New York - Knowledge - Collection Highlights

With close to 10,000 items in our collection and new material being added regularly, our Library has a lot to offer. To showcase the diversity of our collection, each month we feature a highlight. The featured collection is prominently on display in the Library and, of course, available for loan.

Stop by - you might just be surprised by what gems we have in store for you.

December 2011: Christmas

With the first Advent already behind us, there are less than three weeks to go until Christmas. But never fear, there’s still plenty of time to get the whole family busy making crafts, baking holiday cookies, and singing festive songs. More ...

November 2011: Chamisso Prize Winners

The Adalbert von Chamisso Prize is unique among literary prizes in that it recognizes non-German authors who write in the German language. Awarded annually by the Robert Bosch Stiftung since 1985, the Chamisso Prize acknowledges the contribution of immigrants to contemporary German literature and celebrates the unifying power of language as a bridge between cultures.More ...

October 2011: Children's Books

As someone who grew up in a German-speaking household, I have had a lifetime to appreciate the wonder of German children’s books. I make a point of reading almost every picture book our Library acquires. Why? German children’s books are not only beautifully constructed and lovingly illustrated, but also generally written in a way that speaks to children (and their parents) intelligently.More ...

September 2011: Graphic Novels with Gravitas

Although not entirely embraced by all practitioners, the term graphic novel was adopted in the 1960s to lend an air of respectability to the comic book. Fast forward half a century and the graphic novel more than holds its own. More ...

August 2011: Reference Works

With our Library closed for the month of August, what better time to highlight some of our non-circulating collection?! While the Internet is good for many things, it can’t hold water against a specialty reference book. More ...

July 2011: Magazines

With subscriptions to more than 40 magazines from Germany, ranging from the intellectual to the informative to the entertaining, our Library has something for everyone. Why spend $10+ at the newsstand for the latest issue of your favorite magazine from Germany when you can borrow it from our Library? More ...

June 2011: German Expressionism

The artistic epoch known as German Expressionism was a short-lived movement, roughly spanning the first three decades of the 20th century. It was a time of great political and societal upheaval, in which young intellectuals sought alternatives to the rigid, materialistic, hierarchical society of previous generations.More ...

May 2011: Krimis

In the never-ending, 24-hour news cycle, crime reporting is the bread and butter of the media. Is it any wonder, then, that the crime thriller or Krimi is a genre whose popularity rarely wanes?More ...