In the Media

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BELOW ARE ITEMS ON LIBRARIES FROM A VARIETY OF MEDIA.

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DECEMBER 29, 2019
"How a Bronx Librarian Spends Her Sundays" by Abigail Meisel in The New York Times, December 29, 2019
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/27/nyregion/Francis-Martin-Library-Bronx-Ruth-Rodriguez.html

OCTOBER 11, 2019
"Chicago Got Rid Of Late Book Fees At Public Libraries, Will NYC Do The Same?" by Gwynne Hogan, gothamist.com, October 11, 2019
https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/should-nyc-public-libraries-eliminate-late-book-fees

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
“Betty Corwin, 98, Salvager Of Theaters’ Fleeting Magic” by Laura Collins-Hughes in The New York Times, September 18, 2019
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/17/theater/betty-corwin-dead.html

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
"NY Public Library Lions Ready for a Cleaning" by Alec Hamilton, WNYC.org, September 2, 2019.
https://www.wnyc.org/story/nypl-lions-ready-cleaning/

MAY 20, 2019
"Why the New York Public Library Has 7 Floors of Stacks With No Books" by Winnie Hu in The New York Times, May 20, 2019
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/20/nyregion/ny-public-library-midtown-manhattan.html

APRIL 16, 2019
"NYPL to Deploy A New Fleet Of Bookmobiles For First Time Since The '80s" by Paula Mejia in Gothamist.com, April 16, 2019
http://gothamist.com/2019/04/16/nypl_bookmobiles.php

MARCH 15, 2019
"Un-Hidden Tresures: The New York Public Library will have plenty to show in a new gallery" by James Barron in The New York Times, March 15, 2019
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/12/arts/treasures-ny-public-library.html

MARCH 2, 2019
"How the N.Y. Public Library Fills Its Shelves (and Why Some Books Don't Make the Cut)" by Winnie Hu in The New York Times, March 2, 2019
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/02/nyregion/new-york-library-books.html

OCTOBER 28, 2018
"An Insider's View of the New York Public Library" in The New York Times, October 28, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/26/business/new-york-public-library-workspace.html

OCTOBER 10, 2018
"Check Out That Tie With A Library Card" by Melissa Gomez in The New York Times, October 10, 2018
www.nytimes.com/2018/10/09/us/new-york-library-handbags-ties.html

OCTOBER 9, 2018
"Library Embraces Classic Insta Novels" by Amanda Svachula in The New York Times, October 9, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/05/arts/design/instagram-literature-new-york-public-library.html

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
"To Restore Civil Society, Start With the Library" by Eric Klinenberg in The New York Times, September 8, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/08/opinion/sunday/civil-society-library.html

MARCH 11, 2018
"Overlooked-Nella Larsen" by Bonnie Wertheim in The New York Times, March 11, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/obituaries/overlooked-nella-larsen.html

DECEMBER 1, 2017
“Video visitation at NYC libraries to easily connect families with inmates” by Amanda Mikelberg in Metro New York, December 1, 2016.
Google the title of the article to get to the article on the Metro New York website.

NOVEMBER 15, 2017
"New York Public Library Unveils $317 Million Master Plan" by Jennifer Schuessler in The New York Times, November 15, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/arts/design/new-york-public-library-unveils-317-million-master-plan.html

OCTOBER 28, 2017
"These are New Yorkers' favorite books to check out" by Melkorka Licea in the New York Post, October 28, 2017
nypost.com/2017/10/28/these-are-new-yorkers-favorite-books-to-check-out/

OCTOBER 19, 2017
"Libraries' Amnesty for Children" by Sarah Maslin Nir and Jeffery C. Mays in The New York Times, October 19, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/18/nyregion/new-york-city-libraries-amnesty-childrens-fines.html

SEPTEMBER 2017
“Rikers Island readers thank L.1930’s Louise Stamp” by Diane S. Williams in Public Employee Press, September 2016
www.dc37.net/news/PEP/peponline/
or from www.dc37.net use ‘search this site’ on the DC37 website.

JANUARY 6, 2017
"Inwood Library to Be Sold to Developer for Affordable Housing, City Says" by Carolina Pichardo on dnainfo.com/new-york, January 6, 2017
https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170106/inwood/inwood-library-be-sold-developer-for-affordable-housing-city-says
"Florida librarians accused of creating fake borrowers to save stock" by Danuta Kean in The Guardian. US edition, January 6, 2017.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/jan/06/florida-librarians-accused-of-creating-fake-borrowers-to-save-stock

DECEMBER 2, 2016
"Harvesting Government History, One Web Page at a Time" by Jim Dwyer in The New York Times, December 2, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/01/nyregion/harvesting-government-history-one-web-page-at-a-time.html

DECEMBER 1, 2016
"Video visitation at NYC libraries to easily connect families with inmates" by Amanda Mikelberg in Metro New York, December 1, 2016
http://www.metro.us/new-york/video-chats-at-nyc-libraries-to-easily-connect-families-with-inmates/zsJpla---jUohNnEpKmDaU/

NOVEMBER 23, 2016
"Below Bryant Park, A Bunker and a Train Line, Just for Books" by Corey Kilgannon in The New York Times, November 21, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/21/nyregion/new-york-public-library-book-train.html

NOVEMBER 17, 20016
"For the Mid-Manhattan Library, a Redesign for the Future" by Robin Pogrebin in The New York Times, November 16, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/17/arts/design/for-the-mid-manhattan-library-a-redesign-for-the-future.html

NOVEMBER 2016
"Growing up in a library apartment: Memories of childhood at the St. Agnes branch library" by Kevin Zapf Hanes in Public Employee Press, November 2016
http://www.dc37.net/news/pep/11_2016/library.html

OCTOBER 13, 2016
"The New York Public Library has adopted a very unusual sorting system" by Anne Quito at Quartz website, October 13, 2016
http://qz.com/802744/the-legendary-new-york-public-library-shelves-books-in-its-underground-stacks-by-size-not-subject/

OCTOBER 7, 2016
"Inside the New York Public Library's Last, Secret Apartments" by Sarah Laskow at Atlas Obscura website, October 7, 2016
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/inside-the-new-york-public-librarys-last-secret-apartments

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016
"How NYC's First Puerto Rican Librarian Brought Spanish To The Shelves" by Neda Ulaby on NPR (National Public Radio), September 8, 2016
http://www.npr.org/2016/09/08/492957864/how-nycs-first-puerto-rican-librarian-brought-spanish-to-the-shelves

JULY 12, 2016
"The New 53rd Street Library Is Nice, Unless You Like to Read Books" by Justin Davidson on New York Magazine's Daily Intelligencer, July 12, 2016
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/07/53rd-street-library-okay-if-you-hate-books.html

JULY 4, 2016
"Adding Classes and Content, Resurgent Libraries Turn a Whisper Into a Roar" by Winnie Hu in The New York Times, July 4, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/05/nyregion/resurgent-new-york-city-libraries.html

JUNE 21, 2016
“An Amphitheater. A Laptop Bar. It’s a New York Library Like No Other” by David W. Dunlap in The New York Times, June 21, 2016.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/21/nyregion/an-amphitheater-a-laptop-bar-its-a-new-york-library-like-no-other.html

JUNE 5, 2016
"The Man in the Blue Suit" by Rick Evans in The New York Times, June 5, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/05/nyregion/metropolitan-diary-the-man-in-the-blue-suit.html

MAY 23, 2016
"De Blasio pal's library deal gets even fishier" by Aaron Short in New York Post, May 23, 2016
http://nypost.com/2016/05/23/de-blasio-pals-library-deal-gets-even-fishier/

MAY 21, 2016
"New developments in Brooklyn Heights Library plan" by Mary Frost on Brooklyn Daily Eagle, May 21, 2016
http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2016/5/17/new-developments-brooklyn-heights-library-plan

MAY 18, 2016
"Brooklyn Heights Library Redevelopment Will Begin Later This Year" by Zoe Rosenberg on NY Curbed, May 18, 2016
http://ny.curbed.com/2016/5/18/11700586/brooklyn-heights-library-redevelopment-timeline

MAY 12, 2016
"Ethan Hawke Appointed as a Trustee of New York Public Library- At Eventful Meeting Iris Weinshall (Sen. Schumer's wife) Reports NYPL Is In Discussion To Sell "Upper Manhattan" Library" by Michael D.D. White on Noticing New York, May 12, 2016
http://noticingnewyork.blogspot.com/2016/05/ethan-hawke-appointed-as-trustee-of-new.html
"Oddly Timed 2008 NY Observer Article Pumps Up 'Ambition For The Books- A Pitch To Those Who Would Like to Be Trustees of Brooklyn Public Library, If Not Actually Trustworthy" by Michael D.D. White on Noticing New York, May 12, 2016
http://noticingnewyork.blogspot.com/2016/05/oddly-timed-2008-ny-observer-article.html

MARCH 23, 2016
"NYC owes $22M funding to public library system, forcing cutbacks" by Jennifer Fermino in New York Daily News, March 23, 2016
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-owes-22m-funding-public-library-system-article-1.2574357

FEBRUARY 28, 2016
" 'Broke' Brooklyn Public Library sitting on $100m cash pile: activists" by Aaron Short and Jennifer Gould Keil in the New York Post, February 28, 2016
http://nypost.com/2016/02/28/broke-brooklyn-public-library-sitting-on-100m-cash-pile-activists/

FEBRUARY 21, 2016
"Developer with ties to de Blasio scores job, despite being outbid" by Aaron Short in the New York Post, February 21, 2016
http://nypost.com/2016/02/21/developer-with-ties-to-de-blasio-scores-job-despite-being-outbid/

JANUARY 31, 2016
"Community group claims Brooklyn Public Library understates capital funds" by Rob Abruzzese in Brooklyn Daily Eagle, January 31, 2016
http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2016/1/26/community-group-claims-brooklyn-public-library-understates-capital-funds

JANUARY 29, 2016
"So You Are Looking To Make Sense of The World And Want To Get That Same Book From The Library "To Change Your Life" That Aaron Swartz Did? Expect The Sweet Smell of Success To Elude You." by Michael D.D. White on Noticing New York, January 29, 2016
http://noticingnewyork.blogspot.com/2016/01/so-you-are-looking-to-make-sense-of.html

JANUARY 28, 2016
Excerpt from Bookshelf (Object Lessons) by Lydia Pyne and Christopher Schabert on Literary Hub, January 28, 2016
http://lithub.com/pyne-bookshelf/

JANUARY 3, 2016
"Lifting the Veil on an Erotica Collection" Elaine Scholino in The New York Times, January 3, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/03/nyregion/lifting-the-veil-on-the-new-york-public-librarys-erotica-collection.html

