The Resource Patience and fortitude : power, real estate, and the fight to save a public library, Scott Sherman
Patience and fortitude : power, real estate, and the fight to save a public library, Scott Sherman
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- Summary
- "A riveting investigation of a beloved library caught in the crosshairs of real estate, power, and the people's interests--by the reporter who broke the story. In a series of cover stories for The Nation magazine, journalist Scott Sherman uncovered the ways in which Wall Street logic almost took down one of New York City's most beloved and iconic institutions: the New York Public Library. In the years preceding the 2008 financial crisis, the library's leaders forged an audacious plan to sell off multiple branch libraries, mutilate a historic building, and send millions of books to a storage facility in New Jersey. Scholars, researchers, and readers would be out of luck, but real estate developers and New York's Mayor Bloomberg would get what they wanted. But when the story broke, the people fought back, as famous writers, professors, and citizens' groups came together to defend a national treasure. Rich with revealing interviews with key figures, Patience and Fortitude is at once a hugely readable history of the library's secret plans, and a stirring account of a rare triumph against the forces of money and power"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xvii, 205 pages
- Note
- Source of cataloging data: WCP
- Contents
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- Preface "There Will Never Be an End to This Library"
- 1. "A Great Work"
- 2. Decay and Renewal
- 3. "The Greatest Project Ever"
- 4. Hubris and Corporate Logic
- 5. An Invitation to Act
- 6. "I Will Raise the Money"
- 7. "Don't Gut Our Lions"
- 8. "The Wrong Plan"
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Sources
- Index
- Isbn
- 9781612194295
- Link
- 9781612194295.jpg
- Label
- Patience and fortitude : power, real estate, and the fight to save a public library
- Title
- Patience and fortitude
- Title remainder
- power, real estate, and the fight to save a public library
- Statement of responsibility
- Scott Sherman
- Subject
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- LITERARY CRITICISM / Books & Reading
- Library buildings -- Remodeling -- New York (State) | New York
- New York (N.Y.) -- Politics and government -- 1951-
- New York Public Library -- Administration
- New York Public Library -- Buildings
- Historic preservation -- New York (State) | New York -- Citizen participation
- New York Public Library -- History
- New York Public Library -- Public opinion
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration
- Public opinion -- New York (State) | New York
- Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (New York, N.Y.) -- Public opinion
- New York Public Library -- Finance
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / General
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "A riveting investigation of a beloved library caught in the crosshairs of real estate, power, and the people's interests--by the reporter who broke the story. In a series of cover stories for The Nation magazine, journalist Scott Sherman uncovered the ways in which Wall Street logic almost took down one of New York City's most beloved and iconic institutions: the New York Public Library. In the years preceding the 2008 financial crisis, the library's leaders forged an audacious plan to sell off multiple branch libraries, mutilate a historic building, and send millions of books to a storage facility in New Jersey. Scholars, researchers, and readers would be out of luck, but real estate developers and New York's Mayor Bloomberg would get what they wanted. But when the story broke, the people fought back, as famous writers, professors, and citizens' groups came together to defend a national treasure. Rich with revealing interviews with key figures, Patience and Fortitude is at once a hugely readable history of the library's secret plans, and a stirring account of a rare triumph against the forces of money and power"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Sherman, Scott
- Dewey number
- 027.4747
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- Z733.N6
- LC item number
- S54 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- New York Public Library
- New York Public Library
- New York Public Library
- New York Public Library
- New York Public Library
- Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (New York, N.Y.)
- Public opinion
- Library buildings
- Historic preservation
- New York (N.Y.)
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / General
- LITERARY CRITICISM / Books & Reading
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration
- Label
- Patience and fortitude : power, real estate, and the fight to save a public library, Scott Sherman
- Link
- 9781612194295.jpg
- Note
- Source of cataloging data: WCP
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-190) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Preface "There Will Never Be an End to This Library" -- 1. "A Great Work" -- 2. Decay and Renewal -- 3. "The Greatest Project Ever" -- 4. Hubris and Corporate Logic -- 5. An Invitation to Act -- 6. "I Will Raise the Money" -- 7. "Don't Gut Our Lions" -- 8. "The Wrong Plan" -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Sources -- Index
- Control code
- ocn891854169
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xvii, 205 pages
- Isbn
- 9781612194295
- Lccn
- 2015013284
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9781612194295
- (OCoLC)891854169
- Label
- Patience and fortitude : power, real estate, and the fight to save a public library, Scott Sherman
- Link
- 9781612194295.jpg
- Note
- Source of cataloging data: WCP
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-190) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Preface "There Will Never Be an End to This Library" -- 1. "A Great Work" -- 2. Decay and Renewal -- 3. "The Greatest Project Ever" -- 4. Hubris and Corporate Logic -- 5. An Invitation to Act -- 6. "I Will Raise the Money" -- 7. "Don't Gut Our Lions" -- 8. "The Wrong Plan" -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Sources -- Index
- Control code
- ocn891854169
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xvii, 205 pages
- Isbn
- 9781612194295
- Lccn
- 2015013284
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781612194295
- (OCoLC)891854169
Subject
- LITERARY CRITICISM / Books & Reading
- Library buildings -- Remodeling -- New York (State) | New York
- New York (N.Y.) -- Politics and government -- 1951-
- New York Public Library -- Administration
- New York Public Library -- Buildings
- Historic preservation -- New York (State) | New York -- Citizen participation
- New York Public Library -- History
- New York Public Library -- Public opinion
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration
- Public opinion -- New York (State) | New York
- Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (New York, N.Y.) -- Public opinion
- New York Public Library -- Finance
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / General
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