Search our Calendar of Events

Find The Fun

Everything NYC
Be in the know with City Guide

Event Details

This event has already taken place. View the Latest Events

Library After Hours: James Baldwin

New York Public Library—Stephen A Schwarzman Building
Dec 13 | Fri | 7PM | Pay What You Want
Buy Tickets
Learn More
Looking for things to do in NYC? Get our free email with 8 can't-miss city events every week Sign-up Here


Close out the year with a one-night-only celebration of James Baldwin's life and legacy. Explore a special display about Baldwin's early career in the Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library's Treasures and learn more about JIMMY! God’s Black Revolutionary Mouth, on view at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, featuring materials never before shown in public. Plus, get special after-hours access to the Rose Main Reading Room and other gorgeous Library spaces, with live readings and music, a special collections display, 16mm films, and more. This event is 21+ with required ID.

Venue: New York Public Library—Stephen A Schwarzman Building

476 5th Ave Map
212-930-0909