RSSBibliobeat April 23 / 2011
Apr 23
Well Kids, the Cruelest and/or National Poetry Month is almost over and here in Brooklyn, it sure does still feel like winter. Baseball games rained out, the cherry blossoms not completely fulfilled, the wind and the rain and the heigh ho hum. But here are a few things to do indoors while we wait for the season to catch up with our needs.
Literary Magazine Salon featuring Electric Literature and BOMB
The New York Society Library might sound like an elite and stuffy place, what with the use of the words “Society,” “Library,” and heck even “New York” in their name. But some readers’ version of the Knickerbocker Club it most certainly is not. While the collections are only available to members, the first-floor reference room and most of the events are open to the public. And, by the way, membership – which gets you entrance into one of the quietest and most lovely libraries in the city – is yours for a pretty darn reasonable price, should you be interested. But that’s not why NY Soc Lib made the beat this week. Here’s one of the aforementioned events – open to you for $10 or $15 (depending on how far in advance you make your plans) . Hope to see you there!
The Writing Life
A Literary Magazine Salon
Join host Sally Dawidoff for a special evening of refreshments, conversation, readings, video, and more showcasing two great literary magazines:
- Electric Literature is a year-old quarterly short-story anthology whose mission is to use new media and innovative distribution to return the short story to a place of prominence in popular culture. Featuring readings from Nathan Englander.
- BOMB is a quarterly magazine whose aim is to deliver the artist’s voice through the 21st century as a multi-platform brand. The magazine has been publishing conversations between artists, writers, actors, directors, musicians, and architects, as well as First Proof, the magazine’s literary supplement, for thirty years.
Thurs, April 28, 6:30 pm
53 E. 79th Street
$10 with advance registration/$15 at the door
To register, please call or email the Events office: 212-288-6900 or events@nysoclib.org
Spring time is the right time for crafting
So here are a few of our favorite bookish places to get crafty in the next few weeks.
Crafts Night at the City Reliquary
Monday April 25th,Join master craftstresses Anna Grant and Marissa Hiller as they usher in spring with fabulous creations of the garden-type variety. Expect flowers, felt, full color explosions, bunnies, chocolates, and enough c-u-t-e to shake a maraca at. Please do not expect maracas.And what do you know, we might very well have Brooklyn Beer for those who decide to bestow upon us a donation.
Handmade Crafternoon at NYPL
Hosted by Jessica Pigza and Maura Madden, Handmade Crafternoons are monthly DIY salons for adults at New York Public Library’s Schwarzman Building. Each event “connects working artists and crafters with library users through hands-on projects that draw creative inspiration from the library’s collections.” The next Handmade Crafternoon features one of our favorite zinesters, Ayun Halliday. Participants will be introduced to NYPL’s impressive zine collection and learn how to create their own mini periodicals.
This is a FREE event and there’s no advance registration required. The seating will be first-come-first-served, and the doors will open at 1:45pm. There is space for a total of 96 crafters.
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Margaret Liebman Berger Forum (on the Second Floor, Room 227)
Saturday, May 7th,
2:00 to 4:00pm (doors open at 1:45pm)
Check Hand-Made at NYPL for additional details as the event nears.
and, finally, this one doesn’t depend on our bleak Northeast weather forecast at all, because it’s happening in San Francisco
Public Library: An American Commons
Photographs by Robert Dawson, April 9 – June 12, 2011
If you happen to be in the Bay area, check out this exhibit in the library about libraries. Love that.
Public Library: An American Commons is an exhibition and photographic survey of public libraries throughout the U.S. by San Francisco-based photographer Robert Dawson. There are more than 17,000 public libraries in this country. Since Dawson began the project in 1994 he has photographed hundreds of libraries in 16 states. From Alaska to Florida and from New England to California, the photographs show a vibrant, essential yet vulnerable system.
Photograph by Robert Dawson, from Public Library: An American Commons
And if you don’t happen to be in the Bay area, terrific news: celebrate our country’s libraries from your very own computer. Architectural journal Places has published an online slide show of Dawson’s photographs here. How many of these have you visited?
Exhibition on view April 9-June 12 in the Jewett Gallery at the Main Library, 100 Larkin St., San Francisco, CA.
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