Culture Connection: “Hidden Master: The Legacy of George Platt Lynes” with Filmmaker Sam Shahid
Join us for this #LGBTQ+ #PrideMonth conversation with two fashion industry icons, Sam Shahid and Jeffrey Banks, moderated by filmmaker/producer Taylor Purdee!
They will talk about Shahid’s 2023 documentary film, which is an intimate look at pioneering artist George Platt Lynes.
George Platt Lynes is best remembered for his portraits of celebrities and extravagant fashion work, but his passion and greatest talent lay elsewhere—in his work with the male nude.
Featuring a stunning collection of photography from the 1930s-1950s, “Hidden Master” reveals Lynes’s gifted eye for the male form, his long-term friendships with Gertrude Stein and Alfred Kinsey, and his lasting influence as one of the first openly gay American artists.
Learn More about Taylor Purdee: https://www.hoperunshighfilms.com/
Learn More about Jeffrey Banks: https://cfda.com/members/profile/jeffrey-banks
Learn More about Sam Shahid: https://www.shahidkraus.com/the-company
Learn More about “Hidden Master: The Legacy of George Platt Lynes”: https://www.hiddenmasterfilm.com/
Summer Reading Kick-Off: ASL Adventures with Kathy MacMillan: A Taste of Something New
Let’s go on an American Sign Language adventure!
Our good friend Kathy MacMillan, author of "Nita's First Signs" and "Little Hands & Big Hands: Children and Adults Signing Together," returns to QPL with these fun, hands-on virtual storytimes for the whole family.
We’ll sing, sign, play, and learn basic ASL vocabulary together!
After today's program, you can learn more Food Signs at: https://StoriesByHand.com/food
Watch Ms. Kathy's other Summer Reading ASL storytimes: https://www.facebook.com/watch/100064571448818/1487898608799007
These programs will be presented in spoken English with open captioning.
This program series is funded by NYC Council Member Tiffany Cabán. https://council.nyc.gov/tiffany-caban/
Visit http://summerreading.queenslibrary.org for QPL's #SummerReading programs, booklists, and more!
Summer Reading Kick-Off: ASL Adventures with Kathy MacMillan: Many Ways to Have Fun
Let’s go on an American Sign Language adventure!
Our good friend Kathy MacMillan, author of "Nita's First Signs" and "Little Hands & Big Hands: Children and Adults Signing Together," returns to QPL with these fun, hands-on virtual storytimes for the whole family.
We’ll sing, sign, play, and learn basic ASL vocabulary together!
After today's program, you can learn more Playtime Signs at: https://StoriesByHand.com/playtime
Watch Ms. Kathy's other Summer Reading ASL storytimes: https://www.facebook.com/watch/100064571448818/1487898608799007
These programs will be presented in spoken English with open captioning.
This program series is funded by NYC Council Member Tiffany Cabán. https://council.nyc.gov/tiffany-caban/
Visit http://summerreading.queenslibrary.org for QPL's #SummerReading programs, booklists, and more!
Culture Connection: “Radiant: The Life and Line of Keith Haring” with Biographer Brad Gooch
Join us for this conversation with biographer Brad Gooch and The New School's Heidi Gelover in honor of #LGBTQ+ #PrideMonth!
Keith Haring was one of the most emblematic artists of the 1980s, a figure described by his contemporaries as “a prophet in his life, his person, and his work.” Haring broke down barriers between high art and popular culture, creating work that was accessible for all and using it as a means to provoke and inspire radical social change.
Brad Gooch, who was granted access to Haring’s extensive archive, has written a biography that will become the authoritative work on the artist. Based on interviews with those who knew him best, Gooch’s book captures the magic of Keith Haring, a visionary icon whose tragically short life has a unique aura of mystery and power.
Thank you to the Keith Haring Foundation for providing the images used during tonight's program. https://www.facebook.com/keithharingfdn
Borrow “Radiant: The Life and Line of Keith Haring” from the Library. https://www.queenslibrary.org/book/Radiant-:-the-life-and-line-of-Keith-Haring/1256069
Learn More about Heidi Gelover: http://www.heidigeloverfilm.com/
Learn More about Brad Gooch: http://www.bradgooch.com/
Learn More about Keith Haring: https://www.haring.com/
Summer Reading Kick-Off: ASL Adventures with Kathy MacMillan: American Sign Language Safari
Let’s go on an American Sign Language adventure!
Our good friend Kathy MacMillan, author of "Nita's First Signs" and "Little Hands & Big Hands: Children and Adults Signing Together," returns to QPL with these fun, hands-on virtual storytimes for the whole family.
We’ll sing, sign, play, and learn basic ASL vocabulary together!
After today's program, you can learn more Animal Signs at: https://StoriesByHand.com/animals
Watch Ms. Kathy's other Summer Reading ASL storytimes: https://www.facebook.com/watch/100064571448818/1487898608799007
These programs will be presented in spoken English with open captioning.
This program series is funded by NYC Council Member Tiffany Cabán. https://council.nyc.gov/tiffany-caban/
Visit http://summerreading.queenslibrary.org for QPL's #SummerReading programs, booklists, and more!
New Yorkers rely on their local libraries for summer reading, computer and Wi-Fi access, job search help, and so much more.
Our City leaders are busy negotiating the upcoming budget, and right now NYC's libraries are still facing $58.3 million in budget cuts.
