VIE Book Club

The Readers Corner

Perhaps one of America’s best-known libraries, the stunning (and massive) New York Public Library at 476 Fifth Avenue in New York City is not only a place of learning but also a tourist destination. The Rose Main Reading Room on the third floor is the main attraction, with its Beaux-Arts architecture and fifty-two-foot-tall ceilings painted with murals depicting the sky and billowy, colorful clouds. It measures a whopping 297 feet in length—roughly two New York City blocks. According to NYPL’s website, “For more than one hundred years, the reading room has supported many internationally renowned writers, journalists, historians, Nobel Laureates, and Pulitzer Prize winners, as well as inventors, activists, and students in gathering information, honing their craft, deepening their understanding of the human experience, and advancing knowledge.”

Visit NYPL.org to learn more or plan a trip. | Photo by MACH Photos / Shutterstock

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