In light of the lawsuit filed on Wednesday regarding forthcoming renovations to its 42nd Street flagship location, the New York Public Library remained completely calm, holding that any changes that come as part of the $300 million renovation will only “improve service for scholars,” among other benefits. According to the New York Times, the 165-year-old institution then sassily added they have not even read the legal action brought against them by New Yorkers like writer Edmund Morris, historian David Nasaw, and professors Joan W. Scott and Stanley N. Katz. In case they’re curious, the suit attempts to stop the Central Library Plan that would demolish the historic stacks at 42nd Street, and move the books off site to a (gasp!) circulating library.
