Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Singer-songwriter Eleri Ward performs her original song "Float" during her first visit to the New York Public Library. Set in a "beautiful gilded room," this intimate acoustic performance explores the concept of surrendering to the present moment and the "flow of life". Ward reflects on the challenge of letting go of control—noting it is often "delicious in theory, but terrible in practice"—and how allowing oneself to "float" leads to where one is meant to be.

Performers - Eleri Ward feat. Jacob Yates
Josh Rogosin - Creative Director
Sam Fuentes - Senior Building Manager
Scotty Illuminati - Intro Animation
Filippo Passamonti - Mastering (VDSS Studio)
TJ Woods - Associate Director, Technology Training Programs
Brandy McNeil - Deputy Director, Branch Programs and Services

Special Thanks to the patrons of the Field Recording Breakdown at NYPL's TechConnect

Concert Hosted At The New York Public Library's Stephen A. Schwarzman Building in The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division