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Summer has officially arrived and the perfect way to celebrate the start of the season is using your Library card to use to start reading comics right away...no wait period!

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Happy first day of Summer! Have you wanted to learn a new language? With your library card, you can access language learning resources, including Transparent Language!

Transparent Language helps you build listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills with unlimited access to over 100 languages, such as English as a second language, American Sign Language, Japanese, and more! It can be accessed from your web browser or by app.

Kick off your summer with a new language!

Today marks the Summer Solstice, also known as the first day of Summer! Get your summer beach reading started with these recommended picks. All are available for check out in branch locations or are available digitally, via the Libby app. Sit back and enjoy the sun with your new favorite beach reads today!

Today's is "The Heirs" by . This latest book by award-winning author of "Ace of Spades" and "Where Sleeping Girls Lie", this is a great YA read for readers who enjoy reading hard-to-put-down mysteries. "Knives Out" meets "The Umbrella Academy", this roller coaster of a mystery gives another great examination of privileged wealth, nature vs. nurture, parental pressure and the sibling relationship. A great read to begin your with.

The print edition is on order but you can place a hold on the digital copies with your Library card on the .app!

We are celebrating at NYPL, the holiday that commemorates the day the Emancipation Proclamation reached enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865. You can explore and discover the significance of Juneteenth, the history of slavery, and the ongoing fight for justice for Black lives by borrowing any of these recommended reads. Available at branch locations and on the .app and

Visit the link below to check out book recommendations and events celebrating Juneteenth.
https://www.nypl.org/spotlight/juneteenth

Calling all teens! Celebrate the summer by reading a variety of books, exploring new voices, revisiting the classics, or getting into a graphic novel for the first time. Introducing 10 summer reads recommended by teens at the Library! Enjoy your break from the schoolbooks by diving into a spine-chilling mystery or a heartwarming romance.

And the best part is not only you can check out a copy at your local NYPL branch with your Library card, but all of these titles are available digitally with NO WAIT TIME through September 2026 through the Libby App.

Start reading today!
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2026/06/03/instant-access-10-summer-reads-chosen-teens

The New York Public Library Teens

📢HOLIDAY CLOSING 📢

In observance of , all@nypl locations will be closed on Friday, June 19.

The kicks off TODAY! As you are rooting for your favorite team and if you are looking for a break between matches, check out our booklist highlighting the love and passion of , ranging from nonfiction that dives into this beloved sport to fiction books that puts it on the world's stage!

https://bit.ly/WorldsGameBooks

Today's is "Apprentice, Lord of Darkness" by CED! In a fantasy world filled with heroes, monsters, and royalty, pint-sized Apprentice Lord of Darkness dreams of becoming the most terrible and dreaded ruler of all time. It won't be easy, though. Will a lack of money, henchmen, evil lair, long term goals, and general lack of direction stop them?! MOST LIKELY, but the heart wants what the heart wants.

Perfect for your young ones to laugh out loud to with each page! This graphic novel is available for checkout in branch locations.

📢DELAYED OPENING📢

All NYPL The New York Public Library locations will open at 12 PM on Wednesday, June 10. We apologize for any inconvenience.