George Bruce Library - NYPL

Here’s a staff recommendation!

The Making of Asian America by Erika Lee

https://tinyurl.com/yn4pkyvx

“This pandemic is not the first time Asian Americans have found themselves at the receiving end of unwanted scrutiny, and this book chronicles these instances of persecution and more to create a fuller picture of the Asian American experience.”

Here’s a staff recommendation!

A Life’s Work by Rachel Cusk

https://tinyurl.com/4dfrk7cj

“Cusk introduces her firsthand account of new motherhood as a book that will only appeal to mothers, and maybe she's right—I'm a mother who is recommending it, after all. But! There are a lot of mothers out there who will feel seen by Cusk's tenderness, melancholy, and humor.”

HAPPY MOTHER's DAY!❤

HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO!

Join us AT 3PM on June 27, 2026 for...

"Halfway There. Where?"

Written and directed by Cesi Davidson, featuring Elizabeth Acosta and Douglas Mansell...

With music selections by Samuel Lerner.

Flowers for audience members -- WHILE SUPPLIES LAST

Here’s a staff recommendation!

Citizen by Claudia Rankine

https://tinyurl.com/hhvkdta4

“Rankine’s prose-poem essays present the lived reality of Black people in America by examining celebrities and everyday interactions.”

Here’s a staff recommendation!

Mayo Clinic Guide to Arthritis by Courtney A. Arment, M.D.

https://tinyurl.com/4a9x7tvr

“Did you know there are over 100 different types of arthritis and related conditions? It’s true – and May is also Arthritis Awareness Month. The book gives all the facts in user friendly jargon – for readers to get educated, and empowered."

Here’s a staff recommendation!

Locking Up Our Own (Crime and Punishment in Black America) by James Forman Jr.

https://tinyurl.com/mnf3hbxu

“An American tragedy. Forman explains how the lack of equity in police protection in black neighborhoods vs. white neighborhoods in the latter half of the 20th century created a set of demands that ultimately fuel the prison-industrial complex.”

Here’s a staff recommendation!

The Divorce by Cesar Aira

https://tinyurl.com/3jckb22c

“In this 2021 novella, a series of near-impossible coincidences spiral exponentially outwards, into memory and magic alike. Aira's work is an absurd celebration of the freedom inherent in all language.”

Need to catch up on some reading? Want to talk about the book that you're excited about?

You can do both -- at our Quiet Reading Party!

Get recommendations, and chat with other attendees about all things books!

Tomorrow at 2pm!