New York Public Library
public library system in New York City
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The New York Public Library (NYPL) is a public library system in New York City. It is the second largest public library in the United States.[1]
The library has branches in the boroughs of Manhattan, Bronx and Staten Island.[2] The branch libraries are open to the general public.
History
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John Astor gave $400,000 for the creation of a public library. which was built in 1854.[3]
The size and importance of the library grew along with the city.
References
change- ↑ The Library of Congress is the largest library in the US.
- ↑ The borough of Brooklyn has the Brooklyn Public Library; and the borough of Queens has the Queens Borough Public Library.
- ↑ Lydenberg, Harry Miller. "History of the New York Public Library," Bulletin of the New York Public Library, Vol. 20, July-August 1916, pp. 556–563.
Other websites
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to New York Public Library.
- New York Public Library website
- New York Times, "British Architect to Redesign City Library," October 22, 2008; "Sacking a Palace of Culture," April 21, 2012
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