Libraries in New York, NY, USA
Whether you’re a bookworm or an architecture addict, you’re certain to fall in love with the most stunning NYC...
New York Public Library - Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
476 5th Ave, New York, NY 10018, USA
This iconic location, proudly guarded by regal-looking marble lions, is among the city's most ornate public spaces. The pièce de résistance is of...
New York Academy of Medicine
1216 5th Ave, New York, NY 10029, USA
Established in 1847 and opened to the public in 1878, this library holds an exhaustive catalog of medical journals, documents and other ephemera. The...
The Morgan Library & Museum
225 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
Originally the private library of none other than John Pierpont Morgan—yup that J.P. Morgan—this lavish edifice was first dedicated to bookish...
The Center for Fiction
15 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217, USA
Formerly located in Manhattan's Mercantile Library, the Center for Fiction recently opened a new location in Downtown Brooklyn that brings the...
Jefferson Market Library
425 6th Ave, New York, NY 10011, USA
This former courthouse building has been an important part of the Greenwich Village community for more than four decades. Arched stained glass windows...
The New York Society Library
53 E 79th St, New York, NY 10075, USA
The townhouse-set New York Society Library includes some cozy reading rooms that are open to the public—but you have to be a member check out a book....
Central Library
10 Grand Army Plz, Brooklyn, NY 11238, USA
Designed to physically resemble an open book, this 1941 Art Deco building is arguably Brooklyn’s most popular library. Overlooking Grand Army Plaza,...
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023, USA
Whether you’re looking for some worthwhile literature on your favorite ballroom dancer or would rather gawk at beautiful people—all while hanging out...
Poets House
10 River Terrace, New York, NY 10282, USA
What better place to get some inspiration than this poetry mecca touting views of Rockefeller Park and the Hudson River? Founded in 1985 by poet...
Brooklyn Public Library - Pacific Branch
25 Fourth Ave. at, Pacific St, Brooklyn, NY 11217, USA
Opened in 1904, this library isn’t the largest even in Brooklyn, but it has an antiquated charm that makes it worth a stop if you’re a local or happen...
Yorkville Library
222 E 79th St, New York, NY 10075, USA
A bona fide historical landmark—it’s been added to both the National and State Registers of Historic Places—this Palladian-inspired, James Brown...