The NYPL’s Fifth Avenue stacks are still empty
In 2007, New York Public Library administrators hatched a plan—the Central Library Plan—to consolidate 3 libraries in Midtown Manhattan into the flagship Fifth Avenue library building. The famous Fifth Avenue stacks,… Read more »
The New York Public Library holds a public forum to discuss the Mid-Manhattan and 42nd Street Library renovation projects
The New York Public Library held a public forum last night to discuss the renovation plans for the Mid-Manhattan and 42nd Street Libraries. As the controversial Central Library Plan was… Read more »
Inside the Periodical Room and Map Division at the New York Public Library
Correction: An earlier version of this post indicated that Ken Weine’s answer to my question was that the books removed from the historic stacks would be returned in two years.… Read more »
The New York Public Library goes back to the drawing board
A month ago, it seemed like we would have to wait until spring to hear any more news about the New York Public Library’s new plans for the flagship library… Read more »
Scott Sherman describes the story behind his forthcoming book, Patience and Fortitude
Scott Sherman, the author of a series of award-winning cover stories for The Nation magazine about the New York Public Library’s Central Library Plan, will come out with a book… Read more »
The New York Public Library board could use a few good librarians
In the wake of the about-face the New York Public Library made on their renovation plans this year, questions have arisen about the role of the trustees in the decision-making… Read more »
Now they tell us: NYPL admits that the Central Library Plan would have cost $200 million more than estimated
In an article in the New York Times on Sunday, Robin Pogrebin reports that the New York Public Library has at last admitted what critics of the now-defunct Central Library… Read more »
In a major reversal, NYPL to let the stacks live and keep Mid-Manhattan
The New York Public Library has abandoned a plan to transform the flagship 42nd Street research library and sell the Mid-Manhattan Library. According to a New York Times report by… Read more »
Critics of the Central Library Plan react to New York Public Library’s change of course
In a major reversal on Wednesday, the New York Times reported that the New York Public Library’s Central Library Plan to sell off the Mid-Manhattan Library and destroy the historic… Read more »
Allies of de Blasio call on him to defund Central Library Plan, give money to branch libraries
The time for Mayor de Blasio to make a decision on the $150 million the city originally pledged to the NYPL’s Central Library Plan is growing nearer, and the pressure… Read more »