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To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird was published 53 years ago today! Be sure to check out this classic children’s novel from your local NYPL branch. And, don’t forget to visit the main branch on 5th Avenue and 42nd street to see To Kill a Mockingbird and hundreds of other classic children’s books at "The ABC of It: Why Children’s Books Matter" exhibit!

(via nypl)

Photograph by Louikenson, a 17 year-old residing in Jacmel, Haiti.

Project Istwa, a non-profit organization that conducts photography workshops with Haitian youth across Haiti, will hold its second annual New York City photography exhibition Sa Se Lavi: Photographs and Stories by Haiti’s Youth at 25CPW Gallery from June 7-9th. Sa Se Lavi will feature 87 photographs taken and captioned by Project Istwa participants from Port Salut, Jacmel, Hinche, Miragoâne and Jérémie. On Saturday, June 8th from 6:30-10:00 p.m. there will be a special reception and silent auction of the photographs hosted by photographer Marc Baptiste. Proceeds from SaSe Lavi will help fund Project Istwa’s workshops in July.

Pictured: “This is a cobbler. He’s doing something that’s really good. If your shoe falls apart, he can fix it for you and you don’t have to buy another one. The times when you don’t have enough money to buy another pair of shoes, you just give him a little bit of money and he will fix it for you. A lot of people know him.”