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The New York Public Library is facing a potential $37 million cut in City funding. This is the harshest cut in our history and comes at a time when more New Yorkers than ever are using the Library, many with no alternative for the services we offer. We are preparing for the possibility of closing 10 library branches, a reduction of staff by 36% percent, 25,300 fewer programs and classes for kids and adults, and a cut of 6-day service to 4 days across the NYPL system.

Here is how you can help right now:

• Write the Mayor and your City Council member
• Invite your friends to help NYPL
• Make a donation

We appreciate your support and will keep you informed about the status of Library funding in the next few weeks.

Getting books delivered to your favorite branch library just got a lot faster —  thanks to our new book sorter. The sorter, a 238-foot engineering marvel of conveyors, lasers, computers, and book bins, is the largest of its kind and can sort 7,500 items per hour, which means that it takes books 24 hours less to travel through the system.

See how the sorter works – watch a video

Read more about the sorter in The New York Times

Corporate Dinner Will Honor Champions On- and Off- the Field
June 7, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

Join Reggie Jackson, Lee Mazzilli, Hal Steinbrenner, and Jennifer Steinbrenner Swindal for a spectacular night when The New York Public Library honors the World Champion New York Yankees at its annual corporate benefit. The Yankees have partnered with the Library to help kids all over this great city, renovating the children’s room at the Bronx Library Center, sponsoring the Library's Summer Reading program, and underwriting the purchase of thousands of books for Bronx libraries. Have your picture taken with the Yankees' 2000 and 2009 World Series trophies and join us in thanking the Yankees.

For more information about tables and tickets call 212-930-0856 or email Ilene_Kaplowitz@nypl.org.

Following the introduction of our new logo and the relaunch of nypl.org, NYPL News has also gotten a redesign.

The new look combines our iconic lion logo with vibrant colors and aims to present the content in an easy-to-read format whether you view your e-mails in a mail program, in a browser, or on a mobile device.

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As acting director of Reference and Research Services, Matthew Sheehy is the man behind the latest innovations of Ask NYPL, the Library's virtual reference service. We sat down with him to find out how he became a librarian and why he likes to wear the color purple.

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Schomburg Center Celebrates Anniversary
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
May 7 through December 31, 2010

On May 7, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture opens What's Up @ the Schomburg?, a retrospective celebrating its 85th anniversary. Past exhibitions such as Lest We Forget: The Triumph over Slavery and The Art of African Women, and items from its rich collections chronicle the history of the world-renowned center. Collection highlights on display include photographs and the Qur'an of Malcolm X, manuscripts from A Raisin in the Sun by award-winning playwright Lorraine Hansberry, and African Diaspora art and handwritten journals from the Melville and Frances Herskovits Collection.

Find out more about the exhibition