which is the main reading room at the 5th Avenue location of the City library. What a magnificent building. May the universal concept of a library, that lending of books is free, endure forever. This reading room is nearly the size of a football field – how ironic we use that comparison and open to all. More trivia, the lions guarding the 5th Avenue entrance are named Patience and Fortitude.
As I was unable to ‘borrow’ the official images, find them via this link.
http://nyclovesnyc.blogspot.com/2013/01/rose-main-reading-room-of-new-york.html