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It was the first branch library to be erected in Brooklyn by the City of New York. [6] The branch was renovated in 2009 and now contains a reading room in the basement and a passport office. [42] Leonard Library 81 Devoe Street The 26,000-square-foot (2,400 m 2) library opened in 1908 and was designed by William Tubby. [43] Macon Library: 361 ...
The New York Public Library: a universe of knowledge. New York: New York Public Library in association with Scala Publishers, London. Dierickx, Mary B. (1996). The Architecture of Literacy: The Carnegie Libraries of New York City. New York: Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art and the New York City Dept. of General Services.
She replaced Dionne Mack-Harvin, who served as executive director from March 2007. Mack-Harvin was the first African American woman to lead a major public library system in New York state. [24] [25] Previously, Ginnie Cooper had been the executive director of the Brooklyn Public Library since January 2003. Other notable executive directors ...
The Central Library, originally the Ingersoll Memorial Library, is the main branch of the Brooklyn Public Library in Brooklyn, New York City.Located on Grand Army Plaza, at the corner of Flatbush Avenue and Eastern Parkway, it contains over 1.7 million materials in its collection and has a million annual visitors.
New-York As It Is, in 1837; Containing, a General Description of the City of New-York, List of Officers, Public Instituteions, and Other Useful Information – Including the Public Officers, &c. of the City of Brooklyn, Accompanied by a Correct Map (Vol. 4)
The Lefrak City branch was first opened in December 1966, and moved to its present location at 98-30 57th Avenue, Corona in 1997. [2] 34: Long Island City [9] 37-44 21st Street, Long Island City, NY 11101 The Long Island City branch has been open from July 2007 – present. The branch was formerly the Queensbridge and Ravenswood branches. [2 ...
Counties of New York Location State of New York Number 62 Populations 5,082 (Hamilton) – 2,561,225 (Kings) Areas 33.77 square miles (87.5 km 2) (New York) – 2,821 square miles (7,310 km 2) (St. Lawrence) Government County government Subdivisions Cities, Towns, Indian Reservations Part of a series on Regions of New York Downstate New York New York City Long Island Hudson Valley (Lower ...
Carnegie Grants for Library Buildings, 1890-1917. New York: Carnegie Corporation of New York. OCLC 2603611. Dierickx, Mary B. (1996). The Architecture of Literacy: The Carnegie Libraries of New York City. New York: Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art and the New York City Dept. of General Services. ISBN 1-56256-717-9.