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The McGraw Rotunda on the third floor currently houses two special displays: Best Friends Forever: Holiday Greeting Cards from NYPL’s Picture Collection and A Dickens Christmas.
…and if you are brave enough, there is always the Holiday Market in Bryant Park, right behind the library building.
*Please note that the sketching location is different from the show-and-tell location.
Host: Leslie Sim (516) 633-2340
Date: Saturday 12/27/25
Time: Sketching 10am - 3pm | Show and Tell beginning at 3pm.
Sketching Location: New York Public Library- Main Branch, aka: The Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, 476 5th Avenue (@ 42nd), NY, NY
Rules: Visitors are not permitted to bring any beverages, liquids, water bottles, or food into the Library. Carts, large bags, bags on wheels, backpacks, or collections of bags that are larger than 24” x 16” x 10” are not permitted to enter the Library and will not be admitted to the bag check.
Meeting Location: Join your fellow sketchers throughout the library and just start sketching. There will be no official meeting to kick off the day. If you are new, look for people with sketchbooks and say hello.
Show and Tell location: Whole Foods Seating Area- 1095 6th Avenue: Behind the library, across the street from Bryant Park on 6th Ave. The library is often too crowded for us all to meet there. Check with the host day-of to confirm the exact show-and-tell location.
Seating: There are some tables and benches depending on where you sketch. Stools have been used in the past, but try at your own risk.
Food, drink, restrooms: There are restrooms. Food and drink are not allowed in the library, but there are plenty of options in the surrounding area.
About NYC Urban Sketchers Events: All are welcome–no fee, no registration. Just look for folks with sketchbooks and say hello. If you have trouble finding us, contact the host; their contact info is in the NYC Urban Sketchers blog post for this event. #nycurbansketchers.
