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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 .
Memberships or Ticket Passes. Being a tourist in your own city is a great way to soak up local culture. Many libraries have free passes you can borrow to get admission to local museums ...
The Membership Libraries Group is an organization of non-profit membership libraries in the U.S., formed in 1991. Membership libraries are rare in the United States today. Although numerous in the 18th and 19th centuries, they declined after the American Civil War, when the free public library as we know it today develop
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Honorary Membership conferred by the American Library Association is the Association's highest award. [1] " Honorary membership may be conferred on a living citizen of any country whose contribution to librarianship or a closely related field is so outstanding that it is of lasting importance to the advancement of the whole field of library service.
The New York Library Association (NYLA) is a group that promotes libraries in New York. It was founded in 1890 and was the first statewide organization of librarians in the United States. One of its founders was Melvil Dewey, who has had a lasting impact on libraries in the United States. The association was granted a provisional charter in ...
The Four Hundred was a list of New York society during the Gilded Age, a group that was led by Caroline Schermerhorn Astor, the "Mrs. Astor", for many years. After her death, her role in society was filled by three women: Mamie Fish , Theresa Fair Oelrichs , and Alva Belmont , [ 2 ] known as the "triumvirate" of American society.
2:28 p.m. Retired New York City police officer Thomas Webster shoves through the metal gates police are using to secure the lower west plaza and tackles an officer to the ground. He chokes the ...