NYC Public Libraries Eye Next Phase Of Reopening
arrow
When the pandemic hit, much of the city shut down, including its public libraries—they closed on March 14, 2020, and over a year later have yet to restore full service.
Natalya Murakhver is an Upper West Side mom and a self-described “fan and frequent patron” of her local public library. She said she can’t understand why the city’s library systems have been so slow to restore something similar to pre-pandemic service, which would reacquaint her kids with one of their favorite activities: browsing the stacks, choosing a book, and then sitting down to lose themselves in its pages.