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Author:

Sherman, Scott (Scott G.), author.

Title:

Patience and fortitude : power, real estate, and the fight to save a public library / Scott Sherman.

Publisher:

Melville House,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

xvii, 205 pages ; 23 cm

Subject:

New York Public Library--History.
New York Public Library--Administration.
New York Public Library--Finance.
New York Public Library--Buildings.
New York Public Library--Public opinion.
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (New York, N.Y.)--Public opinion.
Public opinion--New York.--New York.
Library buildings--Remodeling--New York.--New York.
Historic preservation--New York--New York--Citizen participation.
New York (N.Y.)--Politics and government--1951-
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / General.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Books & Reading.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-190) and index.

Contents:

Preface "There Will Never Be an End to This Library" -- 1. "A Great Work" -- 2. Decay and Renewal -- 3. "The Greatest Project Ever" -- 4. Hubris and Corporate Logic -- 5. An Invitation to Act -- 6. "I Will Raise the Money" -- 7. "Don't Gut Our Lions" -- 8. "The Wrong Plan" -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Sources -- Index.

Summary:

"A riveting investigation of a beloved library caught in the crosshairs of real estate, power, and the people's interests--by the reporter who broke the story. In a series of cover stories for The Nation magazine, journalist Scott Sherman uncovered the ways in which Wall Street logic almost took down one of New York City's most beloved and iconic institutions: the New York Public Library. In the years preceding the 2008 financial crisis, the library's leaders forged an audacious plan to sell off multiple branch libraries, mutilate a historic building, and send millions of books to a storage facility in New Jersey. Scholars, researchers, and readers would be out of luck, but real estate developers and New York's Mayor Bloomberg would get what they wanted. But when the story broke, the people fought back, as famous writers, professors, and citizens' groups came together to defend a national treasure. Rich with revealing interviews with key figures, Patience and Fortitude is at once a hugely readable history of the library's secret plans, and a stirring account of a rare triumph against the forces of money and power"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

161219429X
9781612194295

OCLC:

(OCoLC)891854169

LCCN:

2015013284

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

XBPE737 -- Lied Public Library - Clarinda (Clarinda)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)

VCPD034 -- Robey Memorial Library-Waukon (Waukon)