DECEMBER 11, 2015
"After Closed-Door Negotiations, Brooklyn Heights Library Will Likely Become Luxury Condo-Library" by Emma Whitford on Gothamist, December 11, 2015
http://gothamist.com/2015/12/11/brooklyn_heights_library_condo.php

DECEMBER 10, 2015
"Plan to sell Brooklyn Heights library to private developer moves forward after Council reaches deal" by Jennifer Fermino, Erin Durkin in New York Daily News, December 10, 2015
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/plan-sell-brooklyn-heights-library-moves-article-1.2462181
"Brooklyn Library-Condo Hybrid Approved by City Council Committee- Only one City Council vote remains before the condo developer is given the go-ahead" by Simone Wilson on Fort Greene-Clinton Hill Patch, December 10, 2015.
http://patch.com/new-york/fortgreene/breaking-brooklyn-library-condo-hybrid-approved-city-council-committee
"City Council committee approves Brooklyn Heights Library/ condo proposal - Levin sweetens the pot in library sale" by Mary Frost, in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, December 10, 2015
http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2015/12/10/city-council-committee-approves-brooklyn-heights-library-condo-proposal
"Levin Horse Trades for Bklyn Hts Library Sale" on Kings County Politics, December 10, 2015
http://www.kingscountypolitics.com/levin-approves-bklyn-hts-library-sale-after-getting-key-changes-to-deal/#comment-17976
"Deal reached on hot-button plan to redevelop Brooklyn Heights Library" by Sally Goldenberg on PoliticoNewYork, December 10, 2015
http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/city-hall/2015/12/8585252/deal-reached-hot-button-plan-redevelop-brooklyn-heights-library

NOVEMBER 27, 2015
"A Slippery Number: How Many Books Can Fit in the New York Public Library" by Tom Mashberg in The New York Times, November 27, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/28/arts/design/a-slippery-number-how-many-books-can-fit-in-the-new-york-public-library.html

NOVEMBER 24, 2015
"With Patience and Fortitude, the Library Gets Its Ceiling Back" by Richard Hake on WNYC, November 24, 2015
http://www.wnyc.org/story/new-york-public-librarys-rose-main-reading-room-restoration/

NOVEMBER 19, 2015
"City Council's Top 5 Concerns About the Brooklyn Heights Library Sale and Development" by Barbara Eldredge on Brownstoner, November 19, 2015
http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2015/11/brooklyn-heights-library-development-city-council-top-5-concerns/

NOVEMBER 18, 2015
"EXCLUSIVE: Brooklyn Public Library deal reportedly falls short of market value, leaves NYC shortchanged" by Erin Durkin in Daily News, November 18, 2015
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/brooklyn-public-library-deal-leaves-nyc-shortchanged-report-article-1.2438695

NOVEMBER 16, 2015
"What Lies Beneath: New York Public Library Is Shelving Its Past for High-Tech Research Stacks Underneath" by Tom Mashberg in The New York Times, November 16, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/16/books/beneath-new-york-public-library-shelving-its-past-for-high-tech-research-stacks.html

NOVEMBER 2, 2015
"Big Shaq" by Jonathan Blitzer in The New Yorker, November 2, 2015
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/11/02/big-shaq
"Long Line at the Library? It's Story Time Again" by Winnie Hu in The New York Times, November 2, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/02/nyregion/long-line-at-the-library-its-story-time-again.html

OCTOBER 29, 2015
"New York and Kansas City Libraries Wage World Series War on Twitter" by Ethan Harfenist on DNAinfo/New York, October 29, 2015
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20151029/midtown/new-york-kansas-city-libraries-wage-world-series-war-on-twitter

OCTOBER 19, 2015
"Op-Ed: NYC Libraries Face Underfunding, Shrinkage and Sale" by D.D. White on Kings County Politics website, October 19, 2015
http://www.kingscountypolitics.com/op-ed-nyc-libraries-face-underfunding-shrinkage-and-sale/

OCTOBER 18, 2015
"NY libraries shouldn't be selling land-especially to build 'affordable housing' " by Nicole Gelinas in The New York Post, October 18, 2015
http://nypost.com/2015/10/18/ny-libraries-shouldnt-be-selling-land-especially-to-build-affordable-housing/

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015
"City Hears Testimony on Brooklyn Heights Library Redevelopment Before Vote" Nikhita Venugopal on DNAinfo/New York, September 22, 2015
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150922/brooklyn-heights/city-hears-testimony-on-brooklyn-heights-library-redevelopment-before-vote

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015
"Cityscape: Are Libraries Still Relevant?" audio file of interview by George Bodarky of Michael D.D. White and Carolyn McIntyre on WFUV, September 14, 2015
http://www.wfuv.org/content/cityscape-are-libraries-still-relevant

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
"On the books: Beep's cash backs controversial Sunset Park library plan" by Max Jaeger on The Brooklyn Paper, September 3, 2015
http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/38/36/br-adams-backs-sunset-park-library-plan-2015-09-04-bk.html

JULY 10, 2015
"Brooklyn Libraries, Development and Misdirected Fear" by Ginia Bellafante in The New York Times, July 10, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/12/nyregion/brooklyn-libraries-development-and-misdirected-fear.html
"Beauty and Truth Flow Once Again at Library" by David W. Dunlap in The New York Times, July 10, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/10/nyregion/beauty-and-truth-rejoin-patience-and-fortitude-at-new-york-public-library.html

JULY 6, 2015
"The NYPL's Rose Reading Room Will Remain Closed Until 2017" by Jen Carlson on The Gothamist, July 6, 2015
http://gothamist.com/2015/07/06/rose_reading_room.php

JULY 3, 2015
"How to (Almost) Ruin a Great Library" by Stephen Eide of the Manhattan Institute on The Daily Beast, July 3, 2015
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/07/03/how-to-almost-ruin-a-great-library.html

JUNE 6, 2015
"Real Estate Deal Revelations In Scott Sherman's New 'Patience and Fortitude' About NYPL Central Library Plan Fight: Observer-Owning Kushner Family In At Outset of Donnell Sale" by Michael D.D. White on Noticing New York blog, June 6, 2015
http://noticingnewyork.blogspot.com/2015/06/real-estate-deal-revelations-in-scott.html
"WNYC Reports Mayor de Blasio's 'Furiously Raising Funds'-Including From Developers 'Lurking Behind The Curtain' of Library Real Estate Sales-And WNYC's Money? by Michael D.D. White on Noticing New York blog, June 6, 2015
http://noticingnewyork.blogspot.com/2015/06/wnyc-reports-mayor-de-blasios-furiously.html
"Where Are They Now?: Sharon Greenberger, Evercore and the Revson Foundation-Selling and Shrinking NYC Libraries" by Michael D.D. White on Noticing New York blog, June 6, 2015
http://noticingnewyork.blogspot.com/2015/06/where-are-they-now-sharon-greenberger.html

MAY 25, 2015
"Librarians vs. the NSA: The fight for digital privacy has a new front line" by Zoe Carpenter in The Nation, May 25, 2015.
http://www.thenation.com/article/206561/librarians-versus-nsa

MAY 17, 2015
"Bill deGuardia: The right way for de Blasio to honor the New Deal legacy is to reduce aging public housing, hospitals, libraries and more" by Alyssa Katz in New York Daily News, May 17, 2015
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/bill-deguardia-honor-nyc-new-deal-legacy-article-1.2224285

MAY 6, 2015
"Marcia Brown, 96, Dies; Book Illustrator Won Three Caldecott Medals" by Margalit Fox, in The New York Times, May 6, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/07/books/marcia-brown-picture-book-illustrator-dies-at-96.html

MAY 5, 2015
"Obituary: Marcia Brown" by Shannon Maughan in Publishers Weekly, May 5, 2015
http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/66540-obituary-marcia-brown.html

MAY 3, 2015
"Oh, Those Clever Librarians: Playful photographs of book covers, posted on social media, grab readers' attention" by Rachel Kramer Bussel in The New York Times, May 3, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/03/fashion/oh-those-clever-librarians-and-their-bookface.html

APRIL 24, 2015
"Denying a Major Attraction the Fuel It Needs" by Jim Dwyer in The New York Times, April 24, 2015.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/24/nyregion/denying-new-york-libraries-the-fuel-they-need.html
" 'Theft' of centuries-old books from NYPL probed by grand jury" by Rich Calder in New York Post, April 24, 2015
http://nypost.com/2015/04/24/theft-of-centuries-old-books-from-nypl-probed-by-grand-jury/

APRIL 22, 2015
"Public Libraries Warn Of a 'Staggering' Crisis: Seeking $1.4 Billion From City to Modernize" by Winnie Hu in The New York Times, April 22, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/22/nyregion/new-york-libraries-citing-dire-need-for-renovation-seek-funds-from-city.html

APRIL 20, 2015
T.H. Tsien, 105, Dies; Scholar of Chinese Books Rescued 30,000 of Them" by Margalit Fox in The New York Times, April 20, 2015.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/20/world/asia/th-tsien-scholar-of-chinese-written-word-dies-at-105.html

APRIL 2015
"Libraries Face $1.1 Billion Maintenance Crisis" by Gregory N. Heires in Public Employee Press, April 2015. 
http://www.dc37.net/news/PEP/4_2015/editorial4_2015.html

MARCH 18, 2015
"Baccarat Hotels & Resorts Debuts With Manhattan Flagship March 18, 2014" on PRNewswire.
Hotel opens with no mention of a library replacing the Donnell Library.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/baccarat-hotels--resorts-debuts-with-manhattan-flagship-march-18-2015-300052086.html

MARCH 15, 2015
"Library holds workshop on controversial construction plans" by Holly Bieler in Queens Ledger, March 31, 2015
http://queensledger.com/bookmark/26551873/article-Library-holds-workshop-on-controversial-construction-plans

MARCH 2015
"Underfunding and understaffing plague public libraries" by Gregory N. Heires in Public Employee Press, March 2015.
http://www.dc37.net/news/PEP/3_2015/pep3_2015toc.html

FEBRUARY 1, 2015
"He Could Look It Up" by Corey Kilgannon in The New York Times, February 1, 2015
This is an article on a reference librarian who answers questions for Ask N.Y.P.L. at the New York Public Library.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/01/nyregion/at-your-service-information-sleuth-at-the-new-york-public-library.html

JANUARY 26, 2015
"Libraries of the Future Envisioned- "The 21st Century Library"…And Beyond- Questions Floating in Science Fiction's Crystal Ball" by Michael D.D. White on Noticing New York blog, January 26, 2015
This article describes dystopian visions of the future of libraries in films and on TV shows, such as the film Time Machine.
http://noticingnewyork.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-library-of-future-envisioned-21st.html

