NYPL News February 2011: NYPL's Majestic Fifth Avenue Building Sparkles Again

NYPL's Majestic Fifth Avenue Building Sparkles Again Yesterday, the 390-foot-long Fifth Avenue facade of NYPL's Stephen A. Schwarzman Building was officially unveiled after three years of extensive, careful restorations. "It's thrilling to see each detail of this Beaux-Arts masterpiece emerge so beautifully, especially as the building's Centennial approaches," says Library President Paul LeClerc. We are sure that you will be thrilled, too, as you find out more about the sparkling landmark building and its painstakingly detailed rejuvenation. Read more about the restoration View the slide show with before and after images Visit the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
	Bottom right, from left to right: Landmarks Commission Chairman Robert Tierney; City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer; NYPL Chairman Catherine Marron; City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn; Kyle Normandin, Associate Principal at Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc.; Timothy Allanbrook, Senior Principal at Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc.; NYPL President Paul LeClerc; Empire State Development Corporation Director Peter Davidson; NYPL VP for Capital Planning and Construction Joanna Pestka; Acting Andrew W. Mellon Director of the New York Public Libraries Ann Thornton; NYPL Trustee Robert Liberman; and VP for Public Service Anne Coriston.
	Harlem Views/Diasporan Visions: The New Harlem Renaissance Photographers Now through June 20, 2011 Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture The Schomburg Center presents the inaugural exhibition of the New Harlem Renaissance Photographers, a group of 25 artists who share intimate views of daily life, festivals, and celebrations, as well arts, culture, and social activism in and around Harlem. Find out more about the photographers and their work in our conversation with curator Mary Yearwood. Read the interview with Mary Find out more about the exhibition View photos from the opening Like the New Harlem Renaissance Photographers on Facebook
	Catch It While You Can: Three Faiths: Judaism, Christianity, Islam Now through February 27, 2011 Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Three Faiths: Judaism, Christianity, Islam is one of the most successful exhibitions in NYPL history and now is your last chance to see it. More than 150,000 people have visited the physical exhibition, making it the second most visited exhibition after The Dead Sea Scrolls in 1993; the corresponding online exhibition has garnered the most visits of any online exhibition thus far with more than 30,000 visits. In addition, the exhibition has been shared more than 1,300 times on Facebook, Twitter, and other social networks. Find out more about the exhibition and plan your visit Browse the online exhibition Visit the Faith on the Street photo collection Get inspired by the craft of scribes [video] Three Faiths: Judaism, Christianity, Islam is cosponsored by Stavros Niarchos Foundation and The Coexist Foundation
	Social Media Week--An Interview with Founder Toby Daniels Social Media Week starts next Monday and will bring together some of the biggest names in technology and media, including Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, and Google. NYPL is hosting several events, which are all sold out. We talked to Toby Daniels, the man behind this successful worldwide conference, to find out how Social Media Week got started, how it grew into a global phenomenon, and how NYPL got involved. Read the interview with Toby View the Social Media Week schedule Follow @nypl and @smwnyc for updates
	From Our Blogs: Get the Most Out of Your Gadgets with NYPL Were you one of the lucky ones who received an ereader during the holidays? Or did you just decide 2011 was the year you would resolve to do more of your work and leisure reading on a screen? Before you whip out your credit card to buy ebooks, remember that other card. NYPL might have you covered for free. Find out how in Lauren Lampasone's blog post! Read Lauren's blog post Get a library card Visit NYPL's eBooks page ebooks.nypl.org