Bibliotheque

“The New York Public Library's main building acts as more than just a public library oriented in a major American city, such as Harold Washington Library in Downtown Chicago, for reference. Instead, the New York Public Library's Stephen Schawrzman Building tends to be half-museum, half-library. The main branch of the New York Public Library was opened in 1911, and remains a landmark of significance some 115 years later, thanks to the help of benefactors from the 19th and early 20th centuries, including Robber Barons such as Andrew Carnegie and John Jacob Astor, and prominent New Yorkers such as” — Jason Keller