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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.
Library chronology 1919-1995, Library news, United Nations library (Geneva), no. 1, spring 1995 Bibliothèque des Nations Unies à Genève , Hors-Texte, Bulletin de l'AGBD, no.36, 1992/1 Heinz A. Waldner, Documentation Activities of the United Nations Library at Geneva , Information Processing and Management, 1978, 14 (3–4), p. 135–40.
The library became a focal point to the burgeoning Harlem Renaissance. [7] In 1923, the 135th Street branch was the only branch in New York City employing Negroes as librarians, [12] and consequently when Regina M. Anderson was hired by the NYPL, she was sent to work at the 135th Street branch. [10] [13]
The New York Public Library's Main Branch measures 390 feet (120 m) on its north–south axis by 270 feet (82 m) on its west–east axis. [45] [63] [145] The library is located on the east side of the block bounded by Fifth Avenue on the east, 40th Street on the south, Sixth Avenue on the west, and 42nd Street on the north. [197]
The Library was named the Meyer London Library after the long-time Socialist who represented the Lower East Side of Manhattan, and only acquired its current name in the late 1970s. From its first days, Camp Tamiment, a theater summer camp established in 1921 in the Poconos by people associated with the School, began to support the New York ...
It encompasses 83 contributing buildings in the central business district of Geneva. They were built between about 1840 and 1940, and include notable examples of Greek Revival , Italianate , Romanesque Revival , Colonial Revival , and Art Deco style commercial architecture.
Central Library and The Archives [4] 89-11 Merrick Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11432 [2] 13: Corona: 38-23 104th Street, Corona, NY 11368 The Corona branch had its first days at 13 Locust Street, Corona, from 1912-1913. It has since moved five times to its present location at 38-23 104th Street, in March 1969. [2] 14: Court Square
The Allée des Nations, with the flags of the member countries The headquarters of the World Health Organization World Intellectual Property Organization headquarters. The United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG, French: Office des Nations Unies à Genève) in Geneva, Switzerland, is one of the four major offices [a] of the United Nations where numerous different UN agencies have a joint presence.