JANUARY 25, 2015
"Evolution for Libraries in Brooklyn: Plans for Brooklyn Branches Have Merit" by Michael Kimmelman in The New York Times, January 25, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/26/arts/plans-for-brooklyn-branches-have-merit.html

DECEMBER 17, 2014
"Amid multiple reviews, Council considers libraries commission" by Nidhi Prakash on capitalnewyork.com, December 17, 2014
http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/city-hall/2014/12/8558794/amid-multiple-reviews-council-considers-libraries-commission
NYPL president on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/humansofnewyork/photos/a.102107073196735.4429.102099916530784/832519720155463/?type=1

DECEMBER 10, 2014
"Fix NYC's broken system of library funding" by Liza Featherstone on AMNY.com, December 10, 2014
http://www.amny.com/opinion/columnists/liza-featherstone/fix-nyc-s-broken-system-of-library-funding-liza-featherstone-1.9701893

DECEMBER 8, 2014
Architectural critic Michael Kimmelman on Facebook
On Brooklyn libraries, December 8, 2014
https://www.facebook.com/michael.kimmelman/posts/10154908450515274

OCTOBER 30, 2014
"New York Public Library Chairman to Step Down" by Robin Pogrebin in The New York Times, October 30, 2014
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/30/new-york-public-library-chairman-to-step-down/

OCTOBER 15, 2014
Letter to the constituents of Gale A. Brewer regarding Brewer's letter to NYPL President Marx, October 15, 2014
https://madmimi.com/p/a1f7a5?fe=1&pact=26870587158

OCTOBER 10, 2014
"Library's Master Plan Expected in the Spring" by Robin Pogrebin in The New York Times, October 10, 2014
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/09/librarys-master-plan-expected-in-the-spring

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
"Sale of Library's Lands" by Ann J. Kirschner, Letter on The Opinion Pages of The New York Times, September 24, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/25/opinion/sale-of-librarys-land.html

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
"Trustees Endorse Plan to Sell Land Beneath Branch of Brooklyn Library" by Tatiana Schlossberg in The New York Times, September 16, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/17/nyregion/trustees-endorse-plan-to-sell-land-beneath-branch-of-brooklyn-library.html

AUGUST 31, 2014
"Mostly In Plain Sight (A Few Conscious Removals Notwithstanding) Minutes of Brooklyn Public Library Tell Shocking Details Of Strategies To Sell Brooklyn's Public Libraries" by Michael D. D. White in Noticing New York blog, August 31, 2014
http://noticingnewyork.blogspot.com/2014/08/mostly-in-plain-sight-few-conscious.html

AUGUST 24, 2014
"Injunction By Former Library Trustees Rejected" by Joe Marvilli in Queens Tribune, August 24, 2014
http://queenstribune.com/injunction-by-former-library-trustees-rejected/

AUGUST 20, 2014
"Hint of Scandal Embroils Queens Library's Leaders" by Al Baker in The New York Times, August 20, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/21/nyregion/hint-of-scandal-embroils-queens-librarys-leaders.html

AUGUST 14, 2014
"Pacific Street Library Handicapped By Lack of Funding" by Matthew Taub on Brooklyn brief, August 14, 2014
http://brooklynbrief.com/pacific-street-library-handicapped-lack-funding/

AUGUST 11, 2014
"Queens Library carrying out expensive probe of leaks about Director Thomas Galante's salary, spending" by John Marzulli in New York Daily News, August 11, 2014
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/queens-library-carrying-expensive-probe-leaks-article-1.1900198#ixzz3AZJ9S7Si

AUGUST 10, 2014
"NYPL Unveils Brand New Reading Room! on website of Committee to Save NYPL, August 10, 2014
http://www.savenypl.org/nypl-creates-brand-new-reading-room/

AUGUST 7, 2014
"Library, arts group on R'Hook bench privatization plan: We're all ears" by Noah Hurowitz in The Brooklyn Paper, August 7, 2014
http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/37/32/dtg-red-hook-library-slowdown-2014-08-15-bk_37_32.html

JULY 26, 2014
"Editorial: The Red Hook Library and colonialism" in The Red Hook Star Revue, July 26, 2014
http://www.star-revue.com/editorial-red-hook-library-colonialism/

JULY 25, 2014
"Mayor de Blasio and Queens borough president dismiss library trustees in ongoing investigation" by Claire Kelley on Melville House website, mhpbooks.com, July 25, 2014
http://www.mhpbooks.com/mayor-bill-de-blasio-and-queens-borough-president-dismiss-library-trustees-in-ongoing-investigation/

JULY 23, 2014
"8 Are Removed as Queens Library Trustees" by Tatiana Schlossberg in The New York Times, July 23, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/24/nyregion/24library.html

JULY 18, 2014
"NYPL President Tony Marx takes to public television to defend controversial Central Library Plan" by Claire Kelley on Melville House website, mhpbooks.com, July 18, 2014
http://www.mhpbooks.com/nypl-president-tony-marx-takes-to-public-television-to-defend-controversial-central-library-plan/

JULY 16, 2014
"Book binding! Activists say Hook library art-space deal squeezes the public" by Noah Hurowitz in The Brooklyn Paper, July 16, 2014
http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/37/29/dtg-red-hook-library-privatization-2014-07-18-bk_37_29.html
"HVAS Miseries Point to BPL's Fateful Decision Regarding Brooklyn Heights Library Branch" by Michael Randazzo on The Brooklyn Bugle website, July 16, 2014
http://brooklynbugle.com/2014/07/16/brooklyn-public-library-brooklyn-heights-closing-sale-hvac/

JULY 15, 2014
"Pacific Street Library: Not for sale (for now), but a grim fate awaits" by Matthew Taub, Special to Brooklyn Daily Eagle from Brooklyn Brief, in Brooklyn Daily Eagle, July 15, 2014
http://www.brooklyneagle.com/node/12057

JULY 11, 2014
"A New Executive At Public Library" by Robin Pogrebin in The New York Times, July 11, 2014
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/10/weinshall-to-become-new-york-public-librarys-chief-operating-officer/
"Brooklyn Library Updates Statement About Plans for Historic Pacific Branch" by Cate on Brownstoner blog, July 11, 2014
http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2014/07/brooklyn-library-updates-statement-about-plans-for-historic-pacific-branch/

JULY 10, 2014
"For Those in Digital Dark, Enlightenment Is Borrowed From the Library" by Jim Dwyer in The New York Times, July 10, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/09/nyregion/for-those-in-the-digital-dark-enlightenment-is-borrowed-from-the-library-.html
"Q&A: Michael D.D. White of Citizens Defending Libraries" by Mike Hicks on BKLYNR, July 10, 2014
http://bklynr.com/qa-michael-d-d-white-of-citizens-defending-libraries/

JULY 9, 2014
"Pacific Street Library: Not For Sale (For Now), But a Grim Fate Awaits (Updated)" by Matthew Taub on Brooklyn Brief blog, July 9, 2014
http://brooklynbrief.com/pacific-street-library-not-for-sale-for-now-but-a-grim-fate-awaits/

JULY 8, 2014
"BHB Exclusive: BPL President Johnson Talks Brooklyn Heights Branch, Library's Future" by Michael Randazzo on Brooklyn Heights Blog, July 8, 2014
http://brooklynheightsblog.com/archives/68441

JULY 3, 2014
"Spaceworks And Its Privatizing Space Grab Of The Libraries" by Michael D.D. White on Noticing New York blog, July 3, 2014
http://noticingnewyork.blogspot.com/2014/07/spaceworks-and-its-privatizing-space.html

JULY 2, 2014
"Are Things at BPL Worse Than Imagined?" by Michael Randazzo on Brooklyn Heights Blog, July 2, 2014
http://brooklynheightsblog.com/archives/68322

JULY 1, 2014
"Brooklyn Public Library Capital Funding Woes: How Did Things Get So Bad?" by Michael Randazzo on Brooklyn Heights Blog, July 1, 2014
http://brooklynheightsblog.com/archives/68279

JUNE 23, 2014
"New York Public Library Looks at Innovative Models for Renovation" by Jennifer Maloney in The Wall Street Journal, June 29, 2014
http://online.wsj.com/articles/new-york-public-library-looks-at-innovative-models-for-renovation-1404090627

JUNE 27, 2014
"Cuomo Signs Bill Seeking Reforms at Queens Library" by Monique O. Madan in The New York Times, June 27, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/27/nyregion/cuomo-signs-bill-seeking-reforms-at-queens-library.html

JUNE 25, 2014
"Baby It's Hot In This Library" by Michael Randazzo on Brooklyn Heights Blog, June 25, 2014
http://brooklynheightsblog.com/archives/68122

JUNE 18, 2014
"New Scrutiny of City's Library Trustees" by Suzanne Travers on City Limits, June 18, 2014
http://www.citylimits.org/news/articles/5135/new-scrutiny-of-city-s-library-trustees#.U6MF4cbIotX

JUNE 16, 2014
"Library's Rose Main Reading Room Closed for Six Months" by Jennifer Maloney in The Wall Street Journal, June 16, 2014
http://online.wsj.com/news/article_email/the-new-york-public-librarys-rose-main-reading-room-will-close-for-six-months-after-plaster-fell-from-the-ceiling-in-may-1402958037-lMyQjAxMTA0MDEwNzExNDcyWj

JUNE 5,  2014
"Who Can You Trust in Brooklyn Heights Library Sale?" by Michael Randazzo on the Brooklyn Heights Blog, June 5, 2014
http://brooklynheightsblog.com/archives/67669

JUNE 3,  2014
"Report on Tuesday, June 3rd-9th City Council Hearing On Budget For NYC Libraries Plus Testimony of Citizens Defending Libraries" by Michael D. D. White on Citizens Defending Libraries blog
http://citizensdefendinglibraries.blogspot.com/2014/06/report-on-tuesday-june-3rd-9th-city.html

JUNE 2,  2014
"The Battle of 42nd Street" by Scott Sherman in The Nation, June 2, 2014
http://www.thenation.com/article/179879/battle-42nd-street#

"Buildings and Books" by Ian Frazier in The New Yorker, June 2, 2014
http://www.newyorker.com/talk/comment/2014/06/02/140602taco_talk_frazier?mbid=social_retweet

JUNE 1, 2014
"Library Reveals Details and Costs of Upgrade Plan" by Robin Pogrebin in The New York Times, June 1, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/02/arts/design/library-reveals-details-and-costs-of-upgrade-plan.html

