Events
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Note: To request language interpretation services, please contact the Language Access Coordinator at least three (3) business days before an event.
Book Sale at the Municipal Archives and Library!
31 Chambers Street New York, NY 10007
Friday, November 7 and Saturday, November 8 - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
On Friday, November 7, and Saturday, November 8, join the NYC Department of Records & Information Services (DORIS) at the NYC Surrogate’s Courthouse to browse the GIANT book sale and discover hidden gems deaccessioned from the Municipal Archives and Library!
Whether you like history, politics, culture, theater, art, food, or iconic landmarks, there are books for everyone who loves New York City. Hundreds of books, all at great prices.
Don’t miss your chance to stock up on some unique finds ahead of the holiday season!
Lunch & Learn: On the Turtle's Back
Online (Zoom)
Wednesday, November 12 - 1:00-2:00pm
Join the NYC Department of Records and Information Services (DORIS) each month for our virtual Lunch & Learn Series - an intimate conversation with agency staff and special guests focusing on the collections of the Municipal Archives and Library and the history of New York City.
On November 12, join Dr. Camilla Townsend, the Board of Governors Distinguished Professor of History at Rutgers University, for an in-depth discussion of the prize-winning book On the Turtle’s Back: Stories the Lenape Told Their Grandchildren she co-authored with Nicky Kay Michael.
The Lenape tribe, also known as the Delaware Nation, inhabited the region now comprising eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and parts of New York, Connecticut, and Maryland for centuries. However, America’s independence from the British displaced the tribe west to Indiana, then Missouri, and finally the territory that became Oklahoma. The Lenape could not carry much from their ancestral homeland, but they ensured their stories were preserved and passed down through generations.
On the Turtle’s Back is the first collection of Lenape folklore. Originally compiled by anthropologist M. R. Harrington over a century ago but never published until now, the book features stories told to Harrington by a Lenape couple as well as more recent interviews with Lenape elders. Together, the stories welcome you into their rich and wondrous imaginative world.
RSVP to join us virtually (via Zoom) by clicking here.
Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen & NYCEDC President Andrew Kimball
31 Chambers Street, New York, NY 10007
Thursday, November 13 - 6:00-7:30pm
On November 13, the NYC Department of Records & Information Services (DORIS) will welcome the President & CEO of the New York City Economic Development Corporation, Andrew Kimball, for a live recording of Person Place Thing with Emmy Award winner, Randy Cohen.
Person Place Thing is an interview show based on the idea that people are especially engaging when they speak, not directly about themselves, but about something they care about. Guests share a person, place, and thing they find meaningful. The result: surprising stories from great talkers.
RSVP to join us either virtually (via Zoom) or in person (limited seats available) by clicking here.
Note: If you are interested in attending this event in person, please select the “In-Person Attendance” ticket option when RSVPing for this event.
Lunch & Learn: The Menace of Prosperity
Online (Zoom)
Tuesday, November 18 - 1:00-2:00pm
Join the NYC Department of Records and Information Services (DORIS) each month for our virtual Lunch & Learn Series - an intimate conversation with agency staff and special guests focusing on the collections of the Municipal Archives and Library and the history of New York City.
On November 18, Daniel Wortel-London will discuss his new book, The Menace of Prosperity: Economic Development and its Discontents in New York City, 1870–1981, which explores how generations of New Yorkers have struggled with the promises and perils of economic development.
Spanning New York City’s post–Civil War boom to the 1970s fiscal crisis, Wortel-London will reveal how NYC’s strategies for economic development often led to instability and inequality rather than shared prosperity.
RSVP to join us virtually (via Zoom) by clicking here.