NEW YORK TIMES — Suppose you guess where people spend at least some of their time in the city. For instance, what attractions draw the most visitors? A. Major museums, like the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, American Museum…

NEW YORK POST — No one in politics is against public libraries — yet somehow, New York City has cut funding for them by nearly a fifth over the past decade. Funds slashed in the wake of the 2008 meltdown haven’t…

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS — When Bill de Blasio set off for Washington last week to unveil a Progressive Agenda to rewire the rules of economic engagement and enable broadly shared prosperity, he proudly invoked the legacies of two great New Yorkers…

NEW YORK TIMES —  New York’s public libraries want about $1.5 billion from the city over the next 10 years so they can fix their buildings, which are old, crowded, falling apart or lacking in things they need to be useful…

One week from today, the winners of the NYC Neighborhood Library Awards will be announced. Two of the judges, Jacqueline Woodson, who won a 2014 National Book Award for her young adult memoir Brown Girl Dreaming, and Maira Kalman, author and illustrator…

An analysis by the Center for an Urban Future, a Revson grantee, finds NYC’s public libraries are open fewer hours than libraries in nearly every large county in New York State and the majority of library systems in the nation’s largest cities.

Meytal Brown Mendelewicz and Hila Marmos speak about the Fund’s vision of a more inclusive Israeli society for young adults as they accept the 2015 JJ Greenberg Memorial Award at the Jewish Funders Network International Conference in Tel Aviv.

Revson President, Julie Sandorf, cites the changing role of libraries in New Yorker's lives, an essential part of the community that desperately needs extended hours and improved facilities.

Frédéric Brenner explains the coordination of 12 artists for the collaborative project, “This Place,” featuring a diverse group of photographers with only one commonality: the geographic area of Israel and the West Bank.

CUF, in partnership with the Architectural League of New York, presents a study of possible designs to improve New York's branch library system. A recent public showcase offers glimpses at New York's library of the future.

Revson President Julie Sandorf's editorial for Philanthropy New York calls for a re-commitment to New York City libraries, extending hours, strengthening infrastructure, and making the libraries central to city development plans.

At CUF event, five design teams present ideas for the future of New York’s branch libraries. Concepts showcased sleek, modern buildings that team libraries with affordable housing.

The Center for an Urban Future report highlights the immediate and long-term needs of NYC libraries, pushing for a reformed funding system, expansion, and redevelopment.

CUF report finds New York City local libraries increasingly important to communities while infrastructure and development needs remain unmet.

WNYC's Brian Lehrer interviews David Giles and Jonathan Bowles from the Center for an Urban Future about the state of NYC branch libraries, in comparison to other city systems.

A newly released report analyzes NYC public library branches’ capital needs and offers a blueprint for how to address the maintenance crisis.

Featuring excerpts from nominations submitted for last year’s NYC Neighborhood Library Awards, "My Library Is" illuminates the myriad ways that public libraries enrich communities — in New Yorkers’ own words.

Created by filmmakers Julie Dressner and Jesse Hicks, this Revson-funded documentary highlights the many unexpected ways the city’s libraries enrich New Yorkers’ lives and strengthen the social fabric of communities.

The New York Times talks to Spaceworks’ Paul Parkhill about the lack of affordable studio space for artists in the five boroughs.

Many of the city’s branch libraries feature half-empty shelves, reflecting budget constraints more than changing readership demands: since 2002, citywide circulation has grown by nearly 60 percent. Part of the City Limits series.

City Limits launches an ongoing project looking at the potential for New York’s libraries to fill a critical gap in our civic infrastructure, as well as the challenges and difficult choices the library systems face

Gonzalez visits the NYC Neighborhood Library Award-winning Sheepshead Bay Library, a branch that provides invaluable services to many immigrants in the neighborhood despite years of decreased city funding.

In this testimony before a City Council hearing, Revson’s president, Julie Sandorf, makes a case for why the capital funding process for New York City’s public libraries should be reformed.

It’s always easier for political candidates to seek credit for something new, but the best solution is to build on a system that has been proven to work, that New Yorkers already rely on and care deeply about — their libraries. If the mayoral hopefuls truly prioritize results, they should propose offering more support to our public library system.

Plus, listen to AdrianaBlancarte-Hayward share her story as an immigrant from Mexicowho went from attending her library’s English language learning programs tomanaging a branch.

Linda Johnson, TomGalante, and Anthony Marx talk to Brian Lehrer about the myriad servicesprovided by public libraries on which New Yorkers increasingly rely, even aslibrary budgets contract due to shrinking city funding. Nominate your branch for an NYC Neighborhood Library Award and it could win $10,000!

"Over a quarter of New York City’s 8.2 million residents borrow books from the city’s three public library systems. For those who cannot afford to buy downloads, digital books from libraries are essential to improving literacy, civic engagement and the technological facility necessary for economic success."

Every year, The Daily Beast shines a light on fifty American rabbis who are "influencers on a grand scale [and] effective at bringing ideas, innovations, and inspiration to large numbers of American Jews."

“[M]ore and more people are going to libraries to better themselves intellectually, and to pick up the skills they need to succeed in this economy.”

Mark your calendars and don’t miss this documentary film about how women have helped shape America over the last 50 years.

The New York Times’ architecture critic Michael Kimmelman gives a shout-out to the Center for an Urban Future’s "Branches of Opportunity" report on New York City’s public libraries on Twitter.

The apartment of New York City’s future has all the amenities of modern life: wheelchair-accessible bathroom, a full kitchen, space for entertaining and access to a gym, communal lounge, front and back porches and a rooftop garden — all in 370 square feet.

David Giles, research director at the Center for an Urban Future and the author of the report, "Branches of Opportunity", argues that New York City’s public libraries deserve even more support in today’s electronic era.

Circulation at library branches in the Bronx reached 5.36 million in 2011, while 347,859 people in the borough attended education programs, ranging from computer literacy classes to GED prep programs.

Over 40 million visits were paid to the New York, Brooklyn and Queens systems in 2011, more than the combined attendance at all the city’s professional sports games or major cultural institutions.

The Rockaways still look like ghost towns. But the community libraries are there—if only in the form of a bus, parked in front of the gutted, muddy Peninsula branch.

Project becomes reality with New York City’s "adAPT NYC" competition: The WSJ and Crain’s report on enthusiastic response to call for micro apartment designs.

Ms. Effron has helped to spearhead "Love a Library," a day of service to happen on September 22 at library branches across New York, Brooklyn and Queens.

Women continue to be underrepresented among tenured researchers in the hard sciences. Now Israel has developed a tailored intervention to address the disparity.