Out of the Archives: NYPL’s Design by the Book
This post originally appeared on February 29, 2012. This feature is written by Jessica Pigza about the New York Public Library’s “Design by the Book” film series. To learn about Jessica’s Handmade Crafternoon program at the NYPL, check out her first feature on the Library as Incubator Project. - Laura Four years ago, I was...
Featuring: Carlota Zimmerman
Today our featured artist is Carlota Zimmerman, a creativity consultant based in New York City. Here she discusses how the New York Public Library was instrumental in her development as a playwright. ~ Laura by Carlota Zimmerman I grew up in New York City in the 1980s, so I was always reading my way through the...
The Picture Collection at the NYPL
by Laura Damon-Moore If you’ve followed the Library as Incubator Project for a while, you know that we’re unabashed fans of the image holdings at the New York Public Library. Which is why it’s a real treat today to present this feature on the Picture Collection at the NYPL. A special thank you to Billy...
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween, for those of you who celebrate this holiday. I’ve used today as an excuse to troll for some pretty Halloween greeting cards and postcards, particularly those in library collections. This 2011 post on Brainpickings reminded me of the fantastic historic postcard collection in the New York Public Library’s Digital Gallery. Explore this rich...
Art Exhibition Pathfinders at the NYPL Mulberry Street Branch
We’re delighted to share this interview with some of the folks at NYPL’s Mulberry Street Branch and to showcase a new service launched as a practicum project by Rebecca Rubenstein, an artist and library school student at Palmer School of Library and Information Science, Long Island University. Read on to learn more about Mulberry Street’s art...
Featuring: Purgatory Pie Press
The Library as Incubator Project is pleased to feature this interview with Esther K. Smith and Dikko Faust, the founders of NYC-based Purgatory Pie Press. Here they answer some questions about their use of libraries, and how libraries can work even more effectively for artists. - Laura Tell us about your relationship to libraries. Esther...
Handmade Crafternoons at the NYPL
The crew at the Library as Incubator Project is thrilled to host this feature written by Jessica Pigza, assistant curator of the Rare Books Division at the New Public Library. Jessica was one of the first people the Project team contacted when the Project was in its earliest days, and we are incredible thankful for...
Learn how to take action against SOPA and PIPA
We created the Library as Incubator Project as a virtual hub where librarians and creative people of all stripes–from renowned professional artists to little kids playing with finger paint– could connect and share ideas. We believe a free and open internet promotes the kind of creativity, invention, and innovation that can change the world. Someone...
Art & Picture Collections at the New York Public Library
Even if you cannot get to the 3rd floor of the Mid-Manhattan branch of the New York Public Library, you can still browse the library’s inspiring image holdings. Click here for the gateway to the NYPL’s Art and Picture Collections. Once you’re there, you can access fabulous image collections like the vintage holiday card collection...
Friday Wrap-Up
Happy Friday from all of us at the Library as Incubator Project! We had a busy week this week with communicating with artists, writers, performers, and librarians from all over the country about the project and getting some new features ready for the website. In case you missed it, here is the rundown of what...
