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ANNUAL REPORTFISCAL YEAR 2016
BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARYMissionVisionIt is the mission of BrooklynPublic Library to ensure thepreservation and transmissionof society’s knowledge,history and culture, and toprovide the people ofBrooklyn with free and openaccess to information foreducation, recreation andreference.Brooklyn Public Library will bea vital center of knowledgefor all, accessible 24 hours aday, and will be a leader intraditional and innovativelibrary services which reflectthe diverse and dynamic spiritof the people of Brooklyn.2
CONTENTSLetter from the President & CEO and Chair.4BPL in 2016.5A High Honor.6Systemwide Six-Day Service. 7For Readers and Writers.8Learning at the Library. 10Reaching Out. 12BPL by the Numbers. 14Donor List. 183
LETTER FROM PRESIDENT & CEOAND CHAIRLINDA E. JOHNSONNICHOLAS A. GRAVANTE, JR.4We began 2016 as we begin everyday at Brooklyn Public Library, byopening our doors to the people whoneed us—and this year, thanks to thesupport of Mayor de Blasio and theNew York City Council, our doors wereopen earlier, later and wider than theyhave been in some time. Increased cityfunding made it possible for us to offerat least six days of service in everybranch, and increase the number ofbranches open seven days. As a result,more patrons were able to visit theirlocal libraries in the evening and overthe weekend, and attendance at ourprograms reached an all-time high ofnearly one million.While the scope of our work hasexpanded to meet an almost endlesslywide range of needs, literacy andliterature remain at the core of theLibrary’s mission. This year, in additionto devoting more resources to ourprint and digital collection, which nowincludes over four million items, wecelebrated great literature with a pairof new awards. The Brooklyn EaglesLiterary Prize recognized fiction andnonfiction by authors who have livedin Brooklyn, portrayed the boroughin their work or addressed themesrelevant to its life and culture, while theNed Vizzini Teen Writing Prize, namedfor an author who did some of his bestwriting at Central Library, encouragedstudents in all five boroughs to expressthemselves in poetry and prose.Our year concluded with a visit tothe White House, where First LadyMichelle Obama presented BrooklynPublic Library with the Institute ofMuseum and Library Services’ NationalMedal, the nation’s highest honor forlibraries. “You are all doing suchinspiring, innovative and impactfulwork,” Mrs. Obama told us. “In somany communities, our libraries andmuseums don’t just preserve andpromote our cultural treasures; theyalso enrich and enlarge our lives.”We could not have said it better.Brooklyn Public Library has beenproud to serve the borough for morethan a century, and with the help of ourpublic and private supporters, we lookforward to enriching and enlarginglives for many, many years to come.Very truly,Linda E. JohnsonPresident & CEONicholas A. Gravante, Jr.Chair, Board of Trustees
BPL IN 2016Offered over64,000 free programs,with nearly1 million attendeesCirculated more than14.9 million materials,including books andelectronic mediaProvided 2.2 millioncomputer sessionson 1,400 devicesWelcomed8.7 million visitorsto our branchesLogged a total of85,000 volunteer hourscontributed by2,000 volunteersMOST POPULAR BOOKS IN 2016FictionThe Girl on the Trainby Paula HawkinsRogue Lawyerby John GrishamMy Name Is Lucy Bartonby Elizabeth StroutAll the Light We Cannot Seeby Anthony DoerrThe Nightingaleby Kristin HannahNYPD Red 4by James Patterson and Marshall KarpBlueby Danielle SteelPrivate Parisby James Pattersonand Mark SullivanThe Girlsby Emma ClineFates and Furiesby Lauren GroffNonfictionWhen Breath Becomes Airby Paul KalanithiBetween the World and Meby Ta-Nehisi CoatesThe Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Upby Marie KondoModern Romanceby Aziz Ansari and Eric KlinenberM Trainby Patti SmithSpark Joyby Marie KondoWhy Not Me?by Mindy KalingTroublemaker: Surviving Hollywoodand Scientologyby Leah Remini and Rebecca PaleyH Is for Hawkby Helen MacdonaldEvicted: Poverty and Profit inthe American Cityby Matthew Desmond5
