New York Public Library: Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (476 Fifth Avenue)

New York Public Library

Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (476 Fifth Avenue)

476 Fifth Avenue (42nd St and Fifth Ave)
New York, NY, 10018

Tel: (917) 275-6975

Rating by Amanda: ★★★★☆

Last week, I went to New York Public Library for finishing my homework with my friend. Quiet environment and spacious space improve my efficiency of working. Besides, I applied for a library card by showing passport and a document with my address. Next time, I can enter the library by showing my card directly.

The Stephen A. Schwarzman Building is part of The New York Public Library, which consists of four major research libraries and 88 branch libraries located in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island. Often referred to as the "main branch," the Beaux-Arts landmark building on Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street house outstanding research collections in the humanities and social sciences as well as a circulating children’s collection.

The Stephen A. Schwarzman Building includes some different divisions, such as General Research Division, the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Manuscripts and Archives Division, Dorot Jewish Division, Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, and etc. Those divisions provide all readers or visitors a quiet place for reading a book or working. Besides, the New York Public Library, as a representative building of New York culture, also authorized some cultural events, such as Family Story Time, Preschool Story and Fun Time, Creating the West, and etc.

Website

Stephen A. Schwarzman Building: https://www.nypl.org/locations/schwarzman