New York Public Library Secret Rooms

The apartments were once.

New york public library secret rooms.

By sarah laskow october 7 2016. Even the original new york public library on 42nd street once had an apartment above it where tenants lived until 1941. The new york public library nypl was founded in 1895 when already established library institutions created by john jacob astor and james lenox were combined along with a fund created by samuel. Inside the secret apartments of new york s libraries.

From private clubs to nonprofit societies to pop. Most adults have to lower their heads a little bit while crossing the threshold into the secret room and don t see the. The central library of rochester and monroe county holds many secrets but none so enchanting as the george w. Secret apartments inside more than a dozen new york public libraries stand old vacant apartments.

But these secret spots won t remain empty forever the rooms above the. The new york public library nypl has been an essential provider of free books information ideas and education for all new yorkers for more than 100 years. Floor of the 42nd street branch of the new york public library in 1910. The new york public library also offers competitive fellowship programs please apply for access to the research study rooms using the online form.

Not many people know about them. The new york public library has an incredible branch system around the boroughs but it s only a part of new york city s literary resources. Access to the library s stacks and large reference rooms too. Children out of the reading rooms with a story about the red headed ghost that walked the library attic above the reading room and.

Inside the secret apartments of new york s public libraries. The center s four study rooms are reserved for qualified researchers and writers whose work will benefit from the consultation and intensive use of r esearch collections related to the humanities and social sciences.