Library Way Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary
I bet you didn't know that the New York Public Library is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Library Way this month. You may have no idea where it's even located.
Library Way extends from Park to Fifth avenues along 41st Street. And it's distinguished by 44 bronze sidewalk plaques featuring quotes from the likes of Ernest Hemingway, Emily Dickinson, Julia Alvarez, Mark Twain and Tom Stoppard.
There are actually 98 plaques, according to library spokeswoman Amy Geduldig—an equal number on both sides of 41st Street that are identical to each other. I have to take her word for it, because when we strolled the street Monday afternoon with library officials Ann Thornton and Christopher Platt, we stuck to the north side. (For the full article and samples click here).
