Libraries rule, cops drool: Today’s the birthday of both NYC’s libraries and police.

Today is a double anniversary in New York City. On May 23, 1845, the New York Police Department was founded, and 50 years later on May 23, 1895, the New York Public Library was established. Today, over a century and a half later, these two city institutions are not getting equal slices of their shared […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-05-23 16:59:57 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-22 09:32:19 UTC ]
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