CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head><meta charSet="utf-8"/><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"/><link rel="shortcut icon" href="/favicon.ico"/><title>About The New York Public Library | The New York Public Library</title><meta name="description" content="92 Locations: Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island “The New York Public Library has provided essential access to books and information for m…"/><link rel="canonical" href="https://www.nypl.org/about"/><meta name="abstract" content="92 Locations: Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island “The New York Public Library has provided essential access to books and information for m…"/><meta name="keywords" content="NYPL, The New York Public Library, Manhattan, Bronx, Staten Island"/><meta name="allow-search" content="yes"/><meta property="og:title" content="About The New York Public Library"/><meta property="og:description" content="92 Locations: Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island “The New York Public Library has provided essential access to books and information for m…"/><meta property="og:type" content="website"/><meta property="og:image" content="https://drupal.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/styles/2_1_2400/public/page/about-1.png?h=c4ec267d&itok=QizuaZ19"/><meta name="og:image:alt" content="Collage of three side-by-side photos featuring exteriors of the Library for the Performing Arts, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, and the Schomburg Center"/><meta property="og:site_name" content="The New York Public Library"/><meta property="og:url" content="https://www.nypl.org/about"/><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image"/><meta name="twitter:title" content="About The New York Public Library"/><meta name="twitter:description" content="92 Locations: Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island “The New York Public Library has provided essential access to books and information for m…"/><meta name="twitter:image" content="https://drupal.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/styles/2_1_2400/public/page/about-1.png?h=c4ec267d&itok=QizuaZ19"/><meta name="twitter:image:alt" content="Collage of three side-by-side photos featuring exteriors of the Library for the Performing Arts, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, and the Schomburg Center"/><meta name="twitter:site" content="@nypl"/><meta name="twitter:creator" content="@nypl"/><meta name="next-head-count" content="23"/><link rel="preload" href="/scout/_next/static/css/e34f8401466f58d6.css" as="style"/><link rel="stylesheet" href="/scout/_next/static/css/e34f8401466f58d6.css" data-n-g=""/><noscript data-n-css=""></noscript><script defer="" nomodule="" src="/scout/_next/static/chunks/polyfills-78c92fac7aa8fdd8.js"></script><script src="/scout/_next/static/chunks/webpack-c404c9b2c0c7b825.js" defer=""></script><script src="/scout/_next/static/chunks/framework-9620da855a94eb57.js" defer=""></script><script src="/scout/_next/static/chunks/main-3f5dcebd896ebdda.js" defer=""></script><script src="/scout/_next/static/chunks/pages/_app-19ab035d8706dfa9.js" defer=""></script><script src="/scout/_next/static/chunks/791-9823e0a3cbdd01f9.js" defer=""></script><script src="/scout/_next/static/chunks/282-0781e1a3d7474465.js" defer=""></script><script src="/scout/_next/static/chunks/675-8cea27bb0e76be63.js" defer=""></script><script src="/scout/_next/static/chunks/20-152afb12201b6478.js" defer=""></script><script src="/scout/_next/static/chunks/169-03aa7cfe75b41a65.js" defer=""></script><script src="/scout/_next/static/chunks/217-dcf0d794867779e6.js" defer=""></script><script src="/scout/_next/static/chunks/pages/%5B...slug%5D-d5e986dc67b063b3.js" defer=""></script><script src="/scout/_next/static/scout/_buildManifest.js" defer=""></script><script src="/scout/_next/static/scout/_ssgManifest.js" defer=""></script></head><body><noscript><iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-RKWC" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript><div id="nypl-header"></div><div id="__next"><div class="layout-container"><div class="nypl--page nypl-ds"><style