Author | Lightnews

Reposted by New City Library

Churchill Madyavanhu @readtheworld.bsky.social · 18h

"When you lose yourself in a book the hours grow wings and fly." ~ Chloe Thurlow
#books #bookquotes #booktok #readtheworld #readaroundtheworldchallenge #ksiazki
Track your world reading progress for free here: readaroundtheworldchallenge.com

1 1

Reposted by New City Library

Robin Bradford @tuphlos.bsky.social · 18h

Just in case you're not at Day of Dialog, here are some interesting things I've seen so far:

do all publishers have book discussion guides so nicely laid out? www.bethanyhouseopenbook.com/discussion-g...

Book Club Discussion Guides — An Open Book

Book club discussion guides for Bethany House and Revell Publishers books including book club picks from authors Beverly Lewis, Angela Hunt, Jaime Jo Wright, Jody Hedlund, Julie Klassen, Rachel Hauck,...

www.bethanyhouseopenbook.com

1 1 4

Reposted by New City Library

Kameron Hurley @kameronhurley.com · 1d

From Gaping Void newsletter, an important reminder about behavioral contagion. It's in our DNA!

I dramatically changed my life when I changed my inputs.

Let’s say you’re feeling good. Or bad. Either way, there’s a decent chance that your mood is just a mirror of the mood of the last person you interacted with.

Talk with a cheery customer service rep on the phone, and you start feeling sunny too.

Get stuck on a project with a grumpy coworker, and you start feeling down as well. A controversial 2012 study by Facebook even found that showing people more negative social media led people to post more negative posts themselves – without even realizing it. (The reverse was also true.)

4 41 160

New City Library @newcitylibrary.bsky.social · 18h

New City Library is updating its five year plan of service, and we need your help!

How do YOU use the library? What would you like to see more of? How can we serve you better?

Let us know! The survey will be up until Oct. 30:
buff.ly/LRFw3ZP

1

New City Library @newcitylibrary.bsky.social · 22h

🩸BLOOD DRIVE🩸
Mon., 10/27 @ 1-7 pm

@newyorkbloodcenter.bsky.social 's mobile unit will be here next week! Please consider donating to help alleviate our local blood shortage.

Walk-ins welcome, appts preferred. (Use the QR code or link below.)

Make an appointment: buff.ly/tirUtXi

#GiveLife

New City Library @newcitylibrary.bsky.social · 1d

A last breath of summer...

Remember the paint-by-sticker poster we were completing for Summer Reading?

Here it is, from beginning to completion!!! Good job, everybody! 🖼️🌟🎉

(Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night)

2

Reposted by New City Library

Libby App @libbyapp.com · 1d

🎧 💳 📚 This is your sign to #CheckOutYourLibrary, where we share stories, not subscriptions. #Bookish #Booksky #LibraryLove #LibraryJoy #LibbyApp

1 7 24

Reposted by New City Library

Summit County Libraries @summitlibraries.bsky.social · 2d

Mississippi! We need you for our library map, if you know of a library in MS, please let us know!

1 1 6

Reposted by New City Library

American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 1d

Cuts to federal funding are already making impacts in communities nationwide. Library workers worry about domino effects: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/us/snplus/politics/2025/10/13/librarians-sound-alarm-as-trump-administration-takes-aim-at-agency-that-supports-museums--libraries #ForOurLibraries

Librarians sound alarm as Trump admin takes aim at IMLS

Back in March, the President signed an executive order to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) as part of his effort to reduce the size and cost of the government.

spectrumlocalnews.com

14 40

Reposted by New City Library

Summit County Libraries @summitlibraries.bsky.social · 1d

We just added 5 more libraries to our Active Libraries on Bluesky Starter Pack! Check them out here: go.bsky.app/LKyMo3u

@navajolibrary.bsky.social
@hagamanlibrary.bsky.social
@tfpl.org
@iunlibrary.bsky.social
@caneylibrary.bsky.social
@coffeyvillepublib.bsky.social

1 6 15

Reposted by New City Library

John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 1d

Marketing matters.

And: there are no small writing jobs.

Charles de Lauzirika @lauzirika.bsky.social · 2d

An unsung hero of the ALIEN franchise (and terrific ad copy) has departed. deadline.com/2025/10/barb...

Barbara Gips Dies: Tagline Writer Responsible For Iconic “In Space No One Can Hear You Scream” Was 89

Barbara Gips, who wrote some of the most iconic movie taglines of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, died on October 16, in the Bronx.

deadline.com

9 100 700

New City Library @newcitylibrary.bsky.social · 1d

Join us tomorrow (10/23) at 2 pm for our FREE weekly
🎥Thursday Afternoon at the Movies!🍿

The theme for October is "Classics Remade." 🎬📽️🔁🎥

newcitylibrary.org/thursday-fil...

Thursday Afternoon at the Movies - 2 PM
Oct. 2025: Classics Remade
(image: showing on screen in a classic movie theater with red velvet seats and curtains: clip art of an old-fashioned film projector on a grey background projecting the text "Classics Remade Oct 2025" onto a white screen.)

