Show off your library #Pride. 🌈 Inspired by the classic two-card checkout system, this colorful enamel pin shows your support for the Library’s mission to inspire lifelong learning, advance knowledge, and strengthen communities. Get yours: on.nypl.org/4uTDIlb

Go New York, go New York, go! 🏀 NYPL is cheering you on, #NewYorkKnicks! Looking to brush up on your basketball history between games? NYPL, @BKLYNlibrary, and @QPLNYC library cardholders can check out e-books and audiobooks about basketball and the legendary Knickerbockers with no wait times through June 30. Start reading: nypl.org/goknicks

Our thanks to Bill Ritter.

'Godwin' by Joseph O'Neill weaves the search for an African prodigy with the story of a mixed-race family. Deliciously far-flung geographically, ethically, and emotionally. #BookOfTheDay: on.nypl.org/4oHm3f3

In 'Casualties of Truth' by Lauren Francis-Sharma, Prudence Wright's past in the Caribbean and present life in D.C. collide when a man from her past appears, forcing a reckoning with history and revenge. #BookOfTheDay: on.nypl.org/4ez6W3D

The New York Public Library is home to one of the premier collections of LGBTQ history in the world. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ These collections include both academic and popular literature, rare books, little magazines, historic newspapers, at least 100,000 volumes, and over 300 archival collections—containing hundreds of thousands of letters, manuscripts, photographs, posters, and other items. The items span the personal, public, and political, from correspondence between lovers to legal documents to advertisements for events held by LGBTQ organizations to images of activists marching for justice. These materials show the struggle for equality alongside the passion and joy of the community as they have paved the way for future generations of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer people. This Pride Month and always, explore the histories, movements, and lives preserved in @nyplresearch collections. Learn more: on.nypl.org/4uR8BHw

'Cloudspotting for Beginners' by Gavin Pretor-Pinney & William Grill is an illustrated guide that explains how clouds are formed and how to identify different types of clouds, making it summer's perfect outdoor companion. #BookOfTheDay: on.nypl.org/3SdBUWf

It’s game on at the Library this summer! ⚽ Watch FIFA World Cup 2026 games for free at an NYPL location near you. From kick off on June 11 through the final on July 19, join us at NYPL branches across the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island for free showings of World Cup games. Check out the list of matches to find a branch showing the games near you. Select branches will be showing games in Spanish. on.nypl.org/4fyyCXm

'Good & Evil & Other Stories' by Samanta Schweblin has seven short stories, where characters find themselves at a point of no return, trapped in the instant when the uncanny has lurched into their lives. #BookOfTheDay: on.nypl.org/4ecTpgO

Your story belongs at the Library. Beginning June 15, NYPL invites you to take part in "We the People: Reflections on America’s 250th," a public storytelling project marking the nation’s 250th anniversary. Powered by @StoryCorps, the project invites you to share your reflections and add your voice to a historical record that will become part of the Library’s permanent collections. Tell your story: on.nypl.org/4ogrSQg

'Into the Midnight Wood' by Alexandra McCollum is a queer romance about two mismatched roommates whose fragile balance is upended by an impending family wedding and an otherworldly danger in the nearby enchanted wood. #BookOfTheDay: on.nypl.org/4uQkSMk

In 'The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society' by C.M. Waggoner, Sherry has been investigating murders in Winesap. But when her boyfriend becomes the latest victim, Sherry discovers the culprit is a persistent demon and sets out to stop it. #BookOfTheDay: on.nypl.org/4vxsH9J

'Rough House: A Father, a Son, and the Pursuit of Pro Wrestling Glory' by Alison Lyn Miller reveals the escapism, self-actualization, performance, and violence inherent in one of America's most dismissed pastimes. #BookOfTheDay: on.nypl.org/3ROECBz

Patience may not be finals-ready, but New York sure is! As the city cheers on the Knicks, NYC libraries are offering instant access to e-books and audiobooks about basketball and the legendary Knickerbockers—available to NYPL, BPL, and QPL cardholders with no wait times through June 30. Start reading: nypl.org/goknicks

In 'The Royal We' by Roddy Bottum, a founder of the iconic band Faith No More shares his coming-of-age and out-of-the-closet story in pre–tech boom San Francisco. #BookOfTheDay: on.nypl.org/4v3veZe

Take home a piece of history with your own special-edition library card commemorating 250 years of the founding of the United States. The card features Thomas Jefferson’s handwritten copy of the Declaration of Independence, which is preserved in the Library’s collections. Get yours: on.nypl.org/3Sn32SG

In 'Jamaica Road' by Lisa Smith, two teens with Jamaican roots find love in socially turbulent England. As racism and riots reshape the world around them, Daphne and Connie struggle to find where they belong. #BookOfTheDay: on.nypl.org/4g2BfRm

'What Are the Odds?: A Statistical Guide to Certainty in an Uncertain World' by Mark Prell illuminates the core concepts of statistical thinking using real-world examples, and asking what the data say and whether they're any good. #BookOfTheDay: on.nypl.org/4e3nUpg

'How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House' by Cherie Jones follows three women trapped in a cycle of violence and class struggle that ripples through their community. #BookOfTheDay: on.nypl.org/4e0SUqb

What books tell the story of America? Curated by NYPL librarians and staff, these 250 books are meant to spark conversation about the stories, voices, and ideas that have shaped our nation—with a special focus on New York stories and voices. For a limited time, nearly all 250 books will be available to anyone with a NYPL card to check out immediately, either as an e-book or audiobook. Plus, while supplies last, select print books from the list will be available as free giveaways in NYPL branches. Learn more: on.nypl.org/4fiDz6B No single list can ever capture the full American story. Let us know in the comments: What book represents your American experience?