New York Public Library: ‘The Library After Hours- A Century of The New Yorker’

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Join the New York Public Library at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building for the city’s most cerebral happy hour.

As The New Yorker turns 100 in February 2025, The New York Public Library is mounting a new exhibition, A Century of The New Yorker, that draws on the Library’s extensive collections to illustrate the magazine’s fascinating history and expansive cultural reach. Join us at the Library After Hours for special access to the exhibition, plus one-night-only events, including curator talks, trivia, 16mm films, live music, and more.

Schedule:

• Curator Talks
  (First Floor: Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division)
  The curators of A Century of The New Yorker deliver 3 unique talks that go behind the making of the show:

– What’s Your New Yorker Story? at 7:45 PM – The curators of the show discuss their personal obsessions with the magazine and read excerpts from some of their favorite pieces of all time.
– Finding Women’s Stories at 8:30 PM – Learn about the women, both celebrated and unsung, who built The New Yorker.
– Rejected! at 9:15 PM – Which amazing objects from the Library’s collections didn’t make it into the exhibition?

• Trivia Showdown
  (Second Floor: Margaret Liebman Berger Forum)
  New Yorker staffers and NYPL librarians square off for New Yorker–inspired trivia. Think you can beat them? Join the audience team and test your knowledge. Starts at 7:30 PM.
• 16 mm Films
  (Third Floor: Edna Barnes Salomon Room)
  Selections from the Library’s Reserve Film and Video Collection spotlight the cultural and literary reach of New Yorker writers and artists.

– World of Light: A Portrait of May Sarton (1979) at 7:15 PM
– The Family that Dwelt Apart (1974) at 7:50 PM
– Pica-don (1978) at 8:00 PM
– Many Moons (1962) at 8:10 PM
– The Phoenix (1990) at 8:25 PM

• Live Harp Music
  (Third Floor: Rose Main Reading Room)
  Enjoy performances by harpist Kristi Shade as you decorate seed envelopes, color old images from the magazine, and illustrate famous New Yorker captions using images from the Library’s Picture Collection.

Also taking place all night:

• A Century of The New Yorker (Third Floor: Rayner Special Collections Wing, Print Gallery)
• Coloring, Puzzles & Games (First Floor: DeWitt Wallace Periodical Room)
• Music by DJ Duane Harriott (First Floor: Astor Hall)
• Library Card Sign-Up (Third Floor: Bill Blass Public Catalog Room)
• Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library’s Treasures (First Floor: Gottesman Hall)

RSVP Below! A limited number of tickets are available at the door on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets are Pay What You Wish.