More than 40.5 million people visited the NY public libraries last year, more than the combined attendance at professional sporting events and major cultural institutions. According to a report from Center for an Urban Future, libraries are most popular with seniors, foreign-born NYers, at-risk [Full Story…]
Penguin and 3M to Bring E-books Back to NY Public Libraries
June 21, 2012 at 4:28 pm
Two New York City Public Library systems (NY and Brooklyn) have made a deal with book publisher Penguin and e-book distributor 3M to bring Penguin's e-books back to its library shelves for a one year trial period. According to the Wall Street Journal, if this pilot year is successful, Penguin may [Full Story…]
NY Public Library Digitizing Historical Maps
June 20, 2012 at 8:10 am
The New York Public Library, with the help of a 2010 grant from the National Endowment, is set to digitize its entire collection of historical NY maps. The project will georectify maps - align them with their modern virtual equivalents, which will be cropped and digitized. When complete, [Full Story…]
Jason Scott and Archive Team to the Rescue!
January 9, 2012 at 8:09 am
NY-based Jason Scott and the Archive Team have taken on a superhero-like role in the digital universe by raiding failing websites and retrieving whatever public information they can. Scott and the Archive Team believe it is unfair that so many people have to lose valuable content because a host site [Full Story…]
NY Public Library Celebrates 100th Anniversary With Free Festival, Digital Events
May 19, 2011 at 5:03 pm
The NY Public Library will be celebrating tomorrow, the centennial anniversary of its landmark Stephen A. Schwarzman Building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street. The celebration will involve a two day festival featuring such digital events as: Digital Gotham: Researching New York City History [Full Story…]
NY Public Library Sets QR Code “Scavenger Hunt”
April 5, 2011 at 9:22 am
In order to celebrate the New York Public Library's centennial anniversary on May 20, gaming guru and author Jane McGonigal is organizing a social game in which 500 gamers will spending the night in the main branch and complete 100 "quests." The participants will break into smaller groups who [Full Story…]
NY Public Library Partners With Foursquare
March 31, 2011 at 3:05 pm
The New York Public Library (NYPL) has partnered with Foursquare to give users a special "Find the Future Centennial" badge in honor of the hundredth birthday of the library's Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on 42nd Street. To earn the badge users can check in at NYPL locations in the all of the [Full Story…]
Sole Regional Federal Broadband Stimulus Grant Awarded in New Jersey
July 6, 2010 at 4:00 pm
Late last week, the Obama administration announced awards of approximately $795 million in federal grants and loans to expand broadband service nationwide. However, the sole recipient in the NY/NJ/CT region was Thomas Edison State College in New Jersey, which will receive $5.1 million to add [Full Story…]
74% NJ Library Budget Cut Could Mean No Internet
April 13, 2010 at 9:28 am
State budget cuts to libraries, proposed by NJ Governor Chris Christie, would force NJ libraries to disconnect from crucial databases or stop offering Internet services altogether at a time when "residents are using libraries more than ever," according to NJ Librarians. Figures supplied by [Full Story…]
NYC Libraries See Increase in Computer Class Interest
March 27, 2009 at 10:08 am
The current economic situation has served to increase library patronage in NYC, especially at libraries which offer Internet access for job searching and classes on how to use the Web. Two examples found by The New York Times this week include the Science, Industry and Business Library on [Full Story…]
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