New York Public Library (NYPL) Tour: 6/8/07

• Matthew Knutzen, Alice Hudson, and Nancy Kandoian
• Renovations of The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division took nine months.
• Office space added in the staff area
• Gold and colors were revealed once the ceilings were cleaned. There is a “PL” on the ceiling to represent Public Library.
• The ceilings were so dirty because in the past the windows would be open, and the library is on a very busy corner, so all of the air from the city came in and coated the ceiling.
• Wireless was added to the reading room, and wires were run underground. The tiles had to be lifted one-by-one to get the wires underneath.