It's one of the great libraries of the world and a must-see for anyone with intellectual or bookish interests. And especially for a retired librarian like Vicki. We did the official tour and then the tour of the NYPL Treasures (next post).
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| Vicki waving from the steps |
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| Still one of the world's largest marble buildings |
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One of the more ornate water fountains ever; alas,
fed by lead pipes; don't drink the water |
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Helpful model in the visitor center...just the research library...the
less famous main circulating library is across the the street...then
there are the nearly 60 branch libraries... |
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| Peering into the maps library |
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| Nice ceiling treatments throughout |
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| Now in the main reading room |
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| Important quote from Milton |
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| Main reading room, north |
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| South |
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Blind Milton Dictating Paradise Lost to His Daughters, Mihaly
Munkacsy, in the Salomon reading room; lots of art throughout |
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| Among the few old card catalogs |
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Now in the periodicals reading room, adorned with
paintings of all the old NYC periodicals publishing
houses...here, the old NY Times building |
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| Absolutely the only person I saw reading an actual book |
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| Still in the periodicals room, "City Hall and Publishers Row" |
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Outside now, looking at the two lions that guard the library entrance;
here, Fortitude... |
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And here Patience; both named by Mayor LaGuardia during the
Depression |
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Virtues as needed now as then, facing the onslaught of Republican
book-banners and book-burners |
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The library complex sits in or astride Bryant Park,
named for William Cullen Bryant...of Thanatopsis
fame...poet, newspaper editor, etc...here is his monument
in the park |
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