The New York Public Library welcomed nearly 120 people to the sixth floor of the Mid-Manhattan Library on December 13 for a public meeting to discuss the building’s planned renovation and to share schematic designs. Members of the project design team – including architects Francine Houben of Mecanoo and Liz Leber of Beyer, Blinder, Belle – joined Library President Tony Marx, Chief Operating Officer Iris Weinshall, and Chief Branch Library Officer Christopher Platt at the 90-minute session to walk through the designs, discuss developing details of the plan, and share information about how midtown library service will be sustained while the Mid-Manhattan is closed for renovations (beginning in 2017).
