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The main branch of the New York Public Library, another reason New York is so fresh. Dig this tribute to vintage Curt Teich linen postcards over at The Selvedge Yard.
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I’ve used efficient, modern-looking microfilm machines, but not at the main branch of the New York Public Library. The machines there are so temperamental that I half-expect a wise-ass bird poke his...
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Our pal Mark Lamster on the New York Public Library: Sometime last year, the New York Public Library (NYPL) retired its pneumatic-tube system, which had been used to request books for more than a...
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From Jeremiah’s Vanishing New York come links to two piece about the stacks at the New York Public Library. The news is troubling. Wall Street Journal; NY Public Library. Here’s more from the Times....
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Room with a View. Shhh. Picture from Blue Pueblo via the consistently vibrant site, This Isn’t Happiness.
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From the New York Times, here’s Stephen Farrell on the quiet-as-kept City Hall library: But while book titles can be searched online, the books themselves cannot be downloaded or taken out. They must...
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