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New York Public Library

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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.

The New York Public Library main building, circa 1908

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.

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  1. | The Library of Congress is the largest library in the US.
  2. | The borough of Brooklyn has the Brooklyn Public Library; and the borough of Queens has the Queens Borough Public Library.
  3. | 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.

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