The inscription on the building reads: "Here are enshrined the longing of great hearts and noble things that tower above the tides. The magic word that winged wonder starts. The garnered wisdom that has never died. The Brooklyn Public Library through the joining of municipal enterprise and private generosity offers to all the people perpetual and free access to the knowledge and the thought of all the ages."
For some reason ... standing there reading that brought huge tears to my eyes.
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