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NYPL's World Literature & Arts Festival

Celebrate the cultures of NYC's diverse communities—plus, discover free NYPL events and resources in world languages, available all year long!

Spotlight

  • Celebrate Arab American Heritage Month with NYPL

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What's On

  • Author Talks & Conversations

  • Exhibitions

  • Kids & Teens

  • Other Events

  • Latinx Artists Speak: Storytelling & Making

    Tues, Apr 22 | 6 PM

    St. George Library Center & Online

    Side by side headshots of Irma Bohorquez-Geisler, Libby Paloma, Medar de la Cruz, Nancy Saleme, and Patricia Cazorla.

  • New Voices of the Bengali Diaspora: Poetry Reading & Discussion

    Thurs, Apr 24 | 6 PM

    Parkchester Library & Online

    Side by side headshots of Jafreen Uddin, Ashna Ali, and Amatan Noor.

  • Requiem (Homage to György Kurtág) with Alexander Polzin and Clare Bell

    Wed, Apr 30 | 6 PM

    Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

    Alexander Polzin next to a sculpture of masked figures, some with their arms outstretched.

  • LIVE from NYPL | Catalina: Karla Cornejo Villavicencio con Daniel Alarcón

    Martes, 29 de abril | 7 PM

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building y en línea

    Foto de Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, foto de Daniel Alarcón | Karla Cornejo Villavicencio headshot, Daniel Alarcón headshot

  • Latinx Artists Speak: Storytelling & Making

    Tues, Apr 22 | 6 PM

    St. George Library Center & Online

    Side by side headshots of Irma Bohorquez-Geisler, Libby Paloma, Medar de la Cruz, Nancy Saleme, and Patricia Cazorla.

  • New Voices of the Bengali Diaspora: Poetry Reading & Discussion

    Thurs, Apr 24 | 6 PM

    Parkchester Library & Online

    Side by side headshots of Jafreen Uddin, Ashna Ali, and Amatan Noor.

  • Requiem (Homage to György Kurtág) with Alexander Polzin and Clare Bell

    Wed, Apr 30 | 6 PM

    Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

    Alexander Polzin next to a sculpture of masked figures, some with their arms outstretched.
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Staff Picks

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In the Collection

  • The Lamb

    Lucy Rose

    AdultFiction

  • The Wings Upon Her Back

    Samantha Mills

    AdultFiction

  • The Design of Us

    Sajni Payel

    AdultRomance

  • The Wicked and the Willing

    Lianyu Tan

    AdultHorror

  • The Ressurectionist

    A. Rae Dunlap

    AdultFiction

  • The Moon That Turns You Back

    Hala Alyan

    AdultPoetry

  • When the Earth Was Green

    Riley Black

    AdultNonfiction

  • The Strange Case of Jane O.

    Karen Thompson Walker

    AdultFiction

  • Save Our Souls

    Matthew Pearl

    AdultNonfiction

From Our Blog

  • Celebrating Arab American Heritage Month Through Picture Books

    Through these titles, readers can relate, learn, and ask insightful questions about one’s identity and history. 

     


     

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  • 15 New Historical Mysteries to Get Immersed In

    From Renaissance Italy to Gilded Age New England and beyond, these books bring history to life—usually with a murder to solve. 

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