A reading room with a secret wine cellar?! Literally the room of my family’s dreams.
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nypl:
Read a brief history of the Astor Free Library, which merged with Tilden Foundation and Lenox Library in 1895 to become the New York Public Library.
In an impassioned address at the Association of American Publishers’ annual meeting, president and CEO of the New York Public Library Dr. Anthony Marx told publishers: “We’re eager to be promoting your books. We are trusted by our patrons to have views about quality. We help to sell your books.” He noted, “on the library site now, if you come in looking for a book and it’s out, the first thing we ask you is whether you want to buy a copy. Our patrons buy books and we buy books. We bring in speakers thorough NYPL live and we hope in the future one, two three or more authors a day…. We are your partners in encouraging reading. We are also deeply committed, pivotally committed to access.
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NYPL President Urges Publishers to Propose Pilot Models | Publishers Lunch
So badass.
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