Today I met my husband for a brief date and we had lunch at the library, both figuratively and literally. First we checked out
the NYPL's exhibit about lunch in New York. I loved it! From pushcarts to a re-created (but sadly not operational)
Automat, from delis to pretzels, from pizza to Chinese take-out, from the power lunch to school lunch, the exhibit was fascinating. Somehow we missed the part about that quintessential New York lunch, the hot dog, but
this review assures me it's there. To top it all off, a different
food truck will be serving lunch every weekday on the south side of the library through Labor Day. I lucked out today with the Rickshaw Dumpling Truck.
We also visited the famed Reading Room, which embarassingly I think I had never been to before. It has an amazing view of the Empire State Building, among other charms, of course. And I discovered that
tours of the Schwartzman Building (aka the "main library") are given twice daily on weekdays and once a day on Saturdays.
Do you plan to go to the lunch exhibit or tour the Schwartzman building?
We also visited the famed Reading Room, which embarassingly I think I had never been to before. It has an amazing view of the Empire State Building, among other charms, of course. And I discovered that tours of the Schwartzman Building (aka the "main library") are given twice daily on weekdays and once a day on Saturdays. 
great picture!
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