The New York Public Library has stood on 5th Avenue since 1911, guarded by two stone lions. What book has been checked out most often in the library's history? And what did Mayor LaGuardia name the two lions during the Great Depression? The book is The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats, and the lions were named Patience and Fortitude, two qualities the mayor felt the public would need to get through tough times.
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