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Brian Bannon

@bbannon

Chief Librarian, NYPL • Reading, Focus, Movement

 New York, NY
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Joined June 2007
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Sahalie Donaldson@SahalieDJan 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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Dale Chu
@Dale_Chu23 Nov 2025
Print reading is down 40% in 20 years, but audiobook listening is booming.
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Alex Heard@alexheard23 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…
Opinion | Do Audiobooks Count as Reading?

Opinion | Do Audiobooks Count as Reading?

We need to let go of our legacy print snobbery.

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SZA
@sza7 Jun 2020
THIS IS THE CEO OF CROSSFIT .. a man dedicated to making ppl healthy . Ban this bastard and tag ur fave black fit inspo !!!
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In memory of #CarrieFisher, here is a 1980 Empire Strikes Back photo from the @librarycongress Prints and Photographs Division.
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I love this so much I had to take a pic. A @librarycongress librarian using the CARD CATALOG!
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26 fiction & nonfiction titles that depict the lives of soldiers. #VeteransDay ow.ly/ZjIq30gosdQ
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Sun wah with Steve Dolinsky another great kick off to Chicago ideas week#ciw #steve dolinsky
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BEST. DAY. EVER. 🇺🇸🏆
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"The well-being of society starts with the well-being of kids, and play is critical for them to grow up happy" uschamberfoundation.org/blog…
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Startup Workshops to Help New Gov Tech Companies Understand Gov govtech.com/civic/Startup-Wo…
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"I’m still nosy, you know, curious.” mobile.nytimes.com/2017/05/1…
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Now THAT's a cozy library nook! Snapshot from our day filming at @chipublib last week. #ALA2017
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"Play is a critical component to healthy development and to simply being a kid" playgroundprofessionals.com/…
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US: New York Governor Signs Anti-Child Marriage Law hrw.org/news/2017/06/20/us-n…
US: New York Governor Signs Anti-Child Marriage Law

US: New York Governor Signs Anti-Child Marriage Law

New York State has taken an important step toward ending child marriage, as Governor Andrew Cuomo on June 20, 2017 signed legislation to dramatically reduce the circumstances under which children can...

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.@Entrepreneur names PLU as #2 university with the highest paid graduates in the tech industry! entrepreneur.com/article/296…
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Rahm Emanuel welcoming ALA attendees: "Thank you. You culturally & intellectually bridge the gaps of the communities you serve." #alaac2017
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rahm emanuel -- libraries are more than books and bricks #ALA
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Rahm Emanuel comes to address #ALA conference in Chicago. Talking about tracking children, using WH model #greatidea
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"Any preschool teacher will tell you that young children learn through play" wsj.com/articles/how-much-do…
How Much Do Toddlers Learn From Play?

How Much Do Toddlers Learn From Play?

Although it’s hard to study play in a lab, a new wave of research is showing how important it is to children’s learning.

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