The PLA Blog | Official Blog of the Public Library Association
New York Public Library to Brew George Washington’s Personal Beer Recipe
Founding Father Brew’ Created In Honor Of The Centennial Of The Library’s Landmark Stephen A. Schwarzman Building The New York Public Library has teamed up with Coney Island Brewing Company in Brooklyn to create a beer fit for a Founding Father – a porter based on George Washington’s handwritten “small beer” recipe, which can be [...]
Josh Greenberg of NYPL at Brooklyn Public Library Staff Development Day
Last Monday, Brooklyn Public Library had its Staff Development Day at Brooklyn College. The entire workforce of +/-1600 people were in attendance for a day of all kinds of workshops. The most thought provoking workshop I attended was a presentation from Josh Greenberg, Director of Digital Strategy and Scholarship at New York Public Library. The [...]
“Ask about the New York Public Library” visualized
This week the New York Times ran an article “Ask about the New York Public Library”. It gives NY Times readers a chance to ask Paul LeClerc, President and CEO of NYPL whatever they want. Well, needless to say, the comments have blown up. In NYC libraryland and probably all over the place, this article [...]