MAY 31, 2014
"Library Closes Room After Plaster Falls" by Marc Santora in The New York Times, May 31, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/31/nyregion/new-york-public-library-temporarily-closes-reading-room.html

MAY 28, 2014
"Interview with Anthony Marx" video of interview rebroadcast on C-Span, May 28, 2014
http://www.c-span.org/video/?320888-1/interview-anthony-marx

MAY 23, 2014
"BPL's Nachowitz, Skrodelis and Woloch Discuss Brooklyn Heights Library Plans" by Michael Randazzo in Brooklyn Heights Blog, May 23, 2014
http://brooklynheightsblog.com/archives/67500

MAY 22, 2014
"Library Reveals President's Salary" by Robin Pogrebin in The New York Times, May 22, 2014
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/22/library-reveals-presidents-salary/

MAY 15, 2014
"What Really Killed the New York Public Library Renovation Plan? by Boris Kachka in New York, May 15, 2014
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/05/qa-library-president-on-failed-renovation-plan.html

MAY 13, 2014
"Editorial: Common Sense at the Library" by The Editorial Board in The New York Times, May 13, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/14/opinion/common-sense-at-the-library.html

MAY 12, 2014
"The NYPL Charts a New Course" on WNYC's on WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show, May 12, 2014
The comments are worth reading.
http://www.wnyc.org/story/nypl-charts-new-course/

MAY 8, 2014
"In New York Public Library's New Plan, the Stacks Stay…Empty" by Jennifer Maloney in The Wall Street Journal, May 8, 2014.
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303701304579550211354031056

MAY 7, 2014
"Public Library Is Abandoning Disputed Plan for Landmark" by Robin Pogrebin in The New York Times, May 7, 2014.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/08/arts/design/public-library-abandons-plan-to-revamp-42nd-street-building.html

"NY Public Library Backs Down From $300 Million "Vegas"-Style Renovation Plan" by Jen Chung in Gothamist website, May 7, 2014.
http://gothamist.com/2014/05/07/ny_public_library_backs_down_from_3.php#.

MAY 2, 2014
"Secret Libraries of New York City" on Atlas Obscura website.
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/secret-libraries-of-new-york-city

APRIL 30, 2014
"METRO Member Spotlight: Washington Heights Library" on Metropolitan New York Library Council website, March 2014
http://metro.org/articles/metro-member-spotlight-washington-heights-library/

APRIL 29, 2014
"What's Wrong With These Numbers?: The Baccarat Tower's $60M Penthouse and NYC's Library Budget" on the Noticing New York blog, April 29, 2014
http://noticingnewyork.blogspot.com/2014/04/whats-wrong-with-these-numbers-baccarat.html
"Key Stakeholder Respond About Proposed Brooklyn Heights Library Development" by Michael Randazzo on Brooklyn Heights Blog, April 29, 2014
http://brooklynheightsblog.com/archives/66905

APRIL 24, 2014
"Our Favorite Children's Stories" Leonard Lopate interviews Elizabeth Bird, a Youth Materials Specialists from the New York Public Library, on WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show, April 24, 2014.
http://www.wnyc.org/story/our-favorite-childrens-stories/
"NYC Library Plan Pits de Blasio Vow Against Mayoral Reality (1)" by Henry Goldman in Bloomberg Business Week, April 24, 2014
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-24/nyc-library-plan-pits-de-blasio-pledge-against-mayoral-realities#p1

APRIL 22, 2014
"Dogfight Over NYC Central Library Plan" by Julia Filip on the Courthouse News Service website, April 22, 2014
http://www.courthousenews.com/2014/04/22/67228.htm
"What Will Become of the Library" by Michael Agresta on the Slate website, April 22, 2014.
http://www.slate.com/articles/life/design/2014/04/the_future_of_the_library_how_they_ll_evolve_for_the_digital_age.html

APRIL 21, 2014
"Open the library books" by Editorials in The Daily News, April 21. 2014
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/open-library-books-article-1.1761517#ixzz2ziKBgsRV

APRIL 19, 2014
"DUMBO Leader Tweaks Raw Nerve in Brooklyn Heights Library Re-development Dispute" by Michael Randazzo in the Brooklyn Heights Blog, April 19, 2014
http://brooklynheightsblog.com/archives/66782
"A Brownsville Sanctuary, 100 years and Counting" by Edna Ishayik in The New York Times, April 19, 2014  A slide show of 13 photos accompanies the article.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/19/nyregion/a-century-later-children-still-finding-sanctuary-at-brownsville-library.html

APRIL 17, 2014
"Open Letter To BP Adams: Don't sell our libraries" by Doreen Gallo in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, April 17, 2014
http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/open-letter-bp-adams-dont-sell-our-libraries-2014-04-17-121500
"Lawsuit Aim to Derail New York Library Plan" by Robin Pogrebin in The New York Times, April 17, 2014.
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/17/lawsuit-aims-to-derail-new-york-library-plan/

APRIL 16, 2014
"Lawsuit Questions NYPL Overhaul" by Jennifer Maloney in The Wall Street Journal, April 16, 2014
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304311204579506153849546842

APRIL 6, 2014
"Character Study: Friends Without Words" by Corey Kilgannon in The New York Times, April 6, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/06/nyregion/friends-without-words.html

MARCH 28, 2014
"Junot Diaz, Jonathan Lethem, Art Spiegelman join protest against New York Public Library renovation" by Margaret Eby in the New York Daily News, March 28, 2014
http://www.nydailynews.com/junot-diaz-jonathan-lethem-art-spiegelman-join-protest-new-york-public-library-renovation-blog-entry-1.1737847

MARCH 18, 2014
"If libraries can't make it here in New York, can they make it anywhere?" Matthew Mateusz Zadrozny on The Guardian website, March 18, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/mar/18/save-the-new-york-public-library?

MARCH 17, 2014
"Lydia Davis: Central Library Plan Would Take the Very Heart Out of One of NYC's Institutions" on the Committee to Save the New York Public Library website, March 17, 2014
http://www.savenypl.org/lydia-davis-central-library-plan-would-take-the-very-heart-out-of-one-of-nycs-finest-institutions/

MARCH 12, 2014
"'Save Our Stacks!' Activists to protest proposed New York Public Library renovation" by Beth Stebner in the Daily News, March 12, 2014
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/pageviews/2014/03/save-our-stacks-activists-to-protest-proposed-new-york-public-library-renovation
"Shining Some Light on NYPL" on Save NYPL website, March 13, 2014
http://www.savenypl.org/shining-some-light-on-nypl/

MARCH 11, 2014
"Queens Councilwoman Confronts Library Leader" by Sarah Maslin Nir in The New York Times, March 11, 2014.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/12/nyregion/queens-councilwoman-confronts-library-leader.html

MARCH 5, 2014
"Officials Investigating Spending by Director of Queens Library" by Sarah Maslin Nir in The New York Times, March 5, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/06/nyregion/officials-investigating-spending-by-director-of-queens-library.html
"The Central Library Plan Deserves an Educated Public Debate" by Seth Baum on the Huffington Post website, March 5, 2014
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/seth-baum/the-central-library-plan-new-york_b_4901090.html
"Jonathan Lethem and Gary Panter speak out against the NYPL plan" by Claire Kelley on the Melville House website, March 5, 2014.
http://www.mhpbooks.com/jonathan-letham-and-gary-panter-speak-out-against-the-nypl-plan/

MARCH 4, 2014
"Washington Heights Library Reopened After 4 Year Renovation" by Yi Yang in The Epoch Times, March 4, 2014
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/542150-washington-heights-library-reopened-after-4-year-renovation/

MARCH 3, 2014
"Washington Heights Library Reopens to Rave Reviews" by Roger Clark on New York 1 website, March 3, 2014
http://www.ny1.com/content/news/204584/washington-heights-library-reopens-to-rave-reviews

MARCH 1, 2014
"EAGLE EXCLUSIVE: Brooklyn Public Library in line for audit, says Comptroller Stringer" by Mary Frost in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, March 1, 2014
http://brooklyneagle.com/articles/eagle-exclusive-brooklyn-public-library-line-audit-says-comptroller-stringer-2014-02-28

MARCH 2014
"Fatcat at Queens Library. Workers suffer as boss lives in luxury" by Gregory N. Heires in Public Employee Press, March 2014
http://www.dc37.net/news/PEP/3_2014/queens_luxury.html

FEBRUARY 27, 2014
"Should NYC's Libraries Spend More On Books?" by Jarrett Murphy on City Limits website, February 27, 2014
http://www.citylimits.org/blog/blog/5967/should-nyc-s-libraries-spend-more-on-books#.UxLG_1zIotV
"NYPL Renovation Stuck In Limbo, Awaits A Go From De Blasio" by Zoe Rosenberg on Curbed New York website, February 27, 2014
http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/02/27/nypl_renovation_stuck_in_limbo_awaits_a_go_from_de_blasio.php
"This Human of New York Takes His Libraries Seriously" on The Atlantic website, February 27, 2014
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/02/this-human-of-new-york-takes-his-libraries-seriously/284080/
"Library Renovation Plan Awaits Word From de Blasio" by Robin Pogrebin in The New York Times, February 27, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/27/arts/design/library-renovation-plan-awaits-word-from-de-blasio.html
"After 4-Year Overhaul, Library Is to Reopen in Washington Hts." by David W. Dunlap in The New York Times, February 27, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/27/nyregion/washington-heights-library-renovated-is-to-reopen.html

FEBRUARY 26, 2014
"In Branch Libraries, Fewer Books But High Demand" by Suzanne Travers on City Limits website, February 26, 2014
http://www.citylimits.org/news/articles/5071/in-branch-libraries-fewer-books-but-high-demand#.UxLIB1zIotW

FEBRUARY 24, 2014
"Panel Seeks Greater Disclosures on Pension Health" by Mary Williams Walsh in The New York Times, February 24, 2014. Mentions health of NYSERS, our pension fund.
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/02/24/panel-seeks-greater-disclosures-on-pension-health/?ref=business
"NYPL: The Dark Ages" on Manhattan User's Guide website, February 24, 2014
http://manhattanusersguide.com/article/nypl-the-dark-ages-flickr-pool-picks

FEBRUARY 22, 2014
"Work-in at the 42nd Street Library EVERY Saturday! (Started February 22, 2014 and is Now Continuing EVERY Saturday)" on the Citizens Defending Libraries blog, February 22, 2014.
http://citizensdefendinglibraries.blogspot.com/2014/02/work-in-at-42nd-street-library-every.html

