Grab-and-go services to begin July 13
Beginning August 3: Grab & Go Service Expanded to 30 NYPL Locations
As of Monday, August 3, we have expanded our grab-and-go service to 30 library locations, following the initial reopening of 8 library locations on July 13. This service allows patrons to access a limited area of these branches to return materials and pick up holds. Reserve your items online or by phone and select the open branch you would like for pickup. You’ll receive an email when your items are ready, at which point your items will be automatically checked out to your account. You can then head to your selected branch for contactless pickup. Simply grab your items from the holds shelf—then go!
Learn more about this new service and how to prepare for your visit. Don’t forget your mask!
Searching for circulating books and media on jazz
To browse for circulating books, CDs, and DVDs related to jazz musicians and jazz history, follow these steps:
- Head to the NYPL home page: www.nypl.org
- On the right-hand side of the screen, click on the word "search"
- In the search box, type "jazz," or the name of a performer, ensemble, or sub-genre (such as swing or bebop)
- Leave the bubble checked for "search the catalog"
- On the next page, under "format," click book/text, music CD, etc. Your results will then be limited to just that format.
- On the next page, under "collection," click "circulating." The resulting page will contain only items that can be checked out and taken home from the library.
- Continue using the facets along the left hand side of the screen to further refine your results.
- Once you've identified an item you'd like to check out, note the location of that item; or click to have the item sent to your preferred branch.
Recommended e-books on jazz
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Lady Sings the Blues by ISBN: 9780307786166Publication Date: 2011Lady Sings the Blues is the fiercely honest, no-holds-barred autobiography of Billie Holiday, the legendary jazz, swing, and standards singing sensation. -
The Amazing Bud Powell by ISBN: 9780520955158Publication Date: 2013-05-28Illuminating and multi-layered, The Amazing Bud Powell centralizes Powell's contributions as it details the collision of two vibrant political economies: the discourses of art and the practice of blackness. -
Loft Jazz by ISBN: 9780520960893Publication Date: 2016-12-13Loft Jazz provides the first book-length study of this period, tracing its history amid a series of overlapping discourses surrounding collectivism, urban renewal, experimentalist aesthetics, underground archives, and the radical politics of self-determination.
