The events surrounding “100 Years of the Schomburg Center” mark the centennial anniversary of the New York Public Library’s world-renowned Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of Black history and culture. The year-long celebration — of programs, exhibitions, special events, a limited-edition commemorative library card, and a “Schomburg Centennial Festival” and block party on June 14 — will honor generations of devoted librarians and staffers, patrons, supporters, and Arturo Schomburg, the Center’s namesake.

“Exactly 100 years ago today, the 135th Street Library in Harlem opened its Department of Negro Literature, History and Prints — the forerunner to today’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture,” wrote Schomburg D

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