticleTricky Menu Tips: Ditto Marks, Prices, and More
Wow. We're sitting here with our mouths agape, simply overwhelmed --and thrilled! -- by the response to What's on the Menu? We knew you guys liked food, but holy (broiled) mackerel!We launched WOTM...
View ArticleBooks for the Birds
Last week I read about artist Walter Kitundu's San Francisco International Airportinstallation, "Bay Area Bird Encounters." This work combines music, art, and natural history in an interactive mural...
View ArticleNew Feature! Unlock Menus to Continue Editing
We've gotten a number of questions over the past week of What's on the Menu? about menus marked as "done." Do we really mean done? As in finished, vetted, archived for posterity? Fear not, we've...
View ArticleThe Queen B: Miss Buttolph and Her Menus
If you've transcribed even one menu, you've likely seen her stamp. A blue oval bearing her name, "Buttolph Collection", as graceful as a branding iron over asparagus, Russian caviar, or Boston baked...
View ArticleHold the Applause! Testimonial Menus
Perhaps you’ve noticed a few more people joining the menu party lately. The Buncombe County Medical Association is here. As are our friends from the National Life Insurance Company. We’ve even extended...
View ArticleHand-Made Summer Camp: Paper People
Welcome to our second round of projects in NYPL's Hand-Made Summer Camp. (If you missed our first round, Lindsy's woven card project, check it out; I'm thinking of making one with flat sheets of felt...
View ArticleHand Made Summer Camp: Graphic Tees
Hey there summer campers!We are working on a great new blog post that includes making your own mini loom! Until then, check out a blog post from last year, Graphic Ts! Enjoy!Have you ever gone to a...
View ArticleThe Library: in 3D!
We have a Crafternoon every Tuesday at the Mulberry Street Library. Sometimes we make bracelets, sometimes we make greeting cards. But last month we were able to play with 3D.You may not know this, but...
View ArticleWhat Inspires You? A Book List of the Creative Process
Artists are always asked about what inspires them, what they were looking at (reading, eating, drinking, feeling, etc.) when they made this or that piece of art. They often remain coy, not wanting to...
View ArticleRemembering Martin Pakledinaz, 1953-2012
“Costumes have to tell you in a moment what that person is feeling, what they’re going through, what changes are happening.”...
View ArticleThe Art Underfoot: NYC Manhole Covers
Art can be found in many places: on the walls at home, in museums and galleries. We walk through New York City and cities around the world looking at buildings, parks and street life, rarely looking...
View ArticleOur New Home Page, Search-dominance, and NYPL's Goals
I'm truly pleased to announce the launch of NYPL's new home page! It has more and better feature items for us to share great NYPL activities and materials with you, and a new book recommender tool that...
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