FEBRUARY 19, 2014
"Citizens Defending Libraries calls the Central Library Plan "a real estate grab" and "contrary to the public interest" by Claire Kelley on the Melville House website, February 19, 2014
http://www.mhpbooks.com/citizens-defending-libraries-calls-the-central-library-plan-a-real-estate-grab-and-contrary-to-the-public-interest/

FEBRUARY 11, 2014
"Libraries and Climate Change: The Dangerous Destruction of Information We May Need To Know To Survive" by Michael D. D. White on the Noticing New York blog, February 11, 2014
http://noticingnewyork.blogspot.com/2014/02/libraries-and-climate-change-dangerous.html

FEBRUARY 6, 2014
“Readers sound off on parades, snow and sex” on Daily News website, February 6, 2014.  See paragraph, Treasure, not trash.
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/february-6-parades-snow-sex-article-1.1603647

FEBRUARY 3, 2014
"Time is Running Out for Mayor Bill de Blasio to Halt the New York Public Library's Disastrous Renovation Plan" by Scott Sherman in The Nation, February 3, 2014
http://www.thenation.com/article/177946/time-running-out-mayor-bill-de-blasio-halt-new-york-public-librarys-disastrous-renova#

FEBRUARY 1, 2014
"A Tour of the NYPL Stacks." by Susan Bernofsky on the Translationista blogspot, February 1, 2014
http://translationista.blogspot.com/2014/02/a-tour-of-nypl-stacks.html

JANUARY 30, 2014
"Book thieves stole 70,144 books from the Brooklyn Public Library in 2012" by Reuven Blau in the Daily News, January 30, 2014
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/book-thieves-stole-70-144-books-brooklyn-public-library-2012-article-1.1597189

JANUARY 29, 2014
"Comptroller Springer Announces Comprehensive Fiscal Audit of the City's Public Library systems" News Release of the Office New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer, January 29, 2014
http://comptroller.nyc.gov/newsroom/comptroller-stringer-announces-comprehensive-fiscal-audit-of-the-citys-public-library-systems/
"In Renderings for a Library Landmark, Stack of Questions" by Michael Kimmelman in The New York Times, January 29, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/30/arts/design/norman-fosters-public-library-will-need-structural-magic.html

JANUARY 27, 2014
"Queens Library president gets $380G salary, luxe office makeover while shedding 130 jobs" by Juan Gonzalez in the Daily News, January 27, 2014
http://m.nydailynews.com/1.1592194#bmb=1
"New York Public Library: sign our petition, but don't read it too closely…." by Kelly Burdick on Melville House website, January 27, 2014
http://www.mhpbooks.com/new-york-public-library-sign-our-petition-but-dont-read-it-too-closely/
"Libraries, NYCHA Buildings Among Possible Sites for New Pre-K Seats: City" by Colby Hamilton on DNAinfo New York website, January 27, 2014
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140127/civic-center/libraries-nycha-buildings-among-possible-sites-for-new-pre-k-seats-city

JANUARY 26, 2014
"Bookworms: Library misled us in central-library plan petition" by Kate Briquelet in the New York Post, January 26, 2014
http://nypost.com/2014/01/26/bookworms-library-misled-us-in-central-library-plan-petition/

JANUARY 24, 2014
"New York State says it is OK to destroy famed library, as long as they take picture first" by Kelly Burdick on the Melville House website, January 24, 2014
http://www.mhpbooks.com/new-york-state-says-it-is-ok-to-destroy-famed-library-as-long-as-they-take-pictures-first/
"NY Library Association's concerns over funding cut" by Web Staff on Time Warner Cable News, Albany/Capital Region, January 24, 2014.
http://albany.twcnews.com/content/politics/capital_tonight_interviews/713972/ny-library-association-s-concerns-over-funding-cut/#sthash.N0WpYjjz.dpuf

JANUARY 17, 2014
"New York Public Library agrees to delay demo of main branch 'stacks'" by Barbara Ross in the Daily News, January 17, 2014
http://m.nydailynews.com/new-york/new-york-public-library-agrees-delay-stacks-demo-article-1.1550750

JANUARY 15, 2014
"2014 Six to Celebrate" in Historic District Council E-Bulletin, January 15, 2014
One of six is New York City's Public Libraries
http://hdc.org/blog/e-bulletin-01-15-2014

JANUARY 13, 2014
"The Museum With a Bulldozer's Heart: MoMA's Plan to Demolish Folk Art Museum Lacks Vision" by Michael Kimmelman, The New York Times, January 13, 2014
The Donnell Branch is mentioned.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/14/arts/design/momas-plan-to-demolish-folk-art-museum-lacks-vision.html?hpw&rref=arts&_r=5
"Brooklyn Public Library hauls in $1.6 million in overdue fines--but $300M in repairs await" by Reuven Blau in New York Daily News, January 13, 2014
http://m.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/brooklyn-public-library-collects-1-6-million-overdue-fines-article-1.1578443

JANUARY 5, 2014
"The Central Library Plan Deserves an Educated Public Debate" by Seth Baum on the Huffington Post website, January 5, 2014
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/seth-baum/the-central-library-plan-new-york_b_4901090.html

JANUARY 3-9 2014
"Libraries can't be judged like businesses" by Tom Allon in Brooklyn Courier, January 3-9, 2014, page 21
http://www.brooklyndaily.com/assets/pdf/2014_01bc.pdf

JANUARY 2, 2014
"The Top 10 Library Stories of 2013" by Andrew Albanese in Publishers Weekly, January 2, 2014. An item on NYPL is number 7
http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/60496-pw-s-top-10-library-stories-of-2013.html

DECEMBER 18, 2013
"NYC Library agrees to pause demolition plans" by Julia Marsh in the New York Post, December 18, 2013
http://nypost.com/2013/12/18/nyc-library-agrees-to-pause-demolition-plans/
"In blow to the Central Library Plan, The NYPL agrees to halt the planned destruction of the 42nd Street Library research stacks" by Claire Kelley at Melville House website, December 18, 2013
http://www.mhpbooks.com/in-blow-to-the-central-library-plan-the-nypl-agrees-to-halt-the-planned-destruction-of-the-42nd-street-library-research-stacks/

DECEMBER 17, 2013
"Library's Renovation Plans Clear City, State Reviews" by Jennifer Maloney in The Wall Street Journal, December 17, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2013/12/17/librarys-renovation-clears-city-state-reviews/
"New York Public Library agrees to delay demo of main branch 'stacks'" by Barbara Ross in New York Daily News, December 17, 2013
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/new-york-public-library-agrees-delay-stacks-demo-article-1.1550750

DECEMBER 14, 2013
"Staten Island's Mariners Harbor getting its own oyster-shaped New York Public Library branch in nod to nautical history" by Beth Stebner in New York Daily News, December 14, 2013.
http://www.nydailynews.com/search-results/search-results-7.113?q=%22New+York+Public+Library&selecturl=site

DECEMBER 12, 2013
"Library Gives Cadman Plaza Branch Proposals" by Jennifer Maloney in The Wall Street Journal, December 13, 2013
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304477704579254650263001442
"An Oyster, Filled With Books, Is Set to Open on Staten Island" by David W. Dunlap in The New York Times, December 14, 2103
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/12/nyregion/an-oyster-filled-with-books-to-open-on-staten-island.html?_r=0
"Brooklyn Public Library unveils seven proposals for Brooklyn branch" by Reuven Blau in New York Daily News, December 12, 2013
http://m.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/finalists-brooklyn-heights-library-released-article-1.1546232

DECEMBER 11, 2013
"It's a bird…it's a plane…it's a drone in the New York Public Library!" by Claire Kelley on the Melville House website, December 11, 2013
http://www.mhpbooks.com/its-a-bird-its-a-planeits-a-drone-in-the-new-york-public-library/

DECEMBER 10, 2013
"Harlem historian Jacob Morris seeks to convert vacant library space into teen center" by Jan Ransom in New York Daily News, December 10, 2013
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/uptown/historian-touts-plan-teen-center-article-1.1543888

DECEMBER 6, 2013
"New York Today: Christmas Countdown" by Annie Correal and Andy Newman in The New York Times,
A preservationist denounces the plan to remove old metal stacks from the New York Public Library (along with millions of books), at the Neighborhood Preservation Center in the East Village. 6 p.m. [Free]
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/06/new-york-today-christmas-countdown/

DECEMBER 2, 2013
"Urban Librarians Unite makes the 'difficult decision' to endorse the NYPL Central Library Plan" by Claire Kelley on the website of Melville House, December 2, 2013
http://www.mhpbooks.com/urban-librarians-unite-makes-the-difficult-decision-to-endorse-the-nypl-central-library-plan/

DECEMBER 2013
"Philanthropic tyranny at NYPL" by Michael J. Lewis in The New Criterion, December 2013
http://www.newcriterion.com/articles.cfm/Philanthropic-tyranny-at-the-NYPL-7754

NOVEMBER 24, 2013
"Christmas wreaths returning for library's lion statues" by Natalie O'Neill in New York Post, November 24, 2013
http://nypost.com/2013/11/24/christmas-wreaths-returning-for-new-york-public-librarys-lion-statues/

NOVEMBER 13, 2013
"Communities and DC 37 mobilize to stop library sell-offs" by Gregory N. Heires in DC 37's Public Employee Press, November 13, 2013
http://www.dc37.net/news/PEP/11_2013/library_selloffs.html

NOVEMBER 6, 2013
"Library Lions honorees are greeted by protestors at the NYPL" by Claire Kelley on the Melville House website, November 6, 2013
http://www.mhpbooks.com/library-lions-honorees-are-greeted-by-protestors-at-the-nypl/

NOVEMBER 1, 2013
"Inspiration For The Non-Library: The Genesis Of The Design For The Space That Won't Be Able To Replace The Donnell Library" in the blog, Noticing New York, November 1, 2013
http://noticingnewyork.blogspot.com/2013/11/inspiration-for-non-library-genesis-of.html

NOVEMBER 2013
“Communities and DC 37 mobilize to stop library sell-offs” by Gregory N. Heires in District Council 37’s Public Employee Press, November 2013
http://www.dc37.net/news/PEP/11_2013/library_selloffs.html

OCTOBER 28, 2013
“A ‘Point of Integration,’ Tested by Budgets” by David Gonzalez, in The New York Times, October 28. 2013 Demand for libraries has grown among immigrants, even as financing decreased.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/28/nyregion/budgets-challenge-libraries-a-point-of-integration-for-immigrants.html?_r=0&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1384723556-JXT9uJ0GTlr3dxqLZNEwuQ
“Public Library Hires Firm To Promote Renovation Plan” by Robin Pogrebin, in The New York Times, October 28, 2013
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/24/new-york-public-library-hires-firm-to-promote-renovation-plan/?_r=0

