NYPL revises CLP: more space for books

From the New York Times: Responding to objections raised by scholars, writers, artists and others, the New York Public Library has revised its plan to remove most of the books from its flagship Fifth Avenue research center to make room for a circulating library. Library officials said that an $8 million donation would help pay for enough new storage space to keep 3.3 million of its 4.5 volumes at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, at 42nd Street….

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/20/books/main-library-revises-storage-plan-for-research-books.html?_r=1&hpw