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Loud Debate Rages Over N.Y. Library's Quiet Stacks : NPR - 1 views

www.npr.org/...over-n-y-librarys-quiet-stacks New York Public Library preservation research libraries closed stacks
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  • adrienne_mobius on 13 Jun 12
     
    "If the library has its way, this Beaux Arts-style building on Manhattan's 42nd Street - the one with the giant lions out front - will soon see some changes. A hotly debated renovation plan would demolish the seven stuffy floors of stacks. Some of the books would be stored under nearby Bryant Park, and up to 2 million books would be moved to climate-controlled storage in Princeton, N.J."
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A Digitally Inspired Veil, Intended to Save Lives, Appears at N.Y.U. Library - NYTimes.com - 1 views

cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/...lives-appears-at-n-y-u-library NYU architecture renovation suicides
shared by adrienne_mobius on 22 Aug 12 - No Cached
  • adrienne_mobius on 22 Aug 12
     
    This headline caught my attention: "NYU Library Imprisons Students in a Video Game to Stop Them from Killing Themselves." The atrium of the school's main library has been enclosed with perforated aluminum screens, in an effort to curb suicides.
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Brian Kenney: Revisiting the NYPL's Renovation Plan - 0 views

www.publishersweekly.com/...59824-beyond-42nd-street.html Professional Development
shared by Scott Peterson on 15 Nov 13 - No Cached
  • Scott Peterson on 15 Nov 13
     
    An interesting look at the protest over the proposed remodeling of the New York Public Library's central library and the missteps that led to a poor public reception of the proposal, namely in communication and openness.
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