A HIGH HONORFirst Lady Michelle Obama presentedBrooklyn Public Library with the 2016Institute for Museum and Library Services’National Medal, the nation’s highest honorfor libraries, at a special White Houseceremony in June. For 22 years, theNational Medal has celebrated institutionsthat embrace innovation to make adifference for individuals, families andcommunities. The Library was recognizedin part for the work of its OutreachServices Department, which offerscitizenship classes for new Americans,creative aging workshops for olderadults, an oral history project for veteransand the Books-by-Mail program forthe homebound.Patron Kim Best joined BPL Presidentand CEO Linda E. Johnson to accept theaward. Born in Guyana, Kim had lived inthe United States for decades and wasthe mother of a nine-year-old son whenshe learned that she was not, as she hadalways believed, an American citizen. “Myentire life was turned upside down,” Kimsaid. “Because my mother was naturalizedafter I turned 18, I was not a citizen of thecountry I loved and had lived in nearly allmy life.”Unsure at first where to turn, Kim enrolledin a free citizenship preparation course atthe library. With help from her teacher andthe support of her classmates—and theencouragement of her son, Ibrahim—Kimbecame a naturalized American citizenin October of 2015. “I would recommendthe classes to anyone,” she said. “Theychanged my life.”Public Library a resource for the entirecommunity, a place where all people cancome to pursue their dreams and do theirbest thinking. In Mrs. Obama’s words:“Day after day, year after year, our nation’slibraries and museums are here forour communities.”The National Medal is a tribute to thehundreds of librarians, staff membersand volunteers who make BrooklynIn Brooklyn, that community includeschildren discovering the joys of literacy,students visiting our branches afterschool, families on the wrong side ofthe digital divide, immigrants eagerto become United States citizens andthe entrepreneurs who have remadeBrooklyn’s image and economy. Morepeople are visiting the library than everbefore, and it is our honor to serve them.photos: (left) First Lady Michelle Obama presents the National Medal for Museum and Library Service to patronKim Best and BPL President & CEO Linda E. Johnson.(right) Young patrons listen intently at New Utrecht Library.6
SYSTEMWIDE SIX-DAY SERVICEThere was good news forBrooklyn Public Library inNew York City’s 2016 budget:an increased investment of 12 million that allowed us tohire new librarians, increaseour hours of operation andimprove library facilitiesthroughout the borough.Thanks to the support of Mayorde Blasio, Speaker Mark-Viverito andthe members of New York City Council,universal six-day library servicereturned to Brooklyn in October 2015,while the number of libraries openseven days increased as Macon,Mapleton, New Lots and Ryder joinedCentral and Kings Highway. With ourextra days of service came additionalevening and weekend hours, making itmuch easier for working families to visittheir local branches. As always, themembers of the City Council’s Brooklyndelegation generously supportedthe libraries in their districts—forexample, we were also able to offerSunday hours in Borough Park andMidwood, neighborhoods home tomany Orthodox Jewish patrons, thanksto support from New York City CouncilMembers David Greenfield and BradLander and a 100,000 grant from theDavid Berg Foundation, whichis funding the Library’s expansion ofprograms and services for the Orthodoxcommunity.In total, twenty-two branches addedan extra day of service this year, andBPL provided an additional 218 hoursof public service per week throughoutthe system. More than half of thenew librarians hired to help staff theexpanded hours are children’s andyoung adult specialists who contributeto the Library’s work on early literacyand school preparedness.The year was also noteworthy forseveral branch improvement projects.Eastern Parkway reopened with a newroof and completely renovated interior.Arlington Library is now home to ourthird passport office. And at ConeyIsland, we partnered with BRIC to opena television studio at which patronscan attend free or low-cost classesto learn about video production andbroadcasting.Though the Invest in Libraries campaignwas successful, much remains to bedone. Brooklyn Public Library continuesto partner with our sister systems, theNew York Public Library and QueensLibrary, to make the case for libraries.We are grateful for the public andprivate funders without whose supportwe could not offer such a broad rangeof services to the millions of NewYorkers who visit us each year.7
FOR READERS AND WRITERS“I tend to go off on tangents,” ToniMorrison told an audience of 1,200 duringher appearance at Brooklyn by the Book,an evenings-with-authors series presentedby the Library in partnership withCommunity Bookstore and CongregationBeth Elohim. Though the crowd was large,Morrison’s conversation was intimateand, as she noted, wide ranging, withstories from her childhood, insights intoher writing process and candid, evenconflicted reflections on her characters.Toni Morrison wasone of four Nobel Prizewinners to visit theLibrary in a span ofnine months, alongwith economist JosephStiglitz, novelistOrhan Pamuk andjournalist SvetlanaAlexievich.By the end of the year, thousands ofNew Yorkers had attended readings anddiscussions at BPL with authors like PeteHamill, Cokie Roberts, Frank Bruni, A.O. Scott, John Irving, Salman Rushdieand Pharrell Williams, who debuted hischildren's book, Happy, at Central Library.In addition to hosting authors and makingtheir