Wow… what a building! I went because my friend, Cece, told me not to miss it. I stayed for the tour because a nice, but insistent, docent said that it was a much better use of an hour than shopping would be. She was right!
The famous NY Public Library is housed in the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street. It’s a huge, beautiful, and you can read a lot more about it here. I’m going to share some of the pictures I took…
Patience, or Fortitude, on guard at the front door on Fifth Avenue:
These are the actual, for real, animals from Winnie-the-Pooh:
These stuffed animals have been well-loved, worn, and mended. Piglet is much flatter than I imagined he would be—and tiny!
This illustrated book from the 14th century (if I remember correctly) is lovely, with bright colors and the penmanship is totally amazing. But I could not help thinking of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I can hear it playing in my head :-).
The Rose Reading room is huge, beautiful, and very quiet because it is for reading. Seriously. You can get in to read or on a tour. You can no longer walk through it as a tourist who is not going to read.
The chairs look comfy…
As I said, lions are the mascot. This one is on a drinking fountain. The library opened in 1911 and the marble looks worn enough that it may be original to the building.
The library houses so many collections, books both rare and common, maps, photographs, original works of all kinds… there is just so much. It is a treasure worth visiting!
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I have really enjoyed these NY pictures. Thank you for sharing.
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It is an amazing library. I’ve been to NYC once and I went to see it. Spectacular!
Thank you for sharing 🙏
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Plus, I wanted to see the original Winnie the Pooh stuffed animals 🧸🤗
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Thank you for sharing!!! My traveling days are over and your trips are wonderful!!
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The Lions of Fifth Avenue; a novel by Fiona Davis, which takes place in the library, is a wonderful read.
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Dear Becky. Thanks for sharing your pictures. It looked well worth the trip. I’m not traveling, so great to see all your pictures. ❤️ Happy Holidays!
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Thanks Becky! We didn’t get to the library when we visited NYC, but I wish we had.
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Maybe one of these days you will be back! We could visit NYC!!!
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Enjoyed this tour and thank you for sharing.
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How interesting to see these photos of the library! Loved the Pooh and friends especially!The drinking fountain and chair are beautiful.Well done Becky Nancy SchmidtGranville
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Thank you for the great tour. Awesome library. I’d love to visit New York one day and tour this amazing library. Lucky you. I’m glad you had the opportunity and kindly shared it with us.
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I have a NYPL library card and it’s the best resource I’ve ever had.
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It is wonderful traveling with you. I am seeing things that I may never have another chance to see them. Thank you for sharing.
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Beautiful!! The reference to Ponty Python made me chuckle. And that marble reminds me of an era i never knew and how as a young girl I would often wonder who made it and when! You don’t see that type of marble ‘architecture’ much anymore.
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Thanks for sharing the beautiful photos you took at the NYC Library. It has been probably 15 years since I was there. No matter how much you see, you just can’t remember all of it .
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