Pooh returns to library after yearlong conservation

Winnie-the-Pooh and friends original stuffed toy animals in New York after their restoration. (New York Public Library's Digital Imaging Unit/Pete Riesett and Steven Crossot via AP)

NEW YORK -- Winnie-the-Pooh and friends Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga and Tigger are celebrating a new lease on their New York City life after enjoying many adventures together.

Winnie-the-Pooh and friends original stuffed toy animals in New York before their restoration.

New York Public Library's Digital Imaging Unit/Pete Riesett and Steven Crossot via AP

The original toys are looking refreshed after more than a year of much needed repairs by a textile conservator. They went back on display Wednesday at the New York Public Library, where they've resided since 1987.
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An English boy, Christopher Robin Milne, was their original owner. He received them in the 1920s from his father, the author A.A. Milne, who based the Winnie-the-Pooh children's stories on the stuffed animals.

The library says the yearlong conservation included neck alignment, clavicle repair and bottom fluffing.
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The dolls were donated to the library by Milne's publisher.