books widely available, this yearBrooklyn Public Library developed anaward to recognize writers who haveportrayed the borough in their work oraddressed themes relevant to its life andculture. The Brooklyn Eagles Literary Prize,(now called the Brooklyn Public LibraryLiterary Prize), named for and presentedby BPL’s community of young, engagedsupporters, is unique among literaryawards in that its nomination processis driven by bookstores and librarians.Inaugural nonfiction winner DW Gibson(The Edge Becomes the Center: AnOral History of Gentrification in the 21stCentury) and fiction winner Atticus Lish(Preparation for the Next Life) acceptedtheir awards at the Brooklyn Classic, theEagles’ annual fundraiser, held at thebeautiful Park Slope Library.Generous support from the PeckStacpoole Foundation helped tounderwrite the cash awards, authorreadings and the purchase ofwinning titles.The Library hosted another awardsceremony for BPL’s citywide Teen WritingContest in June, one meant to recognizeEconomist Joseph Stiglitz and acclaimed author Toni Morrison.8and encourage a new generation ofwriters. The Ned Vizzini Teen WritingPrize is named for the late author whosehilarious, heartbreaking books—several ofwhich were composed in part at CentralLibrary—continue to inspire readersand writers of all ages. Brooklynite StinaTrollbäck earned first prize in prose for“Zeroed Out,” a dystopian work of sciencefiction in which the value of human lifeis negotiable (and, at times, negligible),while Manhattan resident Kat Snoddywon top honors in poetry for “A Meal,”a surreal meditation on the transienceof life. The purpose of the Vizzini Prizewas articulated by Ned’s wife, the writerSabra Embury, who said, “When someonebelieves in, early on, what you're trying toaccomplish as a creative, it makes a worldof difference."
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LEARNING AT THE LIBRARYLearning at the Library is not confinedto the books on our shelves. Childrendevelop essential literacy skills at ourstorytimes, teens receive help with theirhomework and patrons can attend freeclasses on subjects ranging from arthistory to computer programming. In2016, the Library continued to expandits educational initiatives for patronsand librarians.The BKLYNIncubator developsand funds newinitiatives bylibrarians and staff,with training andmentoring on howto design successfulprograms, buildpartnerships, manageprojects and documentoutcomes.Hundreds of patrons have participated inIncubator-supported programs since itslaunch in 2015 with initial funding from theInstitute of Museum and Library Services.Highlights have included Girls Report Now!at Leonard Library, a biweekly journalismcourse for girls ages 12 to 17; the FutureLeaders Career Awareness Series atCypress Hills Library, where workingprofessionals advised teens on potentialcareer paths; and Reading the Rhythm atDeKalb Library, a combination dance classand book discussion program for highschool students. With BKLYN Incubator,BPL has developed a model that otherlibraries can replicate to empowertheir staff and develop more innovativeprograms at the branch level. Thanks toa multi-year grant from the Charles H.Revson Foundation, the Incubator programexpanded in 2016 to guide participantsthrough a series of workshops on how tothink entrepreneurially, identify communitypartners, manage programs and measureoutcomes. Thus the BKLYN Incubator isless a competition than an opportunity forprofessional development.The spring of 2016 saw the debut ofLibrary Lab, a weekend STEM programfor children 6-10 and their familiesdeveloped with funding from the CarnegieCorporation of New York. Participantsconducted experiments in a lab-stylesetting designed to encourage children toexplore science, technology, engineeringand math concepts in a friendly andwelcoming environment. Held in 28branches, Library Lab served more than1,600 children. The Library expandedBKLYN Incubator participants at Cypress Hills and Clinton Hill libraries.10the program to 52 branches, reaching anadditional 4,000 children.The Library also got creative with the2016 Summer Reading program, in whicha record 143,000 people participated.Families were able to track their readingusing Beanstack’s user-friendly, mobilefirst interface. The service helped familieswith young students log their reading anddiscover great library books and branchprograms. In addition, we partneredwith Luna Park, New York City’s largestamusement park, to encourage theborough’s youngest residents to keepreading over the summer. More than13,000 readers brought their completedSummer Reading game boards orchallenges to the park to enjoy free,unlimited rides. Support for the SummerReading program was provided by theNational Grid Foundation, Astoria Bank,Con Edison, Macy’s and the New YorkCommunity Trust’s ELSAM Fund. CBS2/WLNY was the official media partner forSummer Reading 2016.
