The Library is delighted to announce its full lineup of fall events. Skim through these highlights or click here to browse the complete newsletter.

Registration is required for all events unless otherwise stated. See the newsletter page for any event for full details and registration information.

Exhibitions | Performances | Special Events | Lectures | Seminars | The Writing Life | Technology | Children's/Young Adult

Exhibitions

Herman Melville's New York, 1850
September 12 - November 7

Broken Beauty: Ruins of the Ancient World
November 17, 2016 - August 31, 2017
Opening reception November 16

Performances

Phoebe Kreutz and Full Cast
Yolo, Gilgamesh: A Joke Folk Operetta
October 24

An Evening of Baroque Chamber Music with the English Concert American Fellows
November 2

Special Events

Panel with Mystery Writers of America New York
The Golden Age of Mysteries: Tracing the Bloodline of Crime Fiction
September 21

Writing Life Panel
New Novelists: Debut Authors Break Through
October 13

New York City Book Awards Lecture
Vivian Gornick
The Odd Woman and the City
October 27

Lectures

Jack Kelly
Heaven's Ditch: God, Gold, and Murder on the Erie Canal
September 15

Adam Van Doren
The House Tells the Story: Homes of the American Presidents
September 28

Elizabeth Barlow Rogers
Green Metropolis: The Extraordinary Landscapes of New York City as Nature, History, and Design
December 12

Plus Edward Lear, nomads, historic restaurants, and more! Click here for the full list of lectures.

Seminars

James Kraft
Some Singular Women
Four Wednesdays beginning September 21

Nicholas Birns
Elena Ferrante
Four Tuesdays beginning September 27

Donald McDonough
Echoes: What Was Shakespeare Reading?
Three Thursdays beginning October 6

The Writing Life

Live from the Library
October 19

Daytime Talk Series
The Writing Life at the NYSL
October 11

Plus workshops, Prompt! sessions, and more! Click here for the full list of Writing Life events.

Technology

One-on-One Tech Sessions
Hourly sessions on selected dates beginning October 12

Children's/Young Adult Events

Richard Peck
The Best Man
Sunday, December 4

Plus storytelling, book discussion, and more special events! Click here for the full list of Children's and Young Adult events.