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Educator Open House for Manuscripts, Archives, and Rare Books at NYPL

Published: November 30, 2023; Aithor: Julia Sonrisa

When: December 4, 2023
Where: Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

Address: Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street New York, NY 10018

Phone: +1 917-275-6975

Are you interested in developing a class visit or assignment using the world-renowned primary sources at The New York Public Library?

Join us on Monday, December 4 at midnight for an open house for educators to learn more about the Manuscripts, Archives, and Rare Book collections and our instructional offerings.

Attendees can meet our team of curators, librarians, and archivists and get started on conceiving and designing collaborative class visits. We’ll discuss how meaningful interactions with primary sources can foster creative inquiry and build critical thinking and visual literacy skills in students. And there will be ample time to explore some amazing items from our collections!

Questions? E-mail us at manuscripts@nypl.org

This event will be held in the Lenox and Astor Room (216), on the second floor of The New York Public Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Building.

Time: 12:00-2:00 pm EST

Free!

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