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REACHING OUTBrooklyn is one of the most diversecommunities in the world, and patronsappreciate the Library’s multilingual andmulticultural offerings. In the words oflibrarian Jodi Shaw, “When children areyoung, their brains are like sponges, andat the Library they learn that the world isbigger than their own neighborhoods.”BPL’s coordinator of services for olderadults, Taina Evans, says that “patrons lovehearing and speaking their own language.To participate in a library program they canfully understand is so meaningfulfor them.”Through an ongoing partnership withApple Bank, BPL became the firstlibrary system in New York City to offerLanguage Line, a telephone servicethat makes it possible for speakers ofdifferent languages to communicate witheach other through an interpreter. Theservice is now available at every BPLbranch, enabling staff to communicatewith patrons in over 100 languages. AppleBank also sponsored the Library’s WorldLanguage Family Series, which includedLunar New Year celebrations, Russianlanguage concerts, Hispanic HeritageMonth programs and the first annualWorld Language Family Day.Aspiring Haitian- or Kreyol-speakingentrepreneurs competed in the Library’ssecond annual PowerUP! KREYOLBusiness Plan Competition. Inspired bythe contest that helped launch BogotaLatin Bistro, Redbeard Bikes, GreenlightBookstore and other Brooklyn favorites,PowerUP! KREYOL awarded a totalof 10,000 in startup funding to threeinnovative business plans in 2016. Inaddition to cash prizes, the competition,developed in partnership with the NYCDepartment of Small Business Services,provided free classes for participants onsubjects like marketing, business financeand the utilization of library resources.“Brooklyn has alarge entrepreneurialcommunity whosemembers do nothave easy access toresources in theirnative languages,”said program liaisonWinnie Siclait.“Now, we’re able to provide them with thebusiness classes, counseling and capitalthey need to get their ventures up andrunning.”For the Library, serving Brooklyn meansmeeting the needs of the borough’smost vulnerable residents. Studieshave shown that having an incarceratedThe 2016 PowerUP! KREYOL winners and World Language Family Day at Bay Ridge Library.12mother or father can be as painful tochildren as the death of a parent—andthat the combination of trauma, shameand stigma unique to incarceration canhave a particularly detrimental effect ona child’s development. BPL created theTeleStory program to facilitate virtualstorytimes, sing-alongs and other bondingactivities for incarcerated parents and theirchildren. With a grant from the John S. andJames L. Knight Foundation, the Libraryexpanded TeleStory to serve a total of 12branches in 2016. The TeleStory branches,located in neighborhoods with high ratesof incarceration, host family video visitsin warm and welcoming rooms filledwith toys, stuffed animals and coloringmaterials; participants have access tothe same books, allowing them to readtogether—a powerful bonding experience.
