The ceiling in the Rose Reading Room is broken again
After a piece of plaster fell from the ceiling of the New York Public Library’s iconic Rose Reading Room in 2014, the space was closed off for a staggering two-and-a-half… Read more »
Stolen books from NYPL under grand jury investigation
A Long Island woman is facing a lot more than overdue fines from the New York Public Library over several rare books that were taken from the collection. Nicole Hong… 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 »