New City Library @newcitylibrary.bsky.social · 2d

🩸BLOOD DRIVE🩸
Mon., 10/27 @ 1-7 pm

@newyorkbloodcenter.bsky.social 's mobile unit will be here next week! Please consider donating to help alleviate our local blood shortage.

Walk-ins welcome, appts preferred. (Use the QR code or link below.)

Make an appointment: buff.ly/tirUtXi

#GiveLife

Reposted by New City Library

Libby App @libbyapp.com · 2d

Think libraries just have books? 📚➡️🎾 From tools to toys to tech, libraries lend out all kinds of stuff, just like in 🎬 Lost and Found in Cleveland, you never know what treasures you’ll uncover. See what readers are finding in their branches and learn more about the film! 🎬 https://bit.ly/4qk1JRd

3 22

Reposted by New City Library

Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 3d

i see you're doing something online that you have effortlessly done 100,000 times. would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? w

98 2.6K 9.3K

Reposted by New City Library

Bookstr @bookstr.bsky.social · 2d

Here are five thriller books that will make you feel a little bit better about your love life. 💓💀👀

[🖋️Article by Anaiah Davis]

Read here➡️ buff.ly/qB8w4HX

#thriller #booknerds #horror #booklovers #romance #romancereads

Love Lies: Thrillers Where Romance Is Wielded as a Weapon

Sinister motives, passionate lovers, and shocking deceptions await you in these thrillers where romance is anything but sweet.

buff.ly

1 2

New City Library @newcitylibrary.bsky.social · 2d

STUDENTS! PARENTS!
Join us for
🎓 PAYING FOR COLLEGE 🏛️
Thurs., 10/23 @ 7 PM
Learn how to fill out financial aid forms and get the most out of scholarships!

Learn more: buff.ly/LMS3WZJ

College Bound:
Getting Ready for College
for Students & Parents
College counselor and former admissions officer Joshua Marber, MS Ed., has over 25 years of experience in the field.
Paying for College - Thursday, Oct. 23, 7 PM
Learn how to get the most scholarship money as well as how to fill out FAFSA and other financial aid forms.
NO REGISTRATION NECESSARY.
(image: drawing of a girl with a green shirt and blond ponytail driving an orange VW Beetle loaded high in the back with bags, boxes, books, a desk lamp, and a college pennant, all tied down with rope.)

New City Library @newcitylibrary.bsky.social · 2d

(Psst... MS = Mississippi. MO = Missouri.)

2 2

New City Library @newcitylibrary.bsky.social · 2d

😍I want a shelf-mover jack wheelie thing! That's SO COOL!

2

New City Library @newcitylibrary.bsky.social · 2d

THIS SATURDAY 10/25:
🐶PAWS FOR READING🐶
Looking for a listening ear? These dogs LOVE being read to!
Call the Children's Room at (845)634-4997 x121 a week in advance to reserve your child's 15-minute reading slot with these patient pups.

More: buff.ly/Zx0AeWr

Paws for Reading
Saturdays, 11 AM - 12:30 PM
Oct. 25, & Nov. 22
Ages: 5-12

These therapy dogs don't judge how well you read, they're just happy to listen-- which is great for practicing those reading skills without the judgment of an adult.
Each child is given a 15-minute time slot.

Please note: a parental consent form must be signed before the program.
New City or West Nyack Library cardholders only.

Call (845)634-4997 x121 one week in advance of each session to reserve a slot.

(image: a tan-and-white cartoon corgi reading a red book sits in place of the "A" in the word "PAWS," which is also flanked by two dog pawprints)

1 1

Reposted by New City Library

Hoopla Digital @hoopladigital.bsky.social · 3d

After earlier Amazon Web Services outages affecting the app, we're happy to report that Hoopla is back up and running! Thanks for waiting for this cloud to clear with us ☁️☀️📚

1 4 15

Reposted by New City Library

Electric Literature @electricliterature.com · 3d

Thrilling books that feature an entity or presence that looms over the lives of their characters. Prepare to be haunted!

buff.ly/1zY3fYu

10 Books Featuring Devils, Doppelgängers, Ghosts, and Creepy Dolls - Electric Literature

Eerie entities and speculative ideas help these novels and stories articulate deeply human truths

buff.ly

3 7

Reposted by New City Library

The Blogging Goth @theblogginggoth.bsky.social · 3d

A very happy birthday to Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó, better known as #BelaLugosi, born this day in 1882.

He defined forever the appearance of the #vampire, after starring in the 1931 film #Dracula. He was then immortalised in #gothicrock by #Bauhaus in their 1979 debut single "Bela Lugosi's Dead"

74 290 1.5K

New City Library @newcitylibrary.bsky.social · 3d

Adding to the list:
Virginia Brooks (suffragette and friend of Ida B. Wells)
Eleanor Roosevelt
Frank Sinatra
Bob Dylan
Mr. Rogers

Reposted by New City Library

The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 4d

AWS is down, post hog

64 1K 4.7K