The New York Public Library Has Over 50 Million Books
For more than 125 years, the New York Public Library has been a vital source of free books, knowledge, inspiration, and education for all New Yorkers. With 92 locations in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island, NYPL, which was founded in 1895, is the largest public library system in the country. These locations include our renowned research centers at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, and The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Together with its circulating branches, which include the brand-new Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), the Library offers a remarkable diversity of possibilities and resources that are open to everyone.
One of the interesting facts about New York is the Library has more than 56 million items in its collection, including books, e-books, DVDs, and renowned research collections utilized by academics from all over the world. It serves more than 16 million visitors annually and millions more online. One of the few remaining copies of the Gutenberg Bible, a draft of the Declaration of Independence written in Thomas Jefferson's hand, original works, manuscripts, letters, and more by notable authors and artists, including William Shakespeare, Virginia Woolf, James Baldwin, Charles Dickens, Maya Angelou, John Coltrane, Augusta Savage, and more, are among the historical treasures housed in research centers at NYPL. The interior of the NYC Public Library is really attractive and it is open to tourists.
