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if you need a break from [gestures at a world seemingly composed only of shit] i highly recommend renting or buying the delightful documentary, “umberto eco: a library of the world,” which is a sort of love story about books and knowledge youtu.be/FeIUY9EhZgI?...
Umberto Eco: A Library of the World - Official Traileryoutu.be Opens June 30 at Film ForumA documentary immersion into all things Eco, Davide Ferrario’s film takes us on a tour of Umberto Eco’s private library, guided by...
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all I’ve ever really wanted is an enormous library to live in
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I probably shouldn’t mention this, but apparently Brooklyn’s Central Library has more than the four “decks” of storage space underneath it. It was always rumored to have a partially built subway platform underneath. Unfortunately, the racoons from Mt Prospect like the decks too.
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Weren't there some libraries in New York (and probably other places) with little apartments?
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Grand Central Station had little apartments, but I don’t know if NYPL’s main branch did? The store materials primarily off site now, but the NYPL books were under Bryant Park. youtu.be/Sb9aJpdnC4k?...
WABC 7 News Report on NYPL New Bryant Park Stack Moveyoutu.be
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There is a documentary about a woman who lived with her family for several year in an NYPL apartment they were there to maintain the heat