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Via architecturaldigest.com
New York Public Library’s Massive Renovation
The beloved New York Public Library has undergone a massive $200 million renovation that’s resulted in an extra 180,000 square feet of space and amenities. Across the street from the well-known Stephen …
Via gothamist.com
New York Public Library + Gothamist’s Love Letter to NYC
Online publication Gothamist is collaborating with the New York Public Library for a love letter to NYC and now requests contributions from those who inhabit the city. “The heart and soul of …
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A Visual History of Public Libraries
In a scrolling, hand-drawn and collaged article by CityLab’s Ariel Aberg-Riger, America’s beloved public library system is indexed from its origin as a “social” amenity for the wealthy and white to now. …
Via telegraph.co.uk
Sanitation Worker Creates Public Library from Discarded Books
Bogota-based Jose Alberto Gutierrez has been collecting discarded books for two decades. Hi collection—which is upwards of 20,000—is made up mostly of books he picked up during his rounds as a sanitation …