Paul LeClerc
Paul LeClerc
Paul LeClerc is past president and chief executive officer of the New York Public Library. He attended Holy Cross High School in Flushing, New York, and was part of their first graduating class in 1959. He is a French literature scholar, former president of Hunter College and is a trustee of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. LeClerc serves also as Director of the National Book Foundation and the Maison Française of Columbia University. He earned a B.A. from the College...
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Ours was a decision to get out of the picture business. It was not a decision taken cavalierly, nor was it market-driven. Paintings are simply not part of our mission.
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Ours was a decision to get out of the picture business, ... It was not a decision taken cavalierly, nor was it market driven. Paintings are simply not part of our mission.
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You can sit here and you can visit the national library of Australia, of Great Britain, of France, of Germany, ... And that's the nature of reading today.
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We hope that every New Yorker will attend the Great Read in the Park and continue to celebrate reading by visiting libraries throughout the year. New York City is fortunate to have great libraries that make it their mission to put books and information into the hands of New Yorkers and users from around the world. We at the New York Public Library are particularly thrilled that the Great Read is being held in Bryant Park, our most beautiful backyard.