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We have collections of materials in Spanish, Russian, and other languages available for borrowing, during fall, winter, and spring, and English Conversation classes in fall and spring. When the Fort Washington Branch celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1989, several well-known personalities, including Henry Kissinger and journalist/author Edwin Newman, fondly recalled how important the branch was to them as teenagers. Among the Read more...
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The Epiphany Branch of The New York Public Library, once part of the Cathedral Library Association founded by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, has served the Gramercy Park-Stuyvesant Town area since 1887. The current Epiphany Branch building, an elegant Carnegie Library, opened on September 29, 1907. It was a major neighborhood cultural and educational source until 1982, when Read more...
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We are home to the James Weldon Johnson Reference Collection for children, located in the Children’s Room on the second floor; books on the African-American experience; a reference collection, including college catalogs and financial aid information; and the African-American/Black Culture reference collection. The Countee Cullen Branch gives Harlem residents of all ages access to library services delivered in a friendly Read more...
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The Columbus Branch of The New York Public Library has been a center for education in the multiethnic, working-class neighborhood of Clinton since the branch opened in 1909. It is one of 65 libraries built in the early twentieth century with funds contributed by Andrew Carnegie. The nucleus of the collection came from the reading room of the Columbus Catholic Read more...
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Chatham Square Library has been an integral part of the Chinatown neighborhood since its earliest days, with a circulating Chinese language collection available since 1911. Chatham Square opened in 1903, replacing a branch of the New York Free Circulating Library that had served the neighborhood for four years. The library was designed by New York architectural firm McKim, Mead and White, and was the second branch Read more...
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Before the Revolutionary War, the Dutch who settled in the beautiful countryside now known as the Upper West Side called the area Bloemendaal, meaning “valley of flowers.” Anglicized as Bloomingdale, this rural community was connected to the lower part of Manhattan by the Bloomingdale Road; today its route is echoed by Broadway. In 1898, the community opened its first library, the Bloomingdale Read more...
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The Battery Park City Branch is New York Public Library’s first green LEED certified branch in Manhattan. The bright, 10,000 square-foot, two-story branch houses a collection of over 23,000 items, and features separate reading areas for children, young adults, and adults, a multipurpose programming space, access to 36 public computers, and offers a wide range of services for the community. Read more...
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Fiction and nonfiction selections range from classics to bestsellers in many subject areas. There is also a meeting room for concerts, lectures, and other special events. Public programs are barrier-free and are open to the general public, free of charge. Staff at the Andrew Heiskell Library also conduct one-on-one computer classes using assistive technology. If you are interested, contact the Read more...
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One of the oldest branch libraries in New York, the Aguilar Library was founded in 1886 and is named for Grace Aguilar, a Sephardic Jewish author. In 1905, when it became part of The New York Public Library, Aguilar was serving large Jewish and Italian immigrant populations. After World War II, an influx of Puerto Rican and other Spanish-speaking newcomers Read more...
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Bridging the neighborhoods of Yorkville and East Harlem, the 96th Street Branch has been a vital center of information, learning, and recreation for a diverse community since it opened in September 1905. One of the 65 libraries built with funds donated to New York City by Andrew Carnegie, the library was designed by the noted architecture firm Babb, Cook and Read more...