OCTOBER 26, 2013
"Clock tower spider returns to Greenwich Village for Halloween parade" by Ginger Adams Otis in New York Daily News, October 26, 2013
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/village-spider-returns-halloween-parade-article-1.1497749

OCTOBER 24, 2013
"New York Public Library Hires Firm to Promote Renovation Plan" by Robin Pogrebin in The New York Times, October 24, 2013
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/24/new-york-public-library-hires-firm-to-promote-renovation-plan/

OCTOBER 16, 2013
“Librarian’s Love of Books Began in Struggles to Read” by Alison Leigh Cowan, in The New York Times, October 16, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/16/nyregion/librarians-love-of-books-began-in-her-struggles-to-read.html

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
"Be Our Guest: New York City lags far behind other cities in investing in its public libraries" by Julie Sandorf in New York Daily News, September 25, 2013.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/guest-nyc-invest-libraries-article-1.1467761

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013
"The Hidden History of New York City's Central Library Plan" by Scott Sherman, in The Nation, September 16, 2013
http://www.thenation.com/article/175966/hidden-history-new-york-citys-central-library-plan#axzz2dQ547hDY

AUGUST 29, 2013
"OPINION: Shrinking the library system is a loss for New Yorkers" by Letitia James in Brooklyn Daily Eagle, August 29, 2013
http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/opinion-shrinking-library-system-loss-new-yorkers-2013-08-29-123000

AUGUST 28, 2013
"Sign-Language Interpreter Uses Newfound Fame to Advocate for the Deaf" by Vivian Yee in The New York Times, August 28, 2013.
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/25/callis-by-vivian-yee/

AUGUST 27, 2013
"New York Public Library Rethinks Design" by Jennifer Maloney in The Wall Street Journal, August 27, 2013.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323407104579039302911374522.html?KEYWORDS=jennifer+maloney

AUGUST 23, 2013
"Library Fires Back at Historians Suing to Black Renovation" by Jennifer Maloney in The Wall Street Journal, August 23, 2013.
http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2013/08/23/library-fires-back-at-historians-suing-to-block-renovation/?KEYWORDS=jennifer+maloney
"New York Public Library Rethinks Design" by Jennifer Maloney in The Wall Street Journal, August 23, 2013.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323407104579039302911374522.html?mod=WSJ_NY_LEFTTopStories

AUGUST 20, 2013
"Provocative Proposals for New York, Missing From the Campaign Trail" by Michael Powell in The New York Times, August 20, 2013.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/20/nyregion/provocative-proposals-for-new-york-missing-from-the-campaign-trail.html
"NYPL Sets Up Photobooths For Library Selfies" by Jen Carlson in Gothamist.
http://gothamist.com/2013/08/20/nypl_sets_up_photobooths_for_librar.php

AUGUST 16, 2013
"New York Public Library Cuts Hours Across City"  by Jill Colvin on The New York Times website, August 16, 2013.
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20100824/manhattan/new-york-public-library-cuts-hours-across-city?gclid=CIzoqvOjgbkCFcqZ4Aod9HwA6Q

AUGUST 15, 2013
"Featherstone: If we forgo school librarians, we hurt kids' reading skills" by Liza Featherstone. AM New York, August 15, 2013.
http://www.amny.com/urbanite-1.812039/featherstone-if-we-forgo-school-librarians-we-hurt-kids-reading-skills-1.5900272

AUGUST 14, 2013
"Empty Bookshelves As Library Officials Formulate A New Vision of Libraries: A Vision Where The Real Estate Will Be Sold Off" by …  on Noticing New York blog, August 14, 2013
http://noticingnewyork.blogspot.com/2013/09/empty-bookshelves-as-library-officials.html

AUGUST 11, 2013
"City Schools Are Quietly Using Fewer Librarians" by Lisa Fleisher in The Wall Street Journal, August 11, 2013.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324769704579006604137520932.html?KEYWORDS=school+librarians

AUGUST 5, 2013
“A Library Where the Hush is Over Its Very Existence” by Stephen Farrell in The  New York Times, August 5, 2013.
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/05/a-library-where-the-hush-is-over-its-very-existence/?_r=0
"Tiny New York City library hurts for space as flagship gets $300 million makeover" by Kerry Burke, Barbara Ross and Stephen Rex Brown in New York Daily News, August 5, 2013
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/tiniest-new-york-city-library-hurts-space-article-1.1417539

JULY 23, 2013
"Library Puts Renovation Plan on Pause" by Jennifer Maloney in The Wall Street Journal, July 23, 2013.
http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2013/07/12/library-delays-controversial-renovation-plan/

JULY 16, 2013
"The NYPL Renovation Controversy" on WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show, July 16, 2013.
http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/2013/jul/16/nypl-renovation-controversy/

JULY 15, 2013
“Four Brooklyn library branches to be closed during heat wave” by Tanay Warerkar and Reuven Blau. in New York Daily News, July 15, 2013.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/bklyn-library-branches-hot-customers-article-1.1399403

JULY 13, 2013
"Public Advocate Questions Library Plan" by Robin Pogrebin in The New York Times, July 13, 2013.
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/12/public-advocate-questions-library-plan-to-renovate-fifth-avenue-branch/

JULY 12, 2013
"Library Puts Renovation Plan on Pause" by Jennifer Maloney in The Wall Street Journal, July 12, 2013.
http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2013/07/12/library-delays-controversial-renovation-plan/

JULY 10, 2013
"Citizens Defending Libraries-Lawsuit Press Release" by Weiss & Hiller, PC on Historic Districts Council, July 10, 2013.
http://hdc.org/hdc-across-nyc/manhattan/citizens-defending-libraries-lawsuit-press-release
"New York Public Library Is Sued Over Book Plan" by Robin Pogrebin in The New York Times, July 10, 2013.
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/10/new-york-public-library-is-sued-over-book-plan/
"Library’s Plan to Remove Stacks Hit With Another Suit" by Jennifer Maloney in The Wall Street Journal, July 10, 2013.
http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2013/07/10/librarys-plan-to-remove-stacks-hit-with-another-suit/

JULY 8, 2013
"Real-estate fiction: NY Public Library's risky scheme" by Nicole Gelinas in New York Post, July 8, 2013.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/real_estate_fiction_Py6RHXoIZlrDES5HhqhVNN
"300M job is halted at main branch of New York Public Library" by Barbara Ross in New York Daily News, July 8, 2013.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/300m-job-halted-main-branch-new-york-public-library-article-1.1393406

JULY 7, 2013
“When (If?) The Mid-Manhattan Library Is Ultimately Sold As Part of NYPL’s Central Library Plan, How Big A Building Would Replace It?” on Noticing New York blog, July 7, 2013.
http://noticingnewyork.blogspot.com/2013/07/when-if-mid-manhattan-library-is.html
"Rethinking Andrew Carnegie's Library Gift to New York City" by Jennifer Maloney in The Wall Street Journal, July 7, 2013.  You may have to pay to read this article.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324507404578591901331381768.html

JULY 6, 2013
"New York Public Library faces needless lawsuit over renovations" on Editorial page in New York Daily News, July 6, 2013.
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/shhhhhhh-article-1.1391465

JULY 4, 2013
"Lawsuit Seeks to Block New York Library's Plans to Remove Stacks" by Jennifer Maloney in The Wall Street Journal, July 4, 2013.
http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2013/07/04/lawsuit-filed-to-stop-new-york-public-library-renovation/

JULY 2, 2013
"The New York Public Must Be Saved From Itself" by David Levering Lewis on The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 2, 2013.
http://chronicle.com/blogs/conversation/2013/07/02/the-new-york-public-library-must-be-saved-from-itself/
"Saving the New York Public Library" by Susan Bernofsky on Huffington Post, July 2, 2013.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/susan-bernofsky/saving-the-new-york-publi_b_3522045.html
"Startling Testimony at State Assembly Hearing on NYC Library Sales" on Noticing New York, July 2, 2013
http://noticingnewyork.blogspot.com/2013/07/startling-testimony-at-state-assembly.html

JULY 1, 2013
"Profession: Librarian" on The Brian Lehrer Show, WNYC, July 1, 2013. Laroi Lawton, librarian and assistant professor at Bronx Community College and Queens College Graduate School of Library & Information Studies, talks about the job of librarian in the 21st century. He worked at NYPL early in his career.
http://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl/2013/jul/01/profession-librarian/

JUNE 28, 2013
"Queens Library Offers Free Digital Copies of Magazines" by Jennifer Maloney in The Wall Street Journal, June 28, 2013.
http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2013/06/28/queens-libraries-to-offer-free-digital-copies-of-magazines/

JUNE 27, 2013
"Public Hearing on the Sale of Public Library Buildings in New York City" Archived Videos on the New York State Assembly website, June 27, 2013.
http://assembly.state.ny.us/av/
"Critics Prompt New Review of Library Plan" by Robin Pogrebin in The New York Times, June 27, 2013.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/28/arts/design/critics-prompt-new-review-of-library-plan.html?_r=0

JUNE 24, 2013
"Libraries and Business" on The Brian Lehrer Show, WNYC, June 24, 2013.  Representatives from NYPL and Brooklyn Public Library speak.
http://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl/2013/jun/24/libraries-and-business/

JUNE 23, 2013
"A Library's Rocky Balboa" by Corey Kilgannon in The New York Times, June 23, 2013. Rosalind Gutierrez collects thousands of letters to save the South Beach Library from budget cuts.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/23/nyregion/a-librarys-rocky-balboa.html?_r=0

JUNE 22, 2013
"On Charlie Rose NYPL Trustee Stephen Schwarzman Confirms Suspicions: His $100 Million To The Library Was Linked to NYPL's Real Estate Plans" on Noticing New York, June 22, 2013.
http://noticingnewyork.blogspot.com/2013/06/on-charlie-rose-nypl-trustee-stephen.html

JUNE 20, 2013
"Brooklyn's First Carnegie Branch Gets a Reprieve, but Fate Remains Murky" by Norman Oder in Library Journal, June 20, 2013.
http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2013/06/buildings/brooklyns-first-carnegie-branch-gets-a-reprieve-but-fate-remains-murky/#_

JUNE 15, 2013
"SIBL, NYPL's Science, Industry and Business Library Sold At An Unreported Loss To The Public (And an Elucidating Sideway Look At The BAM South Library Real Estate Games)" on Noticing New York, June 15, 2013.
http://noticingnewyork.blogspot.com/2013/06/sibl-nypls-science-industry-and.html

