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A single-story branch library situated on a 16,000-square foot plot, Mariners Harbor is the thirteenth branch of The New York Public Library on Staten Island and serves roughly 30,000 people. [29] 85: New Dorp Library: 309 New Dorp Lane First opened in 1907, then moved several times.
The New York Free Circulating Library (NYFCL) was founded in 1879 and incorporated in 1880. Its aim was to supply free reading material and reading rooms to the people of New York City . Over its lifetime, it expanded from a single location to eleven locations and an additional traveling department.
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. New York's Oldest Public Libraries. RBM 1 no2 (2000), 145-60; T. Glynn.
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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 ...
40-20 Broadway, Astoria, NY 11103 The Broadway branch first opened in 1906 at 37-19 Broadway Astoria, New York. It moved five subsequent times until it was relocated to 40-20 Broadway Astoria, on April 28, 1958, where it remains today. [2] 11: Cambria Heights: 218-13 Linden Boulevard, Cambria Heights, NY 11411
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Carnegie Corporation Library Program 1911–1961. New York: Carnegie Corporation. OCLC 1282382. Bobinski, George S. (1969). Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN 0-8389-0022-4. Jones, Theodore (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York: John ...