Details for Renovations Still Unclear In a stunning turn-around on Wednesday, it was announced that the New York Public Library has abandoned the majority of the controversial Central Library Plan and would be retaining (and renovating) the Mid Manhattan Library building and not removing the integral book stacks which form the heart of the 42nd […]
Friday, December 6th 6PM Neighborhood Preservation Center, 232 East 11th Street New York, NY 10003. The plan to remove millions of books from the New York Public Library’s century old building at 42nd Street and 5th Avenue has caused an outcry from writers and scholars, but less has been said about the book stacks that […]
On May 8th the Committee to Save the New York Public Library and HDC met with other organizations and members of the community to rally against the Central Library Plan. Below is a video taken of the rally (Part 1) Citizens protest the NYPL “Central Library Plan.” http://www.savenypl.org/
On May 8th the Committee to Save the New York Public Library and HDC met with other organizations and members of the community to rally against the Central Library Plan. Below is a video taken of the rally (Part 1) Citizens protest the NYPL “Central Library Plan.” http://www.savenypl.org/
On May 8th the Committee to Save the New York Public Library and HDC met with other organizations and members of the community to rally against the Central Library Plan. Below is a video taken of the rally (Part 2) Citizens protest the NYPL “Central Library Plan.” http://www.savenypl.org/
The Truth About the Central Library Plan Executive Summary The Central Library Plan (CLP) would close and sell two major public libraries – the Mid-Manhattan branch and the Science, Industry, and Business Library (SIBL) – and consolidate their functions within the 42nd Street Research Library building. To accomplish this, the Research Library’s seven-story book stacks […]
