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New York Public Library
good news
Sept. 17, 2021
Change of Plans: You’ll Still Be Able to Browse the NYPL’s Picture Collection
Researchers howled and the library reversed itself.
By
Christopher Bonanos
research
Sept. 9, 2021
In Defense of Browsing
The NYPL’s imperiled Picture Collection supports a kind of research where keywords don’t find the story.
By
Leanne Shapton
the group portrait
Aug. 5, 2021
New York Public Library’s Human Search Engines
“One thing that historians learned this year is that digitization can never replace the archives.”
By
Christopher Bonanos
design edit
June 4, 2021
A Nick Cave Installation, a Squiggly Lamp, and Other Things I Liked This Week
Including the city’s best new rooftop.
By
Diana Budds
street view
June 4, 2021
Look! Books! The Tired Old Mid-Manhattan Library Gets a Sharp New Renovation
An understated top-to-bottom rehab puts open access — and open books — front and center (and a café on the roof).
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Justin Davidson