The Library After Hours: Friday the 13th Edition

Join us at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building for a night of horror, superstition, and mystery.

Featuring:

• Live music and storytelling in the Rose Main Reading Room. Glass Harmonica with Friedrich Heinrich Kern and Scary Stories with Clay McLeod Chapman, Nneoma Ike-Njoku, and Angela Liu

• One-night-only display of rare collections material exploring the evolving identity of witches

• Create a Horror Story inspired by the Picture Collection

• Classic films from the Library's collections

• Horror book tasting with the NYPL librarians behind the Library's Best New Horror of 2026 List

• Coloring, Puzzles & Games

• Music by DJ René Hidalgo

• Library Card Sign-Up

• Declaring America: 1776 and Beyond, an exhibition unpacking the complex stories of the American Revolution

• Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library’s Treasures

21+ | ID required | #NYPLafterhours | RSVP