Hi, everyone. Welcome to The Librarian is in the New York Public Library's podcast about books, culture, and what to read next. I'm Gwen. And I'm giving you a look. I'm prank. I don't know if I'm in the mood for this. You're supposed to leave all of this at the door, honey. That's a good thing you mentioned that because as a manager of people, you don't leave your life and emotions at home. You bring them directly into work. Whether you show it or not, you think you're showing it or not, the emotions are still there. so should we tell the listeners while you're all salty let's tell us yeah salty because it's multiple

reasons but gabby and i oh i thought it was a better mutual friend see how on the same page we are not

thanks for taking my emotional temperature correctly. Yes. You maniac.

I'm so glad.

Well, what would you think? Oh, that Gabby and you are a producer, have a mutual friend. I don't care about that. No, let's talk about the real reason you're upset, which is because your library is closed. Well, you're betraying me, first of all over the place. You're doing other interviews for other podcasts. That's all we'll say about that, even though I might be doing one, so I might be cheating on you too.

Right. And you didn we'll say about that, even though I might be doing one,

so I might be cheating on you too. Right. And you didn't tell me about it. I did.

Anyway. Anyway. Jefferson Market, my library that I run is closed for a couple of months

for a renovation. And then after we reopened in July, we'll still be under construction, but not closed for a couple of months for renovation. And then after we reopened in July, we'll still be under

construction, but not closed for about a year or so. So for the millions of you out there who are

planning your vacations around visiting me at Jefferson Market, for the ones of you out there,

yeah, don't.

I mean, because we won't be open until summer.

And then some of our most beautiful rooms will be closed for a while until fully, we're fully done.

But the renovation is going to be gorgeous.

So if you visit us in 2020 or 2021, depending

how long it takes, you'll see a whole new, beautiful place. Nothing architecture will be disturbed. It's going to be beautiful. That's great. Did you have to get some kind of special, like historical property designation? Well, the landmark, the inside is not landmarked, but the exterior is. But you know, we hit on that, like, when you said, you know, leave it at the door.

It's like, you, I was just going to say, I'm so tied up with that place.

I've been there 20 years.

And my personality, ego, everything is tied up with my work, as many people's, as many of you out there out there you know are tied up in your work and

your family and so it's hard to separate the strands of where your emotions go and um it's yeah it is

emotional it's very I mean it's very much I don't have a kid like you do and so it's like my

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