Everything About The Nyc Public Library

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federico The Croton Reservoir foundation

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federico Three fortunes build a library

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Fun Facts

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Fun Fact

Library apartments: Until the 2000s, some NYPL branch custodians lived with their families in secret apartments inside the library buildings to maintain the coal furnaces.

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Quizzes

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Whose massive $5.2 million donation in 1901 funded the construction of 65 historic neighborhood branches of the NYPL?

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In what year did the Astor and Lenox libraries officially merge with the Tilden Trust to form the NYPL?

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What crucial daily job required early NYPL neighborhood custodians to live in secret apartments inside the libraries?

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Which three private entities merged in 1895 to form the New York Public Library?

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What material from the demolished Croton Reservoir was recycled to build the foundation of the NYPL main branch?

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Which NYC borough is NOT served by the New York Public Library system?

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Which two NYC boroughs have library systems entirely separate from the New York Public Library (NYPL)?

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What structure occupied the site of the NYPL Main Branch before the library was built?

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Glosario

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Glossary

consolidation (noun)
The 1895 merging of the Astor and Lenox libraries with the Tilden Trust to create the New York Public Library. It's why millions of books are free for everyone.

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Gossip

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Gossip

Which secret library apartment room would you want?

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Videos

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federico Three fortunes build a library

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federico The iconic main branch was built directly on top of the old Croton Reservoir, utilizing its massive granite stones for the library's foundation.

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federico Brooklyn and Queens libraries remained independent because they were established before those boroughs consolidated into New York City in 1898.

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federico Steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie funded 65 local branch libraries across New York, ensuring free reading access was within walking distance for every resident.

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