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"Let's face it, there really is nothing more sensual than caressing someone's mind," said Paul Holdengraber, who launched the library's live lecture series that is now a staple of New York's "intellidating" scene.

"Our ears are a very sensitive place," Holdengraber said, "and lectures give our crowd not only something to listen to, but something to discuss all evening long. You say a lecture isn't romantic? I say but of course it is."