A bookish tour of Manhattan
Docent Julie Chelminski shows what cards in the card catalog once looked like in the New York City Public Library's Schwarzman Building. New York City is a spot for book lovers to get their fill. Credit: MCT, 2011
As the marble lions in front of the New York Public Library celebrate their 100th anniversary, Kindles, Nooks, iPads and their ilk multiply like bunnies. So, old-fashioned book people, hit literary Manhattan soon and hard. Even if you have limited time, you can squeeze in a short tour, complete with thinking, drinking, tote bags, Bibles and that pair of municipal mascots.