There is still time to make your voice heard.
Please speak up and say: #NoCutsToLibraries!
Thank you for your support! http://queenslib.org/TakeAction
Culture Connection: “Cocktails with George and Martha”: An Evening with Author Philip Gefter
QPL’s Culture Connection is delighted to host this film history book talk with authors Philip Gefter and Michael Schulman and filmmaker/producer Taylor Purdee.
Gefter’s new book “Cocktails with George and Martha: Movies, Marriage, and the Making of ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’” tells the story of Edward Albee's iconic and sophisticated 1962 play, from its hushed origins in Greenwich Village's bohemian enclave, through its tormented production process, to its Oscar-winning explosion onto movie screens across America in 1966, earning a permanent place in the canon of cinematic marriages.
This deliciously entertaining book explores how two couples—one fictional, one all too real—forced a nation to confront its most deeply held myths about relationships, sex, family, and, against all odds, love.
Borrow “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” from the Library. https://www.queenslibrary.org/search/book?searchField=Who%E2%80%99s+Afraid+of+Virginia+Woolf&category=book&searchFilter=
Borrow “Cocktails with George and Martha” from the Library. https://www.queenslibrary.org/book/Cocktails-with-George-and-Martha-:-movies,-marriage,-and-the-maki/1255446
Learn More about Taylor Purdee: https://www.hoperunshighfilms.com/
Learn More about Michael Schulman: http://www.michael-schulman.com/
Learn More about Philip Gefter: https://philipgefter.com/
Culture Connection: “Turn Every Page” with Documentary Filmmaker Lizzie Gottlieb
Join us for our conversation with director Lizzie Gottlieb and author Priscilla Gilman!
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Caro and legendary editor Robert Gottlieb worked and fought together for 50 years, building one of publishing’s most iconic partnerships. Caro’s 1974 biography of Robert Moses, "The Power Broker," edited by Gottlieb, is considered one of the greatest books of the 20th century.
Directed by Robert Gottlieb’s daughter, Lizzie Gottlieb, "Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb" (2022) explores Caro and Gottlieb's remarkable collaboration, including the behind-the-scenes drama of creating "The Power Broker" and Caro's ongoing multi-volume biography of Lyndon Johnson. With humor and insight, this unique double portrait reveals the work habits, peculiarities, and professional joys of these two ferocious intellects.
The New School's Heidi Gelover will moderate our program.
Register Now to watch "Turn Every Page" for free from May 7-14.
https://www.filmplatform.net/events/turn-every-page-queens-library/
Invitation Code (case-sensitive): TEP-QUE
Borrow "Turn Every Page" from the Library. https://queenslibrary.org/dvd/Turn-every-page-[DVD]-:-the-adventures-of-Robert-Caro-and-Robert/2588832
Learn More about Heidi Gelover: http://www.heidigeloverfilm.com/
Learn More about Priscilla Gilman: https://www.priscillagilman.com/
Learn More about "Turn Every Page": https://www.sonyclassics.com/film/turneverypage/
We Need Your Help!
NYC’s public libraries are facing a staggering $58.3 million in budget cuts. We need your help to prevent this from happening!
Our staffing and resources are already strained, and these budget cuts would result in even deeper service reductions, forcing us to keep branches closed on Sundays, shut them down on Saturdays, and drastically reduce spending on books, technology, programs, and building repairs.
We need YOUR help to save library access across New York City!
SEND A LETTER demanding #NoCutsToLibraries!
Your voice can make a difference.
https://queenslibrary.org/support/take-action?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=advocacy_letterwriting2024
Culture Connection: “Everything/Nothing/Someone” with Memoirist Alice Carrière
Join us for this #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth conversation with memoirist Alice Carrière, filmmaker Muffie Meyer, and artist Heidi Gelover.
In "Everything/Nothing/Someone," Alice Carrière tells the story of her unconventional upbringing in Greenwich Village as the daughter of a remote mother, the renowned artist Jennifer Bartlett, and a charismatic father, European actor Mathieu Carrière. Her childhood days were a mixture of privilege, neglect, loneliness, and danger—a child living in an adult’s world, with little-to-no enforcement of boundaries or supervision.
As she enters adolescence and adulthood, a dissociative disorder erases Alice’s identity and doctors medicate her further away from herself. Eventually, she finds purpose in caring for her mother, as she descends into dementia; in a love affair with a recovering addict who steadies her; in confronting her father, whose words and actions splintered her; and in finding her voice as a writer.
Borrow "Everything/Nothing/Someone" from the Library. https://www.queenslibrary.org/search/book?searchField=Everything%2FNothing%2FSomeone&category=book&searchFilter=
Learn More about Heidi Gelover: http://www.heidigeloverfilm.com/
Learn More about Muffie Meyer: https://middlemarch.com/
Learn More about Alice Carrière: https://www.alicecarriere.com/
I Am More: Teen Volunteerism at Queens Public Library
Queens Public Library is proud to include teens as part of our volunteer corps. #QPLTeens
These amazing young people exemplify the statement "I am More" and demonstrate through their actions that teens care deeply about the world and the people around them.
This #NationalVolunteerWeek (and beyond), learn more about volunteerism at Queens Public Library and how you can become a QPL volunteer! https://volunteer.queenslibrary.org/