New York Public Library

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nonprofit organization public library system research library

The New York Public Library is one of the largest public library systems in the world, renowned for its extensive collections, iconic Beaux-Arts main branch in Manhattan, and role as a major cultural and research institution.

Aliases (12)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	nonprofit organization → public library system → research library →
collectionType	audio-visual materials → circulating collections → digital resources → manuscripts → maps → photographs → rare books → research collections →
country	United States →
doesNotServe	Brooklyn → Queens →
foundedBy	Astor Library → Lenox Library → Samuel J. Tilden bequest →
fundingModel	endowment → private donations → public funding →
hasIconicFeature	lion statues Patience and Fortitude at the main entrance →
hasMotto	“The New York Public Library” (brand identity without a traditional motto) →
hasPart	Mid-Manhattan Library → New York Public Library for the Performing Arts → Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture → Science, Industry and Business Library → Stephen A. Schwarzman Building →
hasReadingRooms	Rose Main Reading Room →
hasWebsite	https://www.nypl.org →
headquartersLocation	476 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City →
inception	1895 →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
locatedIn	New York City → New York State →
mainBuildingAddress	476 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 →
mainBuildingBorough	Manhattan →
mainBuildingName	Stephen A. Schwarzman Building →
mainBuildingStyle	Beaux-Arts architecture →
openToPublic	yes →
operatedBy	Board of Trustees of the New York Public Library →
oversees	branch libraries in Manhattan → branch libraries in Staten Island → branch libraries in The Bronx →
recognizedAs	major cultural institution → major research institution → one of the largest public library systems in the world →
serves	Manhattan → Staten Island → The Bronx →

Referenced by (45)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Jefferson Market Courthouse ("New York Public Library system") → Mid-Manhattan Library → Rose Main Reading Room ("New York Public Library Main Branch") → Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture → Science, Industry and Business Library →	partOf
Mid-Manhattan Library → New York Public Library ("Board of Trustees of the New York Public Library") → Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture → Science, Industry and Business Library →	operatedBy
42nd Street ("New York Public Library Main Branch") → Fifth Avenue ("New York Public Library Main Branch") → Midtown Manhattan ("New York Public Library Main Branch") →	hasLandmark
Carrère and Hastings ("New York Public Library Main Branch") → Carrère and Hastings ("New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building") → John G. Waite Associates, Architects ("New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, conservation projects") →	notableWork
Jefferson Market Courthouse → Rose Main Reading Room → Stephen A. Schwarzman Building →	operator
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building ("New York Public Library Main Branch") → Stephen A. Schwarzman Building ("Central Building of the New York Public Library") →	formerName
Bryant Park ("New York Public Library Main Branch") →	adjacentTo
American Renaissance architecture ("New York Public Library Main Branch") →	architecturalStyleOf
Brooke Astor →	boardMemberOf
Lenox Library, New York City ("New York Public Library system foundation") →	buildingIncorporatedInto
Lenox Library, New York City →	collectionBecamePartOf
Carrère and Hastings →	commissionedBy
Manhattan ("New York Public Library Main Branch") →	contains
Carrère and Hastings ("New York Public Library Main Branch") →	designed
Stephen A. Schwarzman →	donatedTo
Nella Larsen ("New York Public Library training school") →	educatedAt
New York City →	hasCulturalInstitution
New York Public Library ("“The New York Public Library” (brand identity without a traditional motto)") →	hasMotto
New York Public Library ("New York Public Library for the Performing Arts") →	hasPart
Mid-Manhattan Library ("New York Public Library branch system") →	isPartOfSystem
Midtown Manhattan ("New York Public Library Main Branch") →	knownFor
Rose Main Reading Room →	locatedIn
Lenox Library, New York City →	mergedInto
500 Fifth Avenue ("New York Public Library Main Branch") →	neighboringBuilding
Beaux-Arts ("New York Public Library Main Branch") →	notableExample
Tennessee marble ("New York Public Library (interior elements)") →	notableUseInBuilding
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building →	ownedBy
West 42nd Street ("New York Public Library Main Branch") →	passesBy
Astor family →	relatedOrganization
Lenox Library, New York City →	successorInstitution
Brooke Astor →	supported