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Biblion: The Boundless Library immerses users in rare items from The New York Public Library's vast collections, providing context while also allowing for serendipitous discoveries. Marking an innovation for apps, the second Biblion, launching in its entirety later this spring, takes advantage of new social media features to spark digitally enhanced conversation. Apple named Biblion one of its top apps in 2011 in the education category. Wired magazine praised it as one of 14 “outstanding apps for readers” in 2011, and The Atlantic magazine described it as “the magazine app of the future.” We welcome you to browse full editions online or download the app.

 
New York Public Editions

Biblion: Outsiders

The Afterlife of Shelley and Frankenstein

What makes a monster? What is it like living on the margins of society? Is technology inherently good or bad? These questions guided Mary Shelley 200 years ago as she wrote her classic novel Frankenstein — they remain just as relevant today. Biblion: Outsiders explores the connections between Shelley’s time and our own, showing how the classics resonate throughout society and the breadth of NYPL's offerings. The first section, Shelley's Ghost, complements an exhibition now on view at NYPL. Remaining sections will launch with the release of the app later this spring.

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Biblion: World’s Fair

Enter the World of Tomorrow

Enter the World of Tomorrow through one of the Library's richest and most heavily used archival collections: the official corporate records of the 1939–40 New York World's Fair. The Fair, like the Library, has something for everyone, from technological innovation and classical music, to pop culture and a portrait of the world dealing with the crises of war and economic hardship.

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New York Public Editions

Biblion Takes Users “Deep Inside the Hidden Archives”

Wired magazine picks Biblion as one if its "outstanding" apps for readers.

Did the New York Public Library Just Build the Magazine App of the Future?

The Atlantic's Alexis Madrigal writes that the new Biblion app could be a model for how to present information on a tablet.

How The New York Public Library is Sharing “The World of Tomorrow”

Transmedia guru Henry Jenkins on creating the first edition of Biblion.