#Here are the most popular books of 2022 for New Yorkers

#Here are the most popular books of 2022 for New Yorkers

“Here are the most popular books of 2022 for New Yorkers” New Yorkers just can’t stop checking these out. The Big Apple’s public library systems revealed their most popular books of 2022 on Monday — showing city residents were drawn to spooky mysteries about missing people and dreamy escapes from reality over the last year….

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#’Thelma and Louise’ celebrates 30 years with a drive-in

#’Thelma and Louise’ celebrates 30 years with a drive-in

“#’Thelma and Louise’ celebrates 30 years with a drive-in” Still in the driver’s seat “Thelma and Louise” turning 30 this year was just commemorated with a charity drive-in viewing in LA. Its Susan Sarandon raised funds for a food bank. For Geena Davis it was her Institute on Gender in Media. Geena: “We’ve stayed friends. We saw the movie…

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#New Midtown library exactly what NYC needs after COVID-19 

#New Midtown library exactly what NYC needs after COVID-19 

“#New Midtown library exactly what NYC needs after COVID-19 ” Last week, after more than a decade of false starts, the New York Public Library ­unveiled its fully renovated Midtown book-lending building on Fifth Avenue. The eight-story library is a Midtown triumph. As New York recovers from the pandemic, Gotham needs more projects like this: less…

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#New York Public Library reopens with 0M upgrade

#New York Public Library reopens with $200M upgrade

“#New York Public Library reopens with $200M upgrade” Check it out. Before-and-after photos show the dramatic $200 million renovation of the New York Public Library’s biggest branch — complete with 400,000 books, floor-to-ceiling shelves, and an entire level for kids and teens. The venerable building on 40th Street and Fifth Avenue in Manhattan was upgraded…

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#Meet the badass librarians of the NYPL

#Meet the badass librarians of the NYPL

“#Meet the badass librarians of the NYPL” We already knew librarians were movers and shakers — but this March, in honor of Women’s History Month, the New York Public Library will pay tribute to some of the most notable women who helped shape the institution into what it is today. It’s all part of a…

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#People are swiping face masks from NYC library’s lions

#People are swiping face masks from NYC library’s lions

“#People are swiping face masks from NYC library’s lions” The New York Public Library is running out of patience…and fortitude. That’s thanks to vandals who in recent weeks have been targeting the famed pair of marble lion statues that stand guard outside of the library’s historic Midtown branch — by damaging or swiping the giant…

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