Proud, Regal, majestic, luxurious manes their agitated by the wind, the two lions Polter, the name of patience and strength by Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, to see their noses under hooded eyelids’ As two elders of the State, which should ensure the marble staircase at the entrance to the palace in the city alone, the New York Public Library (NYPL) to the Fifth Avenue and 41st Street’
“What is this place?” Holly Golightly asked a friend to his son Paul led a flight of stairs in the movie “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” (1961)’ Then as now, the NYPL is too often seen as an excellent place to spend an afternoon, especially with children 4 years through adolescence, he met with an anticipation of problems (a little stress in the days that thanks to you) ‘
While only you can stroll in the magnificent halls of the Louvre or Buckingham Palace to admire the many works of art, you can use this palace’ Return again and again as many times as you want, as it is opened in September of days a week, and it’s free!
Walking through the marble hall and up a stairway of two Astor Hall on the third floor main reading room’ Be conducted under the ceiling painted, look at the sky and clouds, and then sit on a wooden chair wearing soft and comfortable support of decades of study and current or past newspapers, magazines, books, rare prints, old maps of one hundred years and any work that was never published’
NYPL art printing, photography and exhibitions throughout the year’ Dejar de vigilar increíble Biblia de Gutenberg de 1455, uno de los primeros libros impresos para mostrar en el tercer piso’ Check the reception in the Astor Hall for all the days of library visits and to attend one of a series of weekly lectures on topics such as “Discovering your roots”, “Genealogy Research” or “The history of baseball’ “The lectures and programs can also be found on the NYPL website (see below) make sure to select the humanities and the social services of the library, and for courses and programs at the left end of the after page of a calendar’ Reservations are not necessary, only this’
If you are a visitor and need to check your email, the library offers free Internet access in the main reading room’
Now a number of things that children can be found on the library computers to make the visit unforgettable learning experience’ My niece seven years Chanel has become increasingly fascinated by words and spent hours in the Oxford Dictionary (OED) computer’ You’ll find the Children’s Center on the ground floor’ Encourage your child to ask librarians for help, are easily accessible and always helpful’
Find three titles on the first page of the New York Times, the day of his birth’
Trouvez au moins cinq livres sur un sujet qui vous intéressent sur l’ordinateur’
Find a book about a famous person’ Fill out the application form produced near the computer to send the form, and then wait for your number and pick up the book in the great reading room’
Search for the word “margarita” in the Oxford English Dictionary team’ When used for the first time and when? Now, for the words you want to know more’
Find out who said: “Give me liberty or give me death’”
In the map room on the first floor, find a 1800 map of the city of New York’
Request an access card for the use of books in the library’
Address to remember: New York Public Library, 476 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10138-0018, 212-930-0653, www’nypl’org NYPL offers a monthly electronic newsletter that will keep you informed of everything that is exciting to go to the library’ Subscribe to www’enews’nypl’org
Hours: Monday – Saturday 10 am – 6 pm, Tuesday-Wednesday, 11 a’m’ to 7:30 PM, Sunday 12-5 PM
Directions: From Times Square’ MTA 7 5 Avenue, Bus 42 or 104 to 5th Avenue’