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Battery Park City Library: 175 North End Avenue Designed by 1100 Architect in 2010. [6] 14: Bloomingdale Library: 150 West 100th Street Opened in 1898 as the Bloomingdale Branch of the New York Free Circulating Library; merged with the New York Public Library in 1901; rebuilt one block east in 1961. 15: Chatham Square Library: 33 East Broadway
The New York Society Library (NYSL) is the oldest cultural institution in New York City. [3] It was founded in 1754 by the New York Society as a subscription library . [ 4 ] During the time when New York was the capital of the United States , it was the de facto Library of Congress .
The New York Public Library (NYPL) is a public library system in New York City. With nearly 53 million items and 92 locations, the New York Public Library is the second-largest public library in the United States behind the Library of Congress and the fifth-largest public library in the world. It is a private, non-governmental, independently ...
47-40 Center Boulevard, Long Island City, NY 11109 The Hunters Point Community Library opened on September 24, 2019, more than 15 years after it was proposed. It is 22,000 sq ft (2,000 m 2) and 82 feet (25 m) tall. [7] 28: Jackson Heights: 35-51 81st Street, Jackson Heights, NY 11372 The Jackson Heights branch has moved five times.
"Libraries in New York City." Public Libraries 1:7, Nov. 1896 "Libraries of the City of New York." Libraries of Greater New York. NY: New York Library Club, 1902; Hedbavny, L. "Some Leisure-Time Organizations in New York City, 1830-1870: Clubs, Lyceums, and Libraries." Master's thesis, New York University, 1952. Harold Augenbraum.
The Grolier Club is a private club and society of bibliophiles in New York City.Founded in January 1884, it is the oldest existing bibliophilic club in North America. The club is named after Jean Grolier de Servières, Viscount d'Aguisy, Treasurer General of France, whose library was famous; his motto, "Io.
John Jay College of Criminal Justice was established in 1964 and first opened its doors to enrolled police officers in 1965. At the time, the college was located in the Police Academy building on East 20th St., in which 3,085 square feet (286.6 m 2) was allotted to the Library. [1]
The William and Anita Newman Library is the main library for the students and faculty of Baruch College, a constituent college of the City University of New York.It is located on the 2nd-5th floors of the Information and Technology Building (also known as the Newman Library and Technology Center), [3] at 151 East 25th Street in Rose Hill, Manhattan, New York City.