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February 25, 2016
This Radical Librarian May Soon Run the World’s Largest Library
Dr. Carla Hayden will be the first woman and African American to fill the post—unless Senate Republicans stand in her way.
Zoë Carpenter
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July 2, 2015
Patience and Fortitude
Scott Sherman’s masterful history of the fight to save the NYPL.
John Palattella
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May 6, 2015
Librarians Versus the NSA
Your local library is on the front lines against government surveillance.
Zoë Carpenter
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October 15, 2014
Should You Go to College?
Does higher education in America offer young women a ticket to the middle class—or entrench class divisions that are only getting wider?
Kathleen Geier, Nancy Folbre, Anna Clark and Susan Feiner
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May 14, 2014
The Battle of 42nd Street
The demise of the New York Public Library’s Central Library Plan is the end of a Bloomberg-era castle in the sky.
Scott Sherman
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May 7, 2014
NYPL Shelves Plan to Gut Central Library
After public outcry, the library’s $300 million project to demolish stacks and sell off branch libraries has collapsed.
Scott Sherman
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May 6, 2014
University Presses Under Fire
How the Internet and slashed budgets have endangered one of higher education’s most important institutions.
Scott Sherman
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March 26, 2014
From Visionary to the Fringe
Immanuel Velikovsky’s strange quest for a scientific theory of everything
Paula Findlen
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August 28, 2013
The Hidden History of New York City’s Central Library Plan
Why did one of the world’s greatest libraries adopt a $300 million transformation without any real public debate?
Scott Sherman
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April 17, 2013
Save the New York Public Library!
The current renovation plan is too costly and will ruin the landmark 42nd Street building. A reasonable compromise is still on the table.
Scott Sherman