Library Blog
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Saturday, February 14, 2015
In search of something to read? Why not show a lonely book some love? Follow the link to generate a random selection of books from our fiction stacks. They may not be this year’s bestsellers, but back in the day they might have been the cat’s meow! Click the link to see each book’s entry in the Library’s catalog, and head up to the stacks to pick it up and take it home. Don’t see anything you like on your first try? Click the button or refresh the page to try your luck a second time.
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Monday, January 12, 2015
New York City was a small town in the Library’s first years. Just over 100 years after the Mayflower’s landing and some decades before the Revolutionary War broke out, the New York Society Library members were instrumental in altering New York City’s political, social and geographic landscape.
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Friday, November 7, 2014
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Monday, September 22, 2014
Taverns in the 18th century were places for entertainment and indulgence as well as business. Much of the New York Society Library’s early business was conducted within the confines of this city’s taverns. Our avid blog readers may have noticed that Fraunces Tavern specifically was mentioned in a number of our previous posts. This notable tavern extended its hospitality not only to our trustees, but also to some of the most noted revolutionaries of the time.