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BPL BY THE NUMBERSFISCAL YEAR 2015FISCAL YEAR 2016 155,731 163,595FY 2016 TOTAL EXPENSESin thousands 21% Central Library65% Neighborhood Libraries6%Special Programs6% Management and General2%Fundraising 154,232 144,590 145,715FY 2016 TOTAL REVENUE& SUPPORT in thousandsFY 2015 TOTAL EXPENSES 66% 7% 2% 21% 0% 4% 22%FY 2015 TOTAL REVENUE& SUPPORT in thousandsin thousandsCity of New YorkState and Federal Govt.ContributionsContributed Facilities& UtilitiesNet Investment IncomeOther Central Library67% Neighborhood Libraries6%Special Programs4% Management and General1%Fundraising 64% City of New York8%State and Federal Govt.2%Contributions22% Contributed Facilities& Utilities 0%Net Investment Income 4%OtherFINANCIAL RATIOSFiscal Year 2016Total OperatingExpenses in 000s%Fiscal Year 2015 in 000s%Fiscal Year 2014 in 000s%Central aries101,30865%97,06067%90,67066%Special Programs8,5916%8,2366%7,7106%Management ,2521%2,0792% 155,731100% 145,715100% 136,468100%Total Revenue & SupportCity of New YorkState and FederalGovtContributionsContributedFacilities & UtilitiesNet %4,9333% 163,595100% 154,232100% 144,590100%The accompanying statement of financial position was taken from the audited financial statements as of and for the year endingJune 30, 2016, for Brooklyn Public Library.For a complete copy of the audited financial statements, please write to:Finance Department, Brooklyn Public Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 1123814
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION in thousandsJune 30, 2016June 30, 2015 20,015 15,603Receivables, Net8,35811,229Investments42,11443,032Property And Equipment, Net36,19830,20583102106,768100,171AssetsCash And Cash EquivalentsOther AssetsLiabilities and Net AssetsAccounts payable, accrued expenses and advancesAccrued wages and related liabilities 10,287 rd-designated forbuilding renovation5,8007,900Board-designated for use in subsequent fiscal year5,4395,439Total unrestricted73,81269,483Temporarily restricted5,3205,079Permanently restricted2,5942,516Total net assets81,72677,078 106,768 100,171Deferred revenueTotal liabilitiesCommitments and contingenciesNet assets:Unrestricted:Corporate15
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES in entlyUnrestrictedTotalJune tlyUnrestrictedTotalJune 30, 2015 108,055 108,055 98,691 98,691Operating support andrevenues:City of New YorkState of New York7,6147,6147,3937,393Federal government1,1561,1561,1801,180Contribution income10483,236786Purchase discountreimbursement 33,3271,3331,375Contributed facilities and utilitiesNet investment income1,1882,1881452,9383,7241681,543Contributed goods and services3783788686Special events, net of directbenefit to donors of 151 and 176in 2016 and 2015, respectively688688425425Fines, royalties and other revenue4,0124,0124,0764,076Net assets released fromrestrictions for operationsTotal operating revenues 149151,852Operating expenses:Program services:Central library33,28633,28631,97231,972Neighborhood libraries101,308101,30897,06097,060Special programsTotal program 37,268Supporting services:Management and ,2522,252Total support services12,54612,5468,4478,447Total operating expenses155,731155,731145,715145,715Change in net assets fromoperating 96,137Non-operating activities:Grants and contributions78Permanently restrictedcontributionsLoss on disposal of fixed assetsUnderwater funds tment losses notdesignated for current operations(691)(195)Net assets released fromrestrictions for capitalexpenditures200(200)Change in net assets fromnon-operating activities(1,726)(190)78(1,838)17(96)8(71)Increase in net 51677,07864,4784,0262,50871,012 73,812 5,320 2,594 81,726 69,483 5,079 2,516 77,078Net assets – July 1Net assets – June 3016(910)
