Chief Librarian, NYPL • Reading, Focus, Movement
Joined June 2007
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Brian Bannon retweeted
Jan 25
Love when my words collide. Heated Rivalry gets a shoutout in NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's update on the snow.
"I can think of no better excuse for New Yorkers to stay home, take a long nap or take advantage of our public library's offer of free access to Heated Rivalry," he says.
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Brian Bannon retweeted
23 Nov 2025
My friend Brian Bannon (@bbannon), chief of the New York Public Library, wrote an excellent piece in today's New York Times about a frequently asked question: Does listening to audiobooks count as reading? (Answer: YES.) @nypl @nyt nytimes.com/2025/11/23/opini…
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23 Nov 2025
I grew up thinking listening did not “count.” Dyslexia taught me otherwise. My guest essay in today’s New York Times is on why reading with eyes, ears, and even both together all count as reading.
nytimes.com/2025/11/23/opini…
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12 Jun 2018
Many of us joined and then stayed with the library field because of you and your vision. So it’s fitting your next venture will launch the next generation of field leaders! @UW_iSchool won the lottery with you! Thank you for inspiring us and welcome to the US! #rockonrolf
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Brian Bannon retweeted
27 Dec 2017
In memory of #CarrieFisher, here is a 1980 Empire Strikes Back photo from the @librarycongress Prints and Photographs Division.
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Brian Bannon retweeted
28 Dec 2017
I love this so much I had to take a pic. A @librarycongress librarian using the CARD CATALOG!
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Brian Bannon retweeted
10 Nov 2017
26 fiction & nonfiction titles that depict the lives of soldiers. #VeteransDay ow.ly/ZjIq30gosdQ
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18 Oct 2017
Join me to celebrate 2017's top innovators at the @Chi_Innovation Awards on 10/30. bit.ly/2mAS3k5
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Brian Bannon retweeted
16 Oct 2017
Sun wah with Steve Dolinsky another great kick off to Chicago ideas week#ciw #steve dolinsky
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Brian Bannon retweeted
10 Sep 2017
BEST. DAY. EVER. 🇺🇸🏆
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7 Aug 2017
Toys at Chicago Public Library teach building blocks of code — without a computer chicagotribune.com/bluesky/o…
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30 Jul 2017
Excited to be part of the 2017 @HCFellows at @AspenInstitute & looking forward to meeting everyone in Aug as.pn/crown2017 #HCF21”
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