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Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street
New York, NY 10018-2788
(917) 275-6975

Fully accessible to wheelchairs

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Hours for individual divisions vary. Limited service 8-9 pm - no materials retrieved from closed stacks.

  • Candide at 250: Scandal and Success

  • Mapping New York's Shoreline, 1609-2009

  • Dr. Paul LeClerc has announced that he will retire from his position as President in the summer of 2011.  

  • The New York Public Library has introduced a brand new logo and mission statement for the future.  

  • Visit the Children’s Center at 42nd Street.

  • The New York Public Library Will Restore its Fifth Avenue Building's Historic Facade.

Often referred to as the "main branch," the magnificent Beaux-Arts landmark building on Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street is not a branch with circulating collections at all, but rather houses the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. Here are the Library's rich and diverse collections in the humanities, social sciences, and special collections. These non-circulating graduate-level collections were initially formed from the consolidation of the Astor and Lenox Libraries, and have evolved into one of the world's preeminent public resources for the study of human thought, action, and experience -- from anthropology and archaeology, to religion, sports, world history, and literature.

Upcoming Events

Today
3:15 pm Basic E-mail
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
2:00 pm Showtime! Children's DVDs
3:15 pm Old Books, Rare Books: Learning About the Value of Your Books
Thursday, February 11, 2010
11:00 am "Toddler Story Time."
11:30 am New Tools in Map Research
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