Read ‘em and Weep (Tears of Joy!)

We’re terribly excited by the opening of the brand new, 11-years-in-the-making, Battery Park City branch of the New York Public Library, located at 175 North End Ave. It’s in the same building as Mercy Corps and Poets House.

According to our friends at the Tribeca Trib (we love their E-Trib Updates), the library is 10,000 square feet and boasts a collection of more than 23,000 books, CDs and DVDs, with new materials still being added by the hundreds every day. In addition to a children’s story hour, they will have adult author readings, computer classes, and when the weather is nice, programs in the backyard in Teardrop Park. They’re open Mondays and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon to 8 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

As a Brooklyn resident, my first question was, “Can I get an NYPL card and use this library and check things out?” Not sure where to turn, I noticed that the NYPL website has a “Chat with a Librarian” function. I have to believe that no one who participates in an online chat is going to be the kind of librarian who shushes people. Unfortunately, my deadline for posting this blog is here, and I haven’t heard back from the librarian. When I do, I’ll post the answer. Do you know the answer?

Remember, Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday. We resume "5 p.m. Fridays" starting next week.

This great historic image of the Central Information Desk at the NYPL was found on Creative Commons. http://www.flickr.com/photos/60584010@N00/ / CC BY 2.0