We love Winnie the Pooh. From the very earliest stages of planning our trip to New York, we knew we would visit the New York City Public Library to see Christopher Robin Milne's stuffed animals upon which the Winnie the Pooh stories were based.
The trip to the library was a bit more challenging than I'd hoped. The core of the problem was that it was raining. The subway ride had all the challenges one would expect when travelling with a baby and stroller (not to mention a kindergartner and a preschooler...oh, and two adults with little experience riding the NYC subway). Still, we managed. Bundled in our rain gear, we walked from Grand Central Station to the New York City Public Library. (On a side note, we've been reading A Cricket in Time Square which mentions Grand Central Station, so it was a bonus to visit this station).
When we arrived at the library, we spotted those two great stone lions outside. I had hoped to get a picture of the girls with Patience and Fortitude (the names of the two stone lions), but the rain made it impossible. So, we headed inside for the real reason we were there.
The Children's Room is on the bottom floor of the library. We went directly there and found the Winnie the Pooh display inside. What a treat to see these literary treasures.
The trip to the library was a bit more challenging than I'd hoped. The core of the problem was that it was raining. The subway ride had all the challenges one would expect when travelling with a baby and stroller (not to mention a kindergartner and a preschooler...oh, and two adults with little experience riding the NYC subway). Still, we managed. Bundled in our rain gear, we walked from Grand Central Station to the New York City Public Library. (On a side note, we've been reading A Cricket in Time Square which mentions Grand Central Station, so it was a bonus to visit this station).
When we arrived at the library, we spotted those two great stone lions outside. I had hoped to get a picture of the girls with Patience and Fortitude (the names of the two stone lions), but the rain made it impossible. So, we headed inside for the real reason we were there.
The Children's Room is on the bottom floor of the library. We went directly there and found the Winnie the Pooh display inside. What a treat to see these literary treasures.
While we missed a photo opportunity with Patience and Fortitude outside, we were able to see the Lego version of the library lions inside the children's room. These structures are quite impressive.
Also impressive were the stacks. All libraries should have such beautiful wooden bookshelves. Throughout the children's room, favorite children's literary characters were posted above the stacks or appeared in murals around the room. It truly is the perfect children's library.
While practicing reading (and who wouldn't want to practice reading in such a literary setting), Meg struck up a conversation with one of the librarians. Soon we learned story time was about to begin. My girls eagerly participated in this surprise treat. There were bubbles, songs and quite a few books. Meg and Clare's favorite book was How to Be Friends with a Dragon by Valeri Gorbachev. At the end of story time they even received a dragon stamp on their hands and a scented pencil. The librarian even made sure Baby Anne received her own pencil (though I think her sisters will be using it for awhile).
Our visit to the New York City Public Library turned out to be more fun than we had imagined. It was also the perfect prelude to our next outing...Eloise Tea at The Plaza, which I will talk about in my next post.
Our visit to the New York City Public Library turned out to be more fun than we had imagined. It was also the perfect prelude to our next outing...Eloise Tea at The Plaza, which I will talk about in my next post.
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