“I spent a lot of time at the New York Public Library, the main branch. I was one of those people. If you ever spend a good amount of time there, you realize there are people who spend the entire day there. They're bookish homeless people.” PeopleIfsRealizingNew YorkAmountLibraryBranchesHomelessPublic LibraryHomeless People Author:Lisa Yuskavage
“I was looking at books and reading the indexes and finding a next book and reading that book, and then from that index ... It was a version of surfing the internet before the internet. I was surfing the New York Public Library. It was back when you had to fill out a form and put it in a chute.” BookFormReadingNextNew YorkInternetFindingsLibraryVersionsSurfingBack WhenBooks And ReadingPublic LibrarySurfing The Internet Author:Lisa Yuskavage
“Each time you admire the façade of the New York Public Library, you are paying homage to Western civilization.” New YorkCivilizationWesternLibraryAdmireHomageWestern CivilizationPublic Library Book:Why the West is Best: A Muslim Apostate's Defense of Liberal Democracy Source: Why the West is Best: A Muslim Apostate's Defense of Liberal Democracy
“We take it into account from the very beginning and try to steer couples toward items that lend themselves to those circumstances. Sometimes we have to steer a little more forcefully - you can't fry French fries in the New York Public Library.” TryingLittlesSometimesNew YorkCoupleCircumstancesAccountsLibraryItemsSteersPublic LibraryFriesFrench Fries Author:David Castle
“I spent three years researching American Rose, research that included connecting with Gypsy's sister, the late actress June Havoc (I was the last person to interview her) and Gypsy's son, and also spending countless hours immersed in Gypsy's expansive archives at the New York Public Library. I became obsessed with figuring out the person behind the persona.” YearsPersonsLastsThreeHoursBehindsNew YorkSonLateResearchRoseLibrarySpendingActressesObsessedInterviewsThree YearsConnectingJunePersonaGypsyPublic LibraryArchivesHavoc Author:Karen Abbott