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DONORSFISCAL YEAR 2016 DONORS 1,000,000 Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin* 100,000 Altman Foundation*John S. and James L. Knight Foundation*The Pinkerton FoundationCharles H. Revson Foundation*The Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund* 50,000 AnonymousCharter CommunicationsCiti FoundationSusan & David MarcinekHenry and Lucy Moses Fund, Inc.New York Community TrustStavros Niarchos Foundation* 25,000 AnonymousAretê FoundationFrank BisignanoBloomberg PhilanthropiesBoies, Schiller & Flexner LLPDeborah Brown & Eric J. PloumisCon EdisonEtsyFirst Data CorporationBlake W. & Andrew FooteMiriam Katowitz & Arthur RadinKKRThe Ambrose Monell FoundationNational Grid FoundationThe Starr FoundationWilliams 15,000 Anonymous (2)Apple BankAstoria BankCantor Fitzgerald/BGC PartnersNina Collins & Cliff PerlmanELSAM FundHenry B. & Karoly S. GutmanKaren A. and Kevin W. Kennedy FoundationMacy'sKim-Thu Posnett & Michael PastorLaura PriceRobin Shanus & Stephen MerkelSills Family FoundationEpstein Teicher Philanthropies18 10,000 AnonymousBET NetworksCablevisionCosentini AssociatesDisney Publishing WorldwideThe Durst Organization, L.P.Goldman SachsThe Grainger FoundationStephanie & Timothy IngrassiaJRM Construction Management, LLC.Leon Levy FoundationJeanine & Michael LiburdMaimonides Medical CenterNSP Enterprises, Inc.Janet & David OffensendDenise & Mike ReissJennifer G. & Sean RodgersThe Edith Glick Shoolman Children’sFoundationPeck Stacpoole FoundationTiger Baron FoundationLaurie M. Tisch Illumination FundTwo Trees Management Co., LLCMaureen & Thomas WipfXAC Automation Corporation 5,000 Liz Alter & Charles DuhiggAmerican Chai TrustJanet AndersonAnonymous (4)Martine Beamon & Edward JoyceBerlinRosen Public AffairsAndrea R. Bozzo & John G. MartinezPamela Brier & Peter AschkenasyBrunswick GroupWilliam C. Bullitt FoundationMary Dixie Carter & Stephen KempfConstance & Henry Christensen, IIIJeanne Cloppse & Laurie McPhersonKate & Michael CraneAnthony W. Crowell & David D. RodheCrystal & CompanyKathy & Henry B. ElsesserEnterprise Lighting Sales Corp.Eliza & Jason FactorForest CityRachel & Benjamin GeballeJacqueline & Nicholas A. Gravante Jr.Gunderson Dettmer Stough VilleneuveFranklin & Hachigian LLPHarperCollins Children’s BooksCaroline P. HuberInforInvestors BankJackson Lewis P.C.Jenner & Block, LLPThe J.M. Kaplan FundEzra Jack Keats FoundationLarry LindenThe LiRo GroupLos BlancosVirginia LovejoyMarvel Architects PLLCSuratchada & Brian O'NeilPenguin Random HousePharos Systems International Inc.Carl PodwoskiEmma Price Vizzini & James VizziniGilbert Rivera Charitable FoundationRobertson FoundationSandra & Peter SchubertThe Jennifer & Jonathan Allan Soros FundStop & Stor Charitable FundEllen N. & Bill S. TaubmanDr. Lucille C. ThomasKimberly ThromToshiko Mori Architect PLLCU3 AdvisorsVenable LLPVVA Project Managers and ConsultantsKathy & Gordon WeilAmelia & James WilsonLaura & Thomas WinnerYelp Foundation 2,500 Elizabeth Andrews & Eliot MerrillAnonymousThe George Backer Family Foundation, Inc.Kate & Doug BaconBay Ridge HondaBeatty Harvey Coco Architects, LLPErich R. BechtelVirginia & Jake BlairMary & Thomas BoastBridges Ride for AutismJane Brody EngquistLewis BurkeDavid M. BushlerCitizens Committee for NYCStephanie K. CliffordJoseph I. DouekNicole & Andrew DresherPaula & Hayden DunbarEBSCO Information ServicesNicola & Andrew FabensJulie & Joseph Farris, IIGretchen V. & Samuel M. FeldmanFoundation* Indicates a multi-year gift
