For Immediate Release November 2000 New U.S. postage stamp features New York Public Library Known as Patience and Fortitude, the two sculpted lions that guard the entrance to the New York Public Library will receive a special stamp of approval November 9 when one of the literary lions is featured on a new postage stamp issued by the U.S. Postal Service. The official dedication of the stamp will take place at the Postage Stamp Mega Event at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York. American Library Association President Nancy Kranich and New York Public Library President Dr. Paul LeClerc will join John F. Walsh, a member of the presidentially appointed Board of Governors of the Postal Service, as he dedicates the stamp. On behalf of all our ALA members, I am so pleased to have this new stamp recognizing the imprint libraries leave on our lives, Kranich said.
Libraries are part of the American dream and a part of our shared history.
From our first books to assistance researching term papers to helping us find jobs, libraries keep us connected. Nancy Stahl illustrated the stamp, which depicts Patience. It is a non-denominated Presorted Standard stamp valued at 10 cents postage and is intended for use on business mail. First day of issue stamps are collector s items and make great gifts for library friends and trustees. After applying the first day of issue postmark, the Postal Service returns the envelope through the mail.