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Despite frigid weather, there was a great turnout (and lots of press) for Monday’s Books Not Billionaires action at the 42nd Street Library. The event was sponsored by the Library Lovers League. WCBS has a great report on the event. And here are some photos – can you spot the infiltrating billionaires?

Let’s pack the courtroom! The Court hearing on the lawsuits to halt the Central Library Plan and stop the demolition of the 42nd Street research stacks will be this coming Tuesday: Tuesday, December 17, 11:00 AM 60 Centre Street, courtroom 341 (Subway: 4,5,6 trains to Brooklyn Bridge, R to City Hall, 2 and 3 to… Continue reading Court Hearing on Library Plan Lawsuits Tuesday, Dec. 17

Books and rain don’t mix, so the Library Lovers League has postponed the Flash Mob to Save NYPL for one week. The new date is noon on Monday, December 16. Spread the word and help make this an even bigger and better event to help save the libraries we love! Event info: www.tinyurl.com/SaveNYPL Follow on Twitter:… Continue reading Rain Date! Books Vs. Billionaires Postponed to December 16th

We have just received word that the State Assembly has cancelled its long-planned December 13 hearing on the Central Library Plan because “the NYPL has declined to participate.” There is a possibility that the hearing will be rescheduled some time next year. Why is the NYPL refusing to discuss its plans publicly? When will they… Continue reading Dec. 13 State Assembly Hearing Cancelled – NYPL “Declines to Participate”

The December issue of the New Criterion magazine contains a feature article titled “Philanthropic Tyranny at the NYPL” slamming the proposed Central Library Plan.  Money quote (quite literally): It is conspicuous that the guiding figure of the project was Marshall Rose, the chairman emeritus of the library and perhaps New York’s wealthiest real estate magnate.… Continue reading New Criterion Slams Central Library Plan

UPDATE – DUE TO RAIN, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO DECEMBER 16TH Although this event is not sponsored by the Committee to Save the New York Public LIbrary, we encourage everyone to attend! ========== Books Not Billionaires Flash Mob to Save NYPL Monday, December 9 at 12:00 noon sharp Steps of the 42nd Street… Continue reading December 9th: Books Vs. Billionaires at the 42nd St. Library!

Please join us Wednesday, November 20th, during the New York Public Library’s quarterly trustees meeting to tell the trustees: Don’t waste money on the extravagant, destructive “remaking” planned for the historic 42nd Street Library, and don’t sell the Mid-Manhattan Library! As Bill DeBlasio prepares to take office and the NYPL administration prepares to reveal its… Continue reading Rally at the NYPL Trustees Meeting, Wednesday, Nov. 20th (at 42nd Street Library)!

Monday’s rally outside the New York Public Library’s annual fundraising gala was a great success!  We thanked donors for their support of the library, and handed out nearly a thousand leaflets explaining our concerns about the wasteful and destructive Central Library Plan.  We also highlighted the irony of the gala featuring Mayor Bloomberg as a… Continue reading Photos from November 4th Rally

Please join us this coming Monday, November 4th, to greet Mayor Bloomberg and tell him to spend taxpayer money on library needs, not an extravagant, destructive remaking of the historic 42nd Street Library. The New York Public Library’s annual fundraising gala at the 42nd Street Library should be a celebration of creation, not demolition.  We… Continue reading Rally at 42nd Street Library Monday, Nov. 4th – Tell Bloomberg to Save the 42nd Street and Mid-Manhattan Libraries!

UPDATE – AT THE REQUEST OF THE NYPL, THE ASSEMBLY HEARING HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL DECEMBER 13TH (SAME TIME AND LOCATION) Assembly Member Micah Kellner, Chair of the Committee on Libraries and Education Technology, has called another public hearing on the sale of New York City library buildings to private developers on Thursday, October 31, in… Continue reading State Assembly Committee Hearing on Libraries 10/31! (POSTPONED)