Katherine & Luke FichthornThe Honorable Alice Fisher Rubin &Mr. Lowell RubinJeffrey M. Gennette & Geoff WelchGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPAnne Gilbert & Gordon GoldsteinAlice Henkin & John NicolichThe Arthur and Patricia Hill FoundationKatherine L. Hosford & Christopher WelchInfogroupBetty & Stephen KahnRachel & Denis P. KelleherStacy Kramer & David M. KramerSusan Louer & Jules TrachtenLay Cheng LeeSarah & Michael LondonDavid LudwigCarol & Gino P. MenchiniMidwest TapeTom MurnElyse Newman & Ben S. DolnickMarie Nugent-Head Marlas & James MarlasBarry M. OkunBenet O'ReillyJames J. O'TooleMoses L. Parshelsky FoundationStuart I. Post & Christopher KelleyLisa & Gordon PriceLisa & Peter PuleoSusan & William RifkinTamar SagherShen Family FoundationSixpoint BrewerySt. Francis CollegePhilip StronginMagda Jimenez Train &Patrick Train-GutiérrezMichael Tuch Foundation, Inc.Victoria Westhead & John LevyWMEJoanne Witty & Eugene KeilinZipcar, Inc.Kate Zuckerman & Simon Lipskar 1,000 Dr. and Mrs. Todd J. Albert &Barbara Merinoff AlbertLinda & Earle AltmanJennifer Altman & Jason FeinCecilia Z. & Sundeep B. AmruteAnonymous (8)Nick AntoscaCynthia A. ArmineBenjamin AtkinsBaker & TaylorKristen & Daniel BarileSusan S. & Benjamin BaxtLeslie & Alan BellerStory BellowsSarah E. BeneschAbbe BershatskyJenny & Michael BestLandis & James BestBibliothecaLeon J. BijouLaura Blady & Barinder SinghNancy & Anthony BoweCara J. & Bryan BowersCaroline A. BowkerPeter D. BurackButler's Hole SouthLauren Cerand & Jeff WaxmanSteven P. ChapmanCharina Endowment FundLaura CohenLisa Melmed Cohen & Steven CohenBeverly A. ColeMargery Cooper & Neil M. CorwinLinda CornfieldJodie & Eric CorngoldCorwin Family Charitable FoundationJoanna & Kevin CostantinoChristopher CoxJohn CoyneCarla E. Craig & Stuart D. FreedmanLouise de la Fuente & Mace RosensteinNancy & Chad DickersonCassandra Dillenberger & Errol ArevaloDoul Construction Corp.EisnerAmper LLPKaren FairbanksJaimie & David J. FieldMichael D. FleisherRoseann FoderaLizanne Fontaine & Bob BuckholzFort Hamilton High SchoolFund for the City of New YorkStephen FurnstahlMary Sue & Brit GeigerAbe M. GeorgeLinda Gibbs & Thomas L. McMahonMorris GlazmanGoogle Inc.Lara & Robert GruberKara Gustafson & Neil De SilvaLinda HackerMargaret L. HagenMariet J. HamrahNancy & Dozier HastyMangesh HattikudurAlexes HazenDavid HeldJeffrey D. HenigsonCorinne Hoener & Christie SeaverCate & Laurence HoltMargie & Jeff HonickmanBelle Horwitz & Jonathan WeinerEdward J. HowardYong-Ja HoweryHans P. HuberJohn HuntingInnovative Interfaces, Inc.Tracey D. JacksonNatalie & Peter JarosLinda E. JohnsonDr. Bradford Katchen & Mr. Julien DucourneauPhyllis & Edward KwalwasserDavid N. LafleurJuyin Lee & Shawn H. LiuMarci Lucia & Amit MehtaLemberg Foundation, Inc.Robin E. Lester-Kenton & William KentonLEVENBETTSAmanda Lin & Nathan ThomasJanet S. LindgrenDeitra Mara & Anthony Santa CattarinaMarble Fairbanks ArchitectsLeslie Marshall & Mauro PremuticoJonathan MarvelDale & Edward J. MathiasLexy Mayers & David LesserPeter E. McCabeThe McCance Foundation TrustDr. Therese McGinnSophie McNeillMary Ryan MunisteriJoseph C. MussoMontserrat Nicolas & Michael C. MillerEliot Nolen & Tim BradleyChristina M. Norman & Charles R. HuntTammy OlerOpen Society FoundationsAmy OrrOverDrive Inc.Margaret H. ParkerAlbert Penick FundLise L. Porter & Art MatinCharlotte PricePrior Family FoundationDr. Sandra P. PriorSarah M. Prior & Craig L. RobertsJoseph ProfetaJulie RaskinRita RasmussenKristin Kubiak Ratner & Austin G. Ratner19
DONORSRachel M. Ratner & Richard GreenspanNe
64,000 free programs, with nearly 1 million attendees Circulated more than . Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology by Leah Remini and Rebecca Paley H Is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald Evicted: Pove
