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Main Branch of the New York Public Library, in Midtown Manhattan. (Copyright
© 2001 Shayne.com)
More than a dozen CIC presidents in New York for the Foundation Conversation
were offered the unusual opportunity of a behind-the-scenes look at
the operation of the New York Public Library on Monday, March 18. Spouses
and guests also attended the event. Paul LeClerc,
president of the Library, greeted the group and described the Library’s
extensive renovation in recent years, which restored the public areas
to their original architectural and decorative condition. This was most
dramatically apparent in the elaborate wood and stone carvings and the
wall and ceiling murals of the Main Reading Room and the Rare Book Room.
Tour participants were also given the opportunity
for a hands-on inspection of selected items from the rare book and manuscript
collection, including an original edition of Thomas Paine’s Common
Sense. The visit included a tour of the preservation and conservation
laboratories, the center for digital imaging (where medieval manuscripts
were being digitized), and the acres of underground stacks.
Participating presidents included Paul Corts,
Palm Beach Atlantic College (FL); Jonathan DeFelice, Saint
Anselm College (NH); Mary Ann Dillon, Mount Aloysius College
(PA); Janet Eisner, Emmanuel College (MA); David House, Saint
Joseph’s College of Maine; Ellen Hurwitz, New England College
(NH); Kevin Manning, Villa Julie College (MD); Debra Murphy,
Nichols College (MA); Jack Noonan, Bloomfield College
(NJ); Judson Shaver, Marymount Manhattan College (NY); and Joan
Straumanis, Antioch College (OH).
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Last updated: April 12, 2002
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