JUNE 11, 2013
"Staten Island Community Get Back Its Library, Much Improved" by Sam Roberts in The New York Times, June 11, 2013. Stapleton Branch Library is renovated and get additional space.
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/11/staten-island-community-gets-back-its-library-much-improved/
“Dozens of cash-strapped Brooklyn Public Library branches are in disrepair” by Tanay Warerkar and Reuven Blau. in New York Daily News, June 11, 2013.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/cash-poor-brooklyn-library-branches-crumbling-article-1.1369872

JUNE 10, 2013
"Library Assistance for Immigrants" on WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show, June 10, 2013. Bridget Quinn Carey, COO of Queens Library; Farhana Yasmin, Queens New Americans patron; and Adriana Blancarte-Hayward, manager of the New Dorp Branch Library, an immigrant from Mexico.
http://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl/2013/jun/10/library-assistance-immigrants/

JUNE 8, 2013
"Irony Of Ironies: Urban Librarians Unite, Holding A 'We Will Not Be Shushed Read in June 8 & 9th! Sign Up Now!' Event, Wanted To 'Shush' Citizens Defending Libraries About It" on Noticing New York, June 8, 2013.
http://noticingnewyork.blogspot.com/2013/06/irony-of-ironies-urban-librarians-unite.html

MAY 31, 2013
"Where Is Your Favorite Reading Spot in the City?" by WSJ Staff in The Wall Street Journal, August 28, 2013.
http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2013/05/31/where-is-your-favorite-reading-spot-in-the-city

MAY 29, 2013
Malcolm Gladwell Attacks NYPL: 'Luxury Condos Would Look Wonderful There' on Huffington Post, May 29, 2013.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/29/malcolm-gladwell-attacks-_n_3355041.html?view=screen
"NYC Public Libraries" audio of the broadcast on WYNC Brian Lehrer Show gives a discussion with the three libraries' heads of New York Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library, and Queensborough Public Library.  There are more than 32 comments on the page.
http://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl/2013/may/29/nycs-public-libraries

MAY 24, 2013
"Previews Of The Proposed New Donnell Library: The NYPL Unveils Its Version Of The "Silk Purse" Libraries It Envisions For Our Future" by Michael D.D. White on the Noticing New York blog.
http://noticingnewyork.blogspot.com/2013/05/previews-of-proposed-new-donnell.html

MAY 20, 2013
"Revson Launches the First-Ever NYC Neighborhood Library Awards on WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show"
http://www.revsonfoundation.org/news/revson-launches-the-first-ever-nyc-neighborhood-library-awards.html
"What Makes Your Library Special? Nominate it Now", audio of the broadcast on WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show. A branch library in each of the five boroughs will receive $10,000 from the Revson Foundation. Nominations end July 1;
http://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl/2013/may/20/nominate-your-library/
"NYC Neighborhood Library Awards: Award Details"
http://revsonfoundation.org/nyclibraryawards-details.html
"Fill out the online nomination form here!"
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/nyclibraryawards
Links on the Brian Lehrer site to other library related programs on WNYC:
"Funding Public Services Through Real Estate Development" on March 29, 2013
http://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl/2013/mar/29/funding-public-services-through-real-estate-development/
"Talk: Exploring the Role of the City's Public Libraries" on March 11, 2013
http://www.wnyc.org/blogs/wnyc-news-blog/2013/mar/11/talk-exploring-role-citys-public-libraries/
"Libraries Eyed as Ripe for Development" on March 18, 2013
http://www.wnyc.org/articles/wnyc-news/2013/mar/18/libraries-eyed-ripe-development/

MAY 17, 2013
"Cracking the Brand-New 1940 Census" by Francis X. Clines in The New York Times, May 17, 2013.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/18/opinion/the-new-york-public-library-cracks-the-1940-census.html?ref=newyorkpubliclibrary

MAY 16, 2013
"Replacing Donnell Library" A reader writes in The New York Times, May 16, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/16/opinion/replacing-donnell-library.html?ref=newyorkpubliclibrary

MAY 14, 2013
"The Library's Future Is Not an Open Book" by Julie V. Iovine in The Wall Street Journal, May 14, 2013
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324000704578386500193028168.html?KEYWORDS=julie+v+iovine

MAY 13, 2013
Public-Service Stars" by Ralph Gardner, Jr. in The Wall Street Journal, May 13, 2013.  Jeanine Thomas-Cross, Manager of the Mott Haven Branch Library
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323716304578481284110890120.html
"Defending a Scrap of Soul Against MoMA" by Michael Kimmelman in The New York Times, May 13, 2013
"Institutions, lavished with tax breaks, responsible to the people, would do well to listen. (New York Public Library, that includes you.)"  Alert: There may be a problem with the link.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/13/arts/design/defending-the-former-american-folk-art-museum-building.html

MAY 10, 2013
"Library Moves Ahead With Its Renovation Plans" by Robin Pogrebin in The New York Times, May 10, 2013
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE4DD1138F933A25756C0A9659D8B63&ref=newyorkpubliclibrary

MAY 9, 2013
"Opponents Rally Against New York Public Library Plan" by Robin Pogrebin in The New York Times, May 9, 2013
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/08/opponents-plan-rally-against-new-york-public-library-plan/
“New York Public Library to Begin Spending City Funds on Renovation” by Robin Pogrebin in The New York Times, May 9, 2013
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/09/library-votes-to-begin-spending-city-funds-on-library-renovation/
"At Brooklyn Library's New Center, Books Are Secondary" by Eli Rosenberg in The New York Times, May 9, 2013
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/09/at-brooklyn-librarys-new-center-books-are-secondary/

MAY 7, 2013
"New York Public Library unveils designs for new $20M branch on W.53rd Street" by Ginger Adams Otis in New York Daily News, May 7, 2013
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/new-york-public-library-unveils-designs-new-20m-branch-w-53rd-st-article-1.1336959
"New York Public Library unveils airy design of Midtown branch" by Rita Delfiner in the New York Post, May 7, 2013
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/it_an_open_book_6PNeLjMZc3PYQDZpEHTHnN

MAY 6, 2013
"A Place to Hang Out (Read, Too)" by Robin Pogrebin in The New York Times, May 6, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/07/books/design-for-new-donnell-library-by-enrique-norten.html?_r=1&
"A Long Road to New Library Space" by Jennifer Maloney in the Wall Street Journal, May 6, 2013
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323826804578467053760534858.html
"New York Public Library's New $20M Donnell Library Center" by Michael Briggs on the website Design & Trend.com
http://www.designntrend.com/articles/4213/20130507/new-york-public-library-donnell-library-center.htm#page1

MAY 3, 2013
"As Works Flood In, Nation's Library Treads Water" by Jennifer Steinhauer in The New York Times, May 3, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/04/books/budget-cuts-hobble-library-of-congress.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
"With Tiny Libraries, Bringing Free Literature to the Streets" by Vivian Yee in The New York Times, May 3, 2012
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/03/with-tiny-libraries-bringing-free-literature-to-the-streets/

MAY 1, 2013
"E-Books and Democracy" by Anthony Marx in The New York Times, May 1, 2013.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/01/opinion/e-books-libraries-and-democracy.html?_r=0

MAY 2013
"DC37 campaign: secure funding for public libraries" by Gregory N. Heires in the Public Employee Press, May 2013.  An archive online is not available as of May 10, 2013.
http://www.dc37.net/news/PEP/archives.html

APRIL 24, 2013
“The National Digital Public Library is Launched!” by Robert Darnton in The New York Review of Books, April 25, 2013.
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2013/apr/25/national-digital-public-library-launched/

APRIL 19, 2013
“At City Hall yesterday, a rally to stop the planned sale of libraries in Brooklyn and Manhattan.” on the blog for Atlantic Yards Report.
http://atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2013/04/at-city-hall-yesterday-rally-to-stop.html

APRIL 18, 2013
City Hall Protestors Rally Against Sale of Libraries by Robin Pogrebin in The New York Times, April 18, 2013.
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/18/city-hall-protestors-rally-against-sale-of-libraries/

APRIL 17, 2013
Save the New York Public Library! by Scott Sherman.  The Nation, May 6, 2013
http://www.thenation.com/article/173906/save-new-york-public-library

APRIL 12, 2013
Welcome the Library's Sleeping Lions: River and Dale by Winnie Hu in The New York Times, April 12, 2013.
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/04/2-new-library-sentries-welcome-with-more-of-a-purr-than-a-roar/

APRIL 11, 2013
“Occupy Wall Street wins big by working within the system.” by Ilia Blinderman in New York Daily News, April 11, 2013.
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/pageviews/2013/04/occupy-wall-street-wins-big-by-working-within-the-system

APRIL 9, 2013
“Suit Settled With Occupy Wall St. Over Seizure of Library at a Park” by Colin Moynihan in The New York Times, April 9, 2013.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/10/nyregion/occupy-wall-street-wins-suit-over-seizure-of-library.html

APRIL 4, 2013
“Shh! This is a Library. And the Sentries are Sleeping” by Winnie Hu and Andy Newman in The New York Times, April 4, 2013.
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/04/2-new-library-sentries-welcome-with-more-of-a-purr-than-a-roar/

APRIL 2013
“Literature from Librarians: Great Reads Written by the Experts.”  AbeBooks.com
http://www.abebooks.com/blog/index.php/2013/03/18/literature-from-librarians-great-reads-written-by-the-experts/

MARCH 29, 2013
“Funding Public Services Through Real Estate Development.”
A discussion with comments added on the Brian Lehrer Show, WNYC FM.  March 29, 2013.  Libraries are a feature in this discussion.
http://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl/2013/mar/29/funding-public-services-through-real-estate-development/

MARCH 27, 2013
“New York Public Library-Main Branch-Interior Individual Landmark Request.” website of the Historic District Council
http://hdc.org/hdc-across-nyc/manhattan/manhattan-landmarked/new-york-pubic-library-main-branch-interior-individual-landmark-request

MARCH 18, 2013
On the same day in the New York Times, one article on the newspapers front page tells of the proposed demolition of public libraries and schools with the replacements provided by developers who will receive prime land or zoning variances as compensation while another article tells of the expansion of a central Queens library with financing by local politicians.
"Saving Schools and Libraries by Giving Up the Land They Sit On" by Joseph Berger and Al Baker in the The New York Times, March 18, 2013.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/18/nyregion/public-agencies-needing-money-give-up-land-and-buildings.html
"Queens Central Library Opens Wider" by David W. Dunlap on The New York Times website, March 18, 2013.
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/18/queens-central-library-opens-wider/

