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LISTEN: Libraries Are on the Chopping Block in Eric Adams’ New York

Dec. 21, 2022, 8:59 p.m.April 3, 2025, 1:18 p.m.

A look back at year one, and what’s looming ahead for year two, in Eric Adams’ New York. Subscribe to FAQ NYC on Apple, Spotify, or pretty much everywhere podcasts are found.

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Book Burning Threat at NYPL: Decade of Bureaucratic Delays Postpone Fire Alarms

Feb. 7, 2022, 7:24 p.m.Feb. 8, 2022, 1:28 p.m.

The scariest story at the oldest library in the city is a tale of red tape causing new fire alarms to be overdue for more than 147 months.

Libraries

Patience and Fortitude Needed as Dozens of Libraries Shut Over COVID Staffing Woes

Jan. 10, 2022, 8:57 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

Twenty-five libraries throughout the city were closed on Monday due to worker shortages, forcing some New Yorkers to stand outside in the cold for WiFi and to tomes.

Libraries

Treasures of the Manhattan Library: NYPL Puts Its Curious Collection on Display

Sept. 29, 2021, 8:29 p.m.Sept. 30, 2021, 9:20 a.m.

Some 250 storied artifacts spanning 4,000 years of human history — from Virginia Woolf’s walking stick to Malcom X’s briefcase — are newly on exhibit at the 42nd Street branch.

WiFi Sign of the Times as New Yorkers Gather Outside Libraries for Free Internet

Sept. 15, 2020, 10:04 p.m.Sept. 15, 2020, 10:04 p.m.

The pandemic shut branches for months. But thousands without access are going and logging in daily to go online for some outdoor computer and phone time.

Libraries

Library Grab-and-Go (and Quarantine) Grows as New Yorkers Prove Hungry for Books

Aug. 5, 2020, 9:35 p.m.Aug. 5, 2020, 9:34 p.m.

NYC’s three library systems are gearing up to reopen more branches for limited service, even as all returned items are quarantined for 96 hours.

NYC Public Libraries Mull Grab-and-Go Book Pickup Service

May 26, 2020, 4:41 p.m.May 28, 2020, 5:37 p.m.

Meanwhile, e-book purchases grow as officials serve readers’ immediate needs while preparing for a technological transformation hastened by pandemic.

NYC Cultural Institutions Preserve Pandemic Memories in Real Time

May 6, 2020, 7:44 p.m.May 13, 2020, 9:53 a.m.

Libraries, universities and historical societies are doing the early anthropology and archaeology of the coronavirus era via oral histories and more.

The Open Newsroom Is Back — Virtually. We’ve Got a Lot to Talk About…

April 24, 2020, 6:49 p.m.May 4, 2020, 4:04 p.m.

THE CITY for a Zoom-powered discussion about coronavirus on Thursday, April 30, at 6 p.m. ET. Help us make local news more collaborative.

City Reveals $40 Million Plan of Attack on 2020 Census

Jan. 14, 2020, 11:00 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

The effort will rely on outreach to traditionally undercounted communities with Congressional representation and federal funding at stake.