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The New York Public Library, New York City
Spotlight: Ninety-five years ago today The New York Public Library, at the time the largest marble structure ever built in the United States, was dedicated by President Taft in New York City. Designed by J.M. Carrere and Thomas Hastings, it took 16 years to build.Edward Clark Potter sculpted the two lions which guard the entrance. The building’s main reading room is 78 ft (23.8 m) wide by 297 ft (90.5 m) long, with ceilings 52 ft (15.8 m) high. The library has nearly 2 million cardholders, and its collection grows by some 10,000 items a week.
Quote: "I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library." – Jorge Luis Borges
Word: proviso: a condition or qualification made in a document; Andrew Carnegie donated $5.2 million to build branch libraries, with the proviso that the New York City fund their maintenance and operations.
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