THE STORY
Reported Haunting
The New York Public Library's landmark Fifth Avenue building is associated with shadow figures, unexplained noises, mysteriously misplaced books, and an elderly apparition said to shush noisy visitors.
The landmark main branch of the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue has acquired a collection of ghost stories alongside its millions of books. Paranormal reports include shadow figures disappearing among the stacks, eerie unexplained noises, and books apparently turning up on shelves where they do not belong. The best-known legend concerns an elderly male spirit who allegedly appears to reprimand noisy patrons by shushing them.