New York Public Library

The New York Public Library is a chartered public library system in , United States. With nearly 53 million items and 92 locations, the New York Public Library is the second-largest library in the United States, behind the Library of Congress, and sixth-largest in the world.
  • Type: Library
  • Description: public library system in New York City
  • Also known as: “Biblioteca Pubblica di New York”, “Biblioteca Publica de Nueva York”, “New York City Library”, “New York City Public Library”, “New York Library”, “New York Public Library - Stephen A. Schwarzman Building”, “New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations”, “NY Public Library”, “NYPL”, “nypl.org”, “Oba akwukwo”, “The New York Public Library”, “The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations”, “Thư viện công cộng Niu Yooc”, “Thư viện công cộng Nữu Ước”, “Thư viện Tổng hợp New York”, “Thư viện tổng hợp Niu Yooc”, “Thư viện tổng hợp Nữu Ước”, “Јавна библиотека града Њујорка”, “НЙПБ”, “Њујоршка библиотека”, “ნიუ-იორკის სახალხო ბიბლიოთეკა”, “הספרייה העירונית של ניו יורק”, “הספרייה הציבורית של ניו יורק”, “کتابخانه عمومی شهر نیویورک”, “کتابخانهٔ عمومی نیویورک”, “뉴욕 공공 도서관”, “뉴욕 공공도서관”, “뉴욕 공립 도서관”, “뉴욕 도서관”, “뉴욕 시립 도서관”, “뉴욕 시립도서관”, “뉴욕공공도서관”, “뉴욕공립도서관”, “뉴욕도서관”, “뉴욕시립도서관”, and “ニューヨーク市立図書館”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Empire State Building and New York Public Library Main Branch.

The is a 102-story, supertall… is situated 2,000 feet southwest of New York Public Library.

Library
The Stephen A. Schwarzman Building is the flagship…

Park
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
is a 9.6-acre, privately managed public park in the borough of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Midtown East and Diamond District.

is the core retail and commercial…

Neighborhood
A is an area where the cutting…

New York is a global center for media, entertainment, art, fashion, research, finance, and trade.

New York Public Library

Latitude
40.75318° or 40° 45′ 11″ north
Longitude
-73.98225° or 73° 58′ 56″ west
Elevation
69 feet (21 metres)
Open location code
87G8Q239+74
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“New York Public Library” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مكتبة نيويورك العامة”
  • Armenian: “Նյու Յորքի հանրային գրադարան”
  • Asturian: “Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York”
  • Azerbaijani: “New York Xalq Kitabxansı”
  • Azerbaijani: “Nyu-York İctimai Kitabxanası”
  • Basque: “New Yorkeko Liburutegi Publikoa”
  • Belarusian: “Нью-Ёркская публічная бібліятэка”
  • Belarusian: “Нью-Ёрская публічная бібліятэка”
  • Bulgarian: “Нюйоркска обществена библиотека”
  • Catalan: “Biblioteca Pública de Nova York”
  • Central Kurdish: “کتێبخانەی گشتیی نیویۆرک”
  • Chinese: “紐約公共圖書館”
  • Chinese: “纽约公共图书馆”
  • Czech: “New York Public Library”
  • Czech: “Newyorská veřejná knihovna”
  • Danish: “New York Public Library”
  • Dutch: “New York Public Library”
  • Dutch: “Openbare bibliotheek van New York”
  • Esperanto: “Novjorka Publika Biblioteko”
  • Estonian: “New Yorgi Avalik Raamatukogu”
  • Finnish: “New York Public Library”
  • Finnish: “New Yorkin kaupunginkirjasto”
  • French: “New York Public Library”
  • Galician: “Biblioteca Pública de Nova York”
  • Georgian: “ნიუ-იორკის საჯარო ბიბლიოთეკა”
  • German: “New York Public Library”
  • Greek: “Δημόσια Βιβλιοθήκη της Νέας Υόρκης”
  • Hebrew: “ספריית העיר ניו יורק”
  • Hungarian: “New York-i Nyilvános Könyvtár”
  • Igbo: “Óbá akwukwo nke goomenti di na New York”
  • Indonesian: “Perpustakaan Umum New York”
  • Irish: “Leabharlann Phoiblí Nua-Eabhrac”
  • Italian: “New York Public Library”
  • Japanese: “ニューヨーク公共図書館”
  • Javanese: “Perpustakaan Umum New York”
  • Kashubian: “Nowòjorskô Bibloteka Pùblicznô”
  • Korean: “뉴욕 공립도서관”
  • Latin: “Bibliotheca Publica Novi Eboraci”
  • Latvian: “Ņujorkas publiskā bibliotēka”
  • Lithuanian: “Niujorko viešoji biblioteka”
  • Macedonian: “Јавна библиотека на Њујорк”
  • Malayalam: “ന്യൂയോർക്ക് പബ്ലിക് ലൈബ്രറി”
  • Mongolian: “Нью-Йоркийн нийтийн номын сан”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “New York Public Library”
  • Norwegian: “New York Public Library”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Bibliotèca Publica de Nòva York”
  • Panjabi: “ਨਿਊਯਾਰਕ ਪਬਲਿਕ ਲਾਇਬ੍ਰੇਰੀ”
  • Persian: “کتابخانه عمومی نیویورک”
  • Polish: “Nowojorska Biblioteka Publiczna”
  • Portuguese: “Biblioteca Pública de Nova Iorque”
  • Romanian: “Biblioteca Publică din New York”
  • Russian: “Нью-Йоркская публичная библиотека”
  • Serbian: “Njujorška javna biblioteka”
  • Serbian: “Њујоршка јавна библиотека”
  • Slovak: “New York Public Library”
  • Slovenian: “Javna knjižnica v New Yorku”
  • Slovenian: “Newyorška javna knjižnica”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York”
  • Swedish: “New York Public Library”
  • Tamil: “நியூயார்க் பொது நூலகம்”
  • Tatar: “Нью-Йорк халык китапханәсе”
  • Thai: “หอสมุดประชาชนนิวยอร์ก”
  • Turkish: “New York Halk Kütüphanesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Нью-Йоркська публічна бібліотека”
  • Vietnamese: “Thư viện Công cộng New York”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Sulod-Barasahan Publiko han New York”
  • Welsh: “Llyfrgell Gyhoeddus Efrog Newydd”
  • Western Panjabi: “نیویارک پبلک لائبریری”
  • Wu Chinese: “纽约公共图书馆”
  • Yue Chinese: “紐約公共圖書館”
  • “New York Public Library”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Diamond District and Times Square.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Andaz Fifth Avenue and Andaz 5Th Ave.

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Worth a closer look: Central Park and Upper East Side.

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