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| We had pizza by the lions. |
My Frommer's guidebook lists the New York Public Library as a must see in Manhattan. Since it's conveniently across from our hotel, we've been three times. The first was at night after closing time. We brought our pizza to the court yard, all warmly lit up, the famous lions Fortitude and Patience standing guard.
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One of two immense study rooms. (The serious scholars are on the other side.)
Photography only permitted from the alcove at the end! |
The second day we went inside, tiptoed around the reading rooms, viewed old portraits of the Lennox family (patrons of the library), marveled at the old encyclopedias in every language, snuck past the map room and geneology room, peaked in the library shop, and were otherwise agog and amazed at this beautiful old building.
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| Detail of the ceiling. Extraordinary. |
The third time, I snuck back in during a summer thunderstorm. I wanted another look at the gift shop, I confess, but I also viewed the Walt Whitman exhibit, which includes letters to his mother, notes on his visits to Union soldiers during the Civil War, and even a lock of his hair. The library has many important manuscripts, letters, and rough drafts of famous authors.
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