In a major reversal, NYPL to let the stacks live and keep Mid-Manhattan
Kelly Burdick
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 »
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