NYPL Reading Room

The New York Public Library 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 fourth-largest public library in the world. It is a private, non-governmental, independently managed, nonprofit corporation op…
The New York Public Library 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 fourth-largest public library in the world. It is a private, non-governmental, independently managed, nonprofit corporation operating with both private and public financing.
  • Location: 476 Fifth Avenue, New York City, New York, U.S.
  • Established: May 23, 1895
  • Branches: 92
  • Size: 55 million
  • Population served: 3.5 million (the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island)
  • Budget: US$302,208,000 (2017) · Endowment: $1,448,838,000
  • Director: Anthony Marx, President and CEO · Brent Reidy, Andrew W. Mellon Director of the Research Libraries
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