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Upper East Side librarian Kristy Raffensberger has been spending an hour a day under glass to raise awareness about pending budget cuts. (Credit 1010 WINS Reporter Sonia Rincon)

Upper East Side Librarian Puts On Display To Raise Awareness About Proposed Budget Cuts

Kristy Raffensberger spends about an hour every day inside of a glass case in an effort to raise awareness about a proposed $47-million budget cut that would affect the library.

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New York Police Department officers surround a central tent as they clear the 'Occupy Wall Street' protest from Zuccotti Park in the early morning hours of November 15, 2011 in New York. (Photo credit: STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

Settlement Announced In Lawsuit Over Seizure Of OWS Library

A settlement was announced Tuesday in a lawsuit over the seizure of the Occupy Wall Street library at Zuccotti Park.

2013/04/09

Wanda Luzon, a library assistant, helped deliver the baby. (credit: CBS 2)

Staff Scrambles To Help Woman Deliver Baby Inside Bronx Library

A library in the Bronx was turned into a maternity ward thanks to a baby that surprised everyone.

2013/03/29

Queens library sex assault suspect (credit: NYPD)

Police Search For Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing Girl Inside A NYC Library

At around 4 p.m. Monday, a 10-year-old girl was sexually abused inside of the Queens Borough Public Library located at 158-21 Jewel Ave. in Flushing, police said.

CBS New York–2012/10/16

(image courtesy the Cervantes Institute)

NYC’s 7 Best Places To Learn A Foreign Language

We’re all “New Yorkers,” but we come from every imaginable place on earth – and speak more than 138 languages. Maybe it’s time we learned more than just one

CBS New York–2012/03/14

Former Assistant Principal From The Bronx Getting Treatment After Child Porn Admission

Brother Lawrence Gordon took a plea deal to avoid jail time. He’s been fired by the Mount St. Michael Academy, an all-boys school.

2011/11/23

Queens Library in Astoria (credit: CBS 2)

Man Allegedly Fondles 7-Year-Old Girl’s Feet In Queens Library

The girl said she was reading on the floor when a man tried to engage her in small talk and then grabbed her feet.

2011/08/24

New York’s 5 Best Independent Book Shops

Ditch your e-reader and curl up with a good book. Here are the five best independent book stores in New York City.

CBS New York–2011/08/24

Officials: Watching Porn At NYC Libraries Falls Within First Amendment Rights

It’s the last thing you’d expect to find at New York City’s public libraries. But find it you will — pornography.

2011/04/25

Students On The Campus Rutgers University in Camden (credit: CBS 2)

Camden Library Workers Get Layoff Notices

Camden County plans to take over the Ferry Avenue Branch. The main branch downtown could be closed and replaced with a space carved out of Rutgers University’s Robeson Library.

2010/12/30

Students Laugh Off Racy ‘Diesel’ Ad Campaign

A racy new ad campaign for the clothing company Diesel — created at the Brooklyn School of Law — is causing some controversy. The ad features scantily clad models playing peek-a-boo in the stacks of the serious study space.

2010/11/12

Free Things For Kids To Do At The Library

There are many advantages to visiting your local library, one of which is the cost (free). Here are some great libraries with free events, classes and (of course) books! Bronx Library Center http://www.nypl.org/locations/bronx-library-center 310 East […]

CBS New York–2010/08/22

Perth Amboy High School - File / Photo: Perth Amboy Public Schools

Target Workers Upgrade Perth Amboy H.S. Library

A New Jersey school library is getting a facelift, courtesy of some area workers, as WCBS 880′s Levon Putney reports.

2010/08/11

New York’s Best Indie Book Shops

Sure, sure, we don’t actually need bookstores anymore. The advent of e-readers like the Kindle, Nook, and iPad have sort of made cutting down trees a necessity of the past.

2010/07/24

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