MARCH 16, 2013
"Read All About It: Library System Burglars Are Getting Inside Help - AND - The Mystery Of The Brooklyn Heights Association" on Noticing New York at blogspot.com, March 16, 2013
http://noticingnewyork.blogspot.com/2013/03/read-all-about-it-library-system.html

MARCH 13, 2013
The New York Public Library's plan for the stacks of the 42nd Street  Schwarzman building is mentioned in an article in The New York Times, "A Poetry Grounded in Gravity and Air." The article is about the Museum of Modern Art's exhibit of the work of the architect of the Bibliotheque Nationale.  Both the article and the exhibit will be of interest to our members.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/14/arts/design/henri-labrouste-at-the-museum-of-modern-art.html

MARCH  8 & 12, 2013
NY City Council Testimony: Citizens Defending Libraries on YouTube,

MARCH 12, 2013
New York City Council committee hearing on library budgets, You Tube, March 8, 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12lYVbeyT7c

MARCH 3, 2013
"Children's artworks on display at Morningside Heights library showcase their eye-catching views of the world" by Jezebel Diaz and Douglas Feiden in New York Daily News, March 3, 2013
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/uptown/kids-ps-75-ps-145-provide-artworks-morningside-heights-library-article-1.1276331

FEBRUARY 25, 2013
“Coming to Brooklyn Heights: the incredible shrinking library, patrons and residents charge: Controversial plan to sell library building to private developer who will build apartment tower over it.” By Lore Croghan. New York Daily News
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/coming-brooklyn-heights-incredible-shrinking-library-article-1.1265618

FEBRUARY 20, 2013
Anthony Marx appeared on the Association for a Better New York’s show on CUNY TV.  This has been rebroadcast several times or you can watch it on the CUNY TV website.
http://www.cuny.tv/show/abnypresents/PR2001587

FEBRUARY 17, 2013
An article, “A Roar, From the Side Without the Lions: Plans afoot for the New York Public Library call attention to its rear facade — and rear facades in general” by Christopher Gray appeared in The New York Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/17/realestate/the-backs-of-buildings.html

FEBRUARY 9, 2013
A discussion of the financing of the NYPL Central Library Plan can be found in The New York Times, article, “New York Public Library Chairman Says Renovation Budget Is Work in Progress” by Robin Pogrebin.
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/08/new-york-public-library-chairman-says-renovation-costs-are-preliminary/
Libraries That Are Now Supposedly "Dilapidated" Were Just Renovated: And Are Developers' Real Estate Deals More Important Than Bryant Park?  Noticing New York blog
http://noticingnewyork.blogspot.com/2013/02/libraries-that-are-now-supposedly.html

JANUARY 31, 2013
Noticing New York: New City-Wide Policy Makes Generation Of Real Estate Deals The Library System’s Primary Purpose, by Michael D. D. White Noticing New York blog, January 31, 2013.
http://noticingnewyork.blogspot.com/2013/01/new-city-wide-policy-makes-generation.html

JANUARY 29, 2013
An article, “Brooklyn Public Library plans to sell two dilapidated branches and move them into smaller locations” by Reuven Blau appeared in the Daily News.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/dilapidated-brooklyn-libraries-sale-article-1.1250692
“At a Library, an Outpouring of Support, and New Dolls” by Corey Kilgannon in The New York Times, January 29, 2013.
At the Ottendorfer Branch of NYPL the children’s librarian has an American Girl doll you can borrow. This doll has circulated so many times that it is being sent for repair.
http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/k/corey_kilgannon/index.html

JANUARY 29, 2013
“In Renderings for a Library Landmark, Stacks of Questions” by Michael Kimmelman, The New York Times, January 29, 2013.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/30/arts/design/norman-fosters-public-library-will-need-structural-magic.html

JANUARY 2013
An ode to the central library stacks and lament on their destruction is at Jeremiah’s Vanishing New York.
http://vanishingnewyork.blogspot.com/2013/01/nypl-demolition.html

JANUARY 2013
A report on New York City's public libraries, “Branches of Opportunity,” has been published by Center for an Urban Future, a public policy organization dedicated to improving the overall health of New York City and serving its long-term interests by targeting problems facing low-income and working-class neighborhoods in all five boroughs.  A pdf of the report can be downloaded from their website.
http://nycfuture.org/research/publications/branches-of-opportunity
The report has brought comment in the media, including from AM New York,  New York Daily News, and WNYC.  Links to these are on the "CUF in the News" page of the Center's website, nycfuture.org.
Here is the NYPL press release regarding the report:
http://www.nypl.org/press/press-release/2013/01/08/new-york-public-library-highlights-essential-service-following-branch

DECEMBER 2012
An article by architectural critic Paul Goldberger “Firestorm on Fifth Avenue” appeared in the December 2012 Vanity Fair.
http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2012/12/new-york-public-library-re-model-controversy

DECEMBER 19, 2012
A New York Times article by Robin Pogrebin, “After Criticism, Public Library Offers Peek at Renovation Plans,” previewed an NYPL release of the schematics for the Central Library Plan. 
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/19/arts/design/new-york-public-library-offers-peek-at-renovation.html
Go to The New York Public Library’s website page, “The New York Public Library’s Central Library Plan Takes Next Step With Release of Schematic Designs,” for the Library’s presentation.
http://www.nypl.org/press/press-release/2012/12/19/new-york-public-librarys-central-library-plan-takes-next-step-release

DECEMBER 4, 2012
In the article “Undertaking Its Destruction” by Ada Louise Huxtable, in the December 4, 2012, Wall Street Journal, Huxtable says, "After extensive study of the library's conception and construction, I have become convinced that irreversible changes of this magnitude should not be made in this landmark building. I am not going to rehearse the intellectual, literary and sentimental arguments already on the record. This all about the building, a subject that has not been adequately addressed."
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323751104578151653883688578.html
There are at least ten comments by the general public.  Click on the Comments label to the right of the Article label.
Also, there is the Anthony Marx reply to the Huxtable’s article entitled, “Our New York Library Plans Offer a Win for Everyone.”

NOVEMBER 27, 2012
“A Blind Man’s Story As Seen and Told by Dogs” by Correy Kilgannon, in the November 27, 2012, The New York Times, tells of a Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library user, Lloyd Burlingame, whose own book, Two Seeing Eye Dogs Take Manhattan, a Love Story is being recorded at the library. It is available as a paperback and an ebook at Amazon.

NOVEMBER 25, 2012
“Despite Ruin, Library Offers Books and Community” by Vivan Yee appeared in the November 25, 2012, The New York Times. It described using a bookmobile to restore library service to the Rockaways. Brooklyn Public Library and New York Public Library are mentioned briefly.

OCTOBER 11, 2012
An article, "The Education of Tony Marx," appeared in the October 10, 2012 The New York Times. "After a rough start, the president of the New York Public Library is facing the challenge of bringing the institution into the 21st century…"  A rewritten version of the article occurred on the New York Times website. A comment by David Stam, formerly the Andrew W. Mellon Director of the Research Libraries, appeared in the October 18 newspaper.
Because The New York Times links are impossibly long, the best way to get to these items is to first Google "The Education of Tony Marx," and then afterward Google, "The Education of Tony Marx" coupled with David Stam.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012
Charles Warren: Saving the Lions' Cage: NYPL's Multi-Story Stacks
A YouTube video of a presentation by Charles Warren
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH9oHwjyyHU

JULY 12, 2012
Robert Darnton, a trustee of The New York Public Library, wrote an article in July 12, 2012 issue of The New York Review of Books, “The New York Public Library: The Turning Point.”  At the top of the page there is a link to comments on this article and Mr. Darnton’s reply to the comments.
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2012/oct/25/new-york-public-library-turning-point/?pagination=false

MAY 9, 2012
"Lions in Winter, Part One" by Charles Petersen on N+1 May 9, 2012
http://nplusonemag.com/lions-in-winter
"Lions in Winter, Part Two" by Charles Petersen on nplusonemag.com, May 9, 2012
http://www.nplusonemag.com/lions-in-winter-part-2

FEBRUARY 16, 2012
"Ambition Rekindled at Public Library" by Robin Pogrebin in The New York Times, February 16, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/16/books/new-york-public-library-revives-its-overhaul-plan.html

NOVEMBER 30, 2011
The NYPL and our NY State pensions have been in the news.
The Library’s Central Library Plan came under attack in a November 30, 2011 The Nation article, “Upheaval at the New York Public Library,”
http://www.thenation.com/article/164881/upheaval-new-york-public-library.
This was followed by news media elsewhere, including an interview of President Marx on The Leonard Lopate Show, WNYC,
http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/2012/mar/12/controversy-new-york-public-library/
Forty-five reader comments follow the episode.
For updates on the controversy on Steam Thing see Caleb Crain’s.
A Chronology of Press Clippings About The NYPL’s Central Library Plan
PENSION PLAN PROPOSED CHANGES
The media has reported on attempts in the New York State legislature to change our pension system. Our pensions are secured by Article 5, Section 7 of the New York State Constitution: “membership in any pension or retirement system of the state or of a civil division thereof shall be a contractual relationship, the benefits of which shall not be diminished or impaired.” A revised constitution could be a threat to our pensions. Those in favor of changing the above Section have a statement at www.unshackleupstate.com/assets/news/letnyworkagenda.pdf.  The New York State Retired Teachers’ Association has a statement against changing the section, http://www.nysrta.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/York-State.pdf

JULY 7, 2011
"Joey O'Loughlin BPL Film / Where do the books go?" on YouTube, July 7, 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZPBSZqRToU

MAY 11, 2011
"New Battery Park City Library Leaves Wheelchair-Bound Patrons Stuck Outside" by Julie Shapiro at DNAinfo, May 11, 2011.
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20100511/financial-district-battery-park-city/new-battery-park-city-library-leaves-wheelchairbound-patrons-stuck-outside

JANUARY 24, 2011
"Librarian Wants Police to Crack Down on Unruly Tweens" by Leslie Albrecht at DNAinfo, January 24, 2011
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20110124/upper-west-side/librarian-wants-police-crack-down-on-unruly-tweens-at-upper-west-side-branch

DECEMBER 21, 2010
“A Tour of the Stacks” by Kathie Coblentz, on the website of The New York Public Library, December 21, 2010.
http://www.nypl.org/blog/2010/12/21/stack-tour

JUNE 25, 1999
"Area Libraries Are Bursting at Seams System Struggles to Meet New Demands" by Lisa Rein in New York Daily News, June 25, 1999
http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/area-libraries-bursting-seams-system-struggles-meet-new-demands-article-1.837449#ixzz37DT2WCXQ