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The Library After Hours: Counterculture

Join us at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on select Fridays for the city’s most cerebral happy hour. The Library After Hours features music, food and drinks, performances, and behind-the-scenes access to the Library’s collections.

New York City celebrates the 1960s this year, and the Library is in on the act with its first After Hours of 2018, Counterculture, presented in connection with our brand-new exhibition “You Say You Want a Revolution.” Check out the exhibit, meet the curator, watch avant-garde and experimental films, make your own album-cover art, and dance to the sounds of the ’60s, courtesy of Felix Hernandez, the host of WBGO’s Rhythm Revue.

The evening will include:

  • A chance to be among the first to explore the new exhibit, “You Say You Want a Revolution.”
  • Guided talk by exhibit curator Isaac Gewirtz
  • A selection of ’60s avant-garde and experimental 16mm films pulled from our archives
  • Arts & Crafts table: create your own album-cover art
  • Access to the Recent Acquisitions exhibit, highlighting beautiful books, objects, art, photography, and ephemera procured by the Library in recent years
  • Quiet room with games, coloring, and puzzles
  • ’60s dance party with Felix Hernandez, host of WBGO’s Rhythm Revue, NY’s longest-running classic-soul radio show

Snacks & drinks available for purchase

21+ | ID required | #NYPLafterhours

Lines start forming at 5th Ave in advance of the event. Entrance is admitted on a first come, first serve basis, until the space is full, regardless of registration status.

Share your photos on social media with the hashtag #NYPLafterhours.

Please note that you must be 21+ to attend and ID is required.











When: Fri., Jan. 19, 2018 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Where: New York Public Library—Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
476 Fifth Ave.
917-275-6975
Price: Free
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Join us at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on select Fridays for the city’s most cerebral happy hour. The Library After Hours features music, food and drinks, performances, and behind-the-scenes access to the Library’s collections.

New York City celebrates the 1960s this year, and the Library is in on the act with its first After Hours of 2018, Counterculture, presented in connection with our brand-new exhibition “You Say You Want a Revolution.” Check out the exhibit, meet the curator, watch avant-garde and experimental films, make your own album-cover art, and dance to the sounds of the ’60s, courtesy of Felix Hernandez, the host of WBGO’s Rhythm Revue.

The evening will include:

  • A chance to be among the first to explore the new exhibit, “You Say You Want a Revolution.”
  • Guided talk by exhibit curator Isaac Gewirtz
  • A selection of ’60s avant-garde and experimental 16mm films pulled from our archives
  • Arts & Crafts table: create your own album-cover art
  • Access to the Recent Acquisitions exhibit, highlighting beautiful books, objects, art, photography, and ephemera procured by the Library in recent years
  • Quiet room with games, coloring, and puzzles
  • ’60s dance party with Felix Hernandez, host of WBGO’s Rhythm Revue, NY’s longest-running classic-soul radio show

Snacks & drinks available for purchase

21+ | ID required | #NYPLafterhours

Lines start forming at 5th Ave in advance of the event. Entrance is admitted on a first come, first serve basis, until the space is full, regardless of registration status.

Share your photos on social media with the hashtag #NYPLafterhours.

Please note that you must be 21+ to attend and ID is required.

Buy tickets/get more info now