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The New York Public Library is so much more than just a well lit place for books. Its main location is a magnificent cultural attraction that welcomes many millions of visitors from all over the world each year.
Readings, guided tours and many other special events take place here all year round, alongside a vast array of ever changing exhibits and displays.
On site activities include computer classes, writer workshops, musical performances, public speaking events, and a broad variety of children's films.
The New York Public Library is a world-famous landmark, featuring several stunning event spaces such as Astor Hall and the McGraw Rotunda, both pictured here.
The main building, whose main entrance is located on New York City's Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, is an artistic and architectural wonder to behold.
A pair of lion statues flanking the front entrance are probably the library's most famous feature. Most people don't know that these lions have names. The names of the lions are Patience and Fortitude.
The New York Public Library was established in 1895. The building was completed in 1902, and was open to the public by 1910, at a cost of about nine million dollars.
The vast inventory of the New York Public Library occupies 75 miles of shelf space (!), and includes quite a few priceless treasures.
Among the library's most fascinating artifacts are a Gutenberg Bible, and a copy of Isaac Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica.
More than three thousand employees currently work for the New York Public Library.
The NYPL is the third largest library in North America, with 90 branch locations in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island.
At the main building, the research collection alone contains nearly sixteen million books, with another five million volumes distributed throughout the NYPL's many branch offices.
To conduct your own Free Obituary Search, visit the New York Public Library's main building, or just hit the link shown below.
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