Past Programs

Students enrolled in English as a Secondary Language  program at the New York Institute of Technology came to the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts for an orientation tour and the opportunity to acquire Library cards.  They visited the exhibitions and circulating collections, 

A group of 17 students from the Young Athletes, Inc. summer program visited the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.  The trip was a part of their Straphangers Club project investigating libraries ad museums around the city.   Young Athletes, Inc. is a Bronx-based after-school 

The Boot Camp is project of the NYC Department of Education and Lincoln Center Education, established to give 2 intensive weeks of audition/portfolio training to assist rising 8th graders preparing to apply for entrance into the specialized high schools.  Each August, The New York Public 

The Boot Camp is project of the NYC Department of Education and Lincoln Center Education, established to give 2 intensive weeks of audition/portfolio training to assist rising 8th graders preparing to apply for entrance into the specialized high schools.  Each August, The New York Public 

A group of 36 children, with counselors and teachers, from the Epworth United Methodist Church Day Camp in the Bronx traveled to Lincoln Center for an LPA exibition program.  They arranged teh visit in conjunction with attendance at a Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors event later that day.  The 

AMDA, brought a group of 46 high school age students from the summer program to LPA for orientation.  The students from the Acting, Musical Theater and Vocal studios learned how to find scripts and songs in the circulating and archival collections.  AMDA, a near neighbor, has planned 3 visits 

For the 12th year, the Library for the Performing Arts worked with the Department of Education's Summer Arts Institute on programs designed to introduce or facilitate the students to research in their field.  The series kicked off with the visit of 54 Middle  School Vocal students, with 

The Library continues its Trivia Concert series with a LGBT Pride month celebration, featuring Jackie Hoffman, The hilarious star of TV, Broadway, and film; 

In conjunction with the international celebration of Shakespeare and the Lincoln Center Theater professional development program, we hosted the 60 high school student semi-finalists in the Monologue and Sonnet Recital competition.  The students split into 2 groups, with 30 visiting Magical