Scott Sherman appears in the following:
Why the NYPL Abandoned its Renovation Plans
Thursday, May 08, 2014
The New York Public Library's plans to remodel the 42nd Street building had been controversial and widely criticized.
The Great Newspaper Strike of 1962-1963
Friday, August 09, 2013
Fifty years ago, 17,000 New York City newspaper workers went on strike, shuttering the city's seven daily papers for 114 days. Rooted in fears about new "cold type" printing technology, the strike ended up devastating the city's newspaper culture and launching the careers of a new generation of writers including Tom Wolfe, Gay Talese, and Nora Ephron. Vanity Fair contributor Scott Sherman talks with Bob about the strike and its legacy.
New York Public Library Renovations and Lawsuits
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
The Great Newspaper Strike of 1962-63
Friday, December 21, 2012
Fifty years ago this month, 17,000 New York City newspaper workers went on strike, shuttering the city's seven daily papers for 114 days. Rooted in fears about new "cold type" printing technology, the strike ended up devastating the city's newspaper culture and launching the careers of a new generation of writers including Tom Wolfe, Gay Talese, and Nora Ephron. Vanity Fair contributor Scott Sherman talks with Bob about the strike and its legacy.
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Controversy at the New York Public Library
Monday, March 12, 2012
Over the last few years, even as cutbacks have been made in the system’s 87 branches, the New York Public Library has renovated the 42nd Street main library and officials are now looking to construct a new state-of-the-art computer-based library. Scott Sherman, a contributing writer for The Nation and Caleb Crain, a former Fellow at the NYPL and author of American Sympathy, talk about the proposed changes, staffing cuts and construction plans – and the controversy they’ve created. Sherman’s article, "Upheaval at the New York Public Library," appeared in the December 19 edition of The Nation.
Future NYPL
Monday, December 05, 2011
Scott Sherman, contributing writer to The Nation, reports on some big changes planned for the New York Public Library.