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good news Sept. 17, 2021

Change of Plans: You’ll Still Be Able to Browse the NYPL’s Picture CollectionResearchers howled and the library reversed itself.

By Christopher Bonanos
research Sept. 9, 2021

In Defense of BrowsingThe 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 WeekIncluding 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 RenovationAn understated top-to-bottom rehab puts open access — and open books — front and center (and a café on the roof).

By Justin Davidson