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Becky Laughner

@blaughner

NYC arts professional. I make exhibitions at @NYPL & @NYPL_research. Sometimes I do things for @MuseumsCouncil.

 Brooklyn
Joined June 2008
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@nypl4 Dec 2023
New items on view! Plan your visit to see the Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library’s Treasures and explore some of the extraordinary manuscripts, artworks, letters, and recordings in our renowned research collections. #NYPLTreasures on.nypl.org/47Ysb8Y
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Chi Ossé@OsseChi19 Jun 2023
Protected bike lane on Bedford Avenue ASAP @NYC_DOT
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@WMSBG19 Jun 2023
An accident yesterday at Bedford Ave & DeKalb Ave.
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This should do the trick
The following is written in marker and pen on lined notebook paper: Official government letterhead Dear (blank space for boss’s name) Please excuse (blank space for subject’s name) from work until 2043 as they are undergoing nature. Sincerely, WA D N R

ALT The following is written in marker and pen on lined notebook paper: Official government letterhead Dear (blank space for boss’s name) Please excuse (blank space for subject’s name) from work until 2043 as they are undergoing nature. Sincerely, WA D N R

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Abolish the monarchy. But first, enjoy this lovely picture of Jean Blake, crowned Queen of the May at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's May Day festival. Today's Fashion Friday is in full bloom. 🌸 🌸 🌸 . . [Queen of the May], 1948, GRDN_0037; Brooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
Image from Center for Brooklyn History (@brooklynhistory)
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ICE T
@FINALLEVEL28 Mar 2023
I do not give a flying FUCK about Fonts... Weirdo shit.
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The New York Times
@nytimes10 Mar 2023
Mayor Eric Adams wants to slash funds for New York City libraries. "The mayor might want to reconsider what library branches like the ones I saw deliver — and why their design has ripple effects," our critic Michael Kimmelman writes. nyti.ms/3ZSzevM
A photograph of the children's space in the Adams Street Library in Dumbo, Brooklyn. A headline reads: "As NYC Weighs Cuts, Three New Libraries Show Their Value" Credit: Justin Kaneps for The New York Times

ALT A photograph of the children's space in the Adams Street Library in Dumbo, Brooklyn. A headline reads: "As NYC Weighs Cuts, Three New Libraries Show Their Value" Credit: Justin Kaneps for The New York Times

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Zara Rahim@ZaraRahim7 Feb 2023
Are they going to let that mom who has two Super Bowl sons do the coin toss because if so I’m interested in at least the start and the middle
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Dropping this again. If you've seen the #TyreNicholsVideo, watch this your spirit needs it If you haven't watched that video maybe watch this one instead #TyreeNichols skateboarder, photographer, son AND an infectious smile Peace brother, we will remember your life
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NY Public Library
@nypl3 Jan 2023
💐 Explore the life and creative genius of Virginia Woolf. Reserve tickets for NYPL’s new, free exhibition examining one of the most important figures in 20th Century literature. #VirginiaWoolfNYPL on.nypl.org/3jK2wNo
Virginia Woolf: A Modern Mind

Virginia Woolf: A Modern Mind

Through March 5, 2023. Free Admission. Until further notice, tickets will not be required for the exhibition, please check below for any upcoming closures Explore the life and creative process of ...

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Sarah Meyer@SarahMeyerDC8 Nov 2022
Decided to go to @nypl — I feel much better now.
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JUST LAUNCHED! We've added ~10,000 pages to the Walt Whitman campaign for volunteers to transcribe. This batch contains odds and ends from Whitman's life, from birthday cards to business records, handwritten drafts to train tickets. Jump in here: crowd.loc.gov/campaigns/walt…
A collage containing a ferry ticket, a card for Whitman's birthday dinner, a draft title page, a letter from Whitman's literary executives, and a receipt

ALT A collage containing a ferry ticket, a card for Whitman's birthday dinner, a draft title page, a letter from Whitman's literary executives, and a receipt

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NY Public Library
@nypl3 Nov 2022
🍂 Not sure what to read next? Tweet at @NYPLRecommends from now until 2 PM ET to get a personalized recommendation from our book experts. Tell them your favorite books, authors, or genres, and they will work their magic.✨
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@nypl7 Nov 2022
💐 Explore the life and creative genius of Virginia Woolf. Reserve tickets for NYPL’s new, free exhibition examining one of the most important figures in 20th Century literature. #VirginiaWoolfNYPL on.nypl.org/3UdTF3P
The words Virginia Woolf A Modern Mind on the left and a black and white portrait of Virginia Woolf inside profile on the right

ALT The words Virginia Woolf A Modern Mind on the left and a black and white portrait of Virginia Woolf inside profile on the right

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Boerum Hill vibes are off
Image from Elena Saavedra Buckley (@elenasb_)
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the Brooklyn Public Library is doing a countdown of its most borrowed books of all time and it's hilarious because it's all like classic literature juxtaposed with things children think are awesome
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From the General Research Division: Day of the Dead: Día de los Muertos / photography by Denis Defibaugh; text by Ward Albro 🔗nypl.org/research/research-c…
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The Cullman Center is thrilled with The New Yorker's Best Books of 2022 So Far list, celebrating no fewer than fifteen of our past Fellows' books! newyorker.com/best-books-202…
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Laurie Anderson speaks about the Lou Reed exhibition and archive at the Library for the Performing Arts. The exhibition is on view here through March 4, 2023!
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Adam Wren
@adamwren6 Aug 2022
Eli Lilly and Co.—among Indiana’s largest employers—on the state’s new near-total abortion ban: “Given this new law, we will be forced to plan for more employment growth outside our home state.”
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Seth Pollack@sethmpk26 Jul 2022
Veselka closes at 10:30 now. That’s Eric Adams’ New York
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