data-emotion="css-global 5k6u0l">:host,:root,[data-theme]{--chakra-ring-inset:var(--chakra-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--chakra-ring-offset-width:0px;--chakra-ring-offset-color:#fff;--chakra-ring-color:rgba(66, 153, 225, 0.6);--chakra-ring-offset-shadow:0 0 #0000;--chakra-ring-shadow:0 0 #0000;--chakra-space-x-reverse:0;--chakra-space-y-reverse:0;--nypl-colors-transparent:transparent;--nypl-colors-current:currentColor;--nypl-colors-black:#000000;--nypl-colors-white:#FFFFFF;--nypl-colors-whiteAlpha-50:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);--nypl-colors-whiteAlpha-100:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);--nypl-colors-whiteAlpha-200:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);--nypl-colors-whiteAlpha-300:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);--nypl-colors-whiteAlpha-400:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.24);--nypl-colors-whiteAlpha-500:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.36);--nypl-colors-whiteAlpha-600:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.48);--nypl-colors-whiteAlpha-700:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.64);--nypl-colors-whiteAlpha-800:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.80);--nypl-colors-whiteAlpha-900:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92);--nypl-colors-blackAlpha-50:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);--nypl-colors-blackAlpha-100:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);--nypl-colors-blackAlpha-200:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);--nypl-colors-blackAlpha-300:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.16);--nypl-colors-blackAlpha-400:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24);--nypl-colors-blackAlpha-500:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.36);--nypl-colors-blackAlpha-600:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.48);--nypl-colors-blackAlpha-700:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.64);--nypl-colors-blackAlpha-800:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.80);--nypl-colors-blackAlpha-900:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.92);--nypl-colors-gray-50:#F2F2F2;--nypl-colors-gray-100:#DBDBDB;--nypl-colors-gray-200:#C4C4C4;--nypl-colors-gray-300:#ADADAD;--nypl-colors-gray-400:#969696;--nypl-colors-gray-500:#808080;--nypl-colors-gray-600:#666666;--nypl-colors-gray-700:#4D4D4D;--nypl-colors-gray-800:#333333;--nypl-colors-gray-900:#1A1A1A;--nypl-colors-red-50:#FEE7E8;--nypl-colors-red-100:#FCBBC0;--nypl-colors-red-200:#FA8F97;--nypl-colors-red-300:#F8636E;--nypl-colors-red-400:#F63745;--nypl-colors-red-500:#F40B1C;--nypl-colors-red-600:#C30917;--nypl-colors-red-700:#920711;--nypl-colors-red-800:#62040B;--nypl-colors-red-900:#310206;--nypl-colors-orange-50:#FDF1E7;--nypl-colors-orange-100:#F9D8BD;--nypl-colors-orange-200:#F6BF93;--nypl-colors-orange-300:#F2A769;--nypl-colors-orange-400:#EF8E3E;--nypl-colors-orange-500:#EB7514;--nypl-colors-orange-600:#BC5E10;--nypl-colors-orange-700:#8D460C;--nypl-colors-orange-800:#5E2F08;--nypl-colors-orange-900:#2F1704;--nypl-colors-yellow-50:#FEF8E7;--nypl-colors-yellow-100:#FBECBB;--nypl-colors-yellow-200:#F9E090;--nypl-colors-yellow-300:#F7D464;--nypl-colors-yellow-400:#F4C938;--nypl-colors-yellow-500:#F2BD0D;--nypl-colors-yellow-600:#C2970A;--nypl-colors-yellow-700:#917108;--nypl-colors-yellow-800:#614B05;--nypl-colors-yellow-900:#302603;--nypl-colors-green-50:#E7FEEB;--nypl-colors-green-100:#BCFBC6;--nypl-colors-green-200:#90F8A1;--nypl-colors-green-300:#65F67C;--nypl-colors-green-400:#3AF357;--nypl-colors-green-500:#0EF133;--nypl-colors-green-600:#0BC128;--nypl-colors-green-700:#08911E;--nypl-colors-green-800:#066014;--nypl-colors-green-900:#03300A;--nypl-colors-teal-50:#E6FFFA;--nypl-colors-teal-100:#B2F5EA;--nypl-colors-teal-200:#81E6D9;--nypl-colors-teal-300:#4FD1C5;--nypl-colors-teal-400:#38B2AC;--nypl-colors-teal-500:#319795;--nypl-colors-teal-600:#2C7A7B;--nypl-colors-teal-700:#285E61;--nypl-colors-teal-800:#234E52;--nypl-colors-teal-900:#1D4044;--nypl-colors-blue-50:#E6F0F9;--nypl-colors-blue-100:#ACCEEA;--nypl-colors-blue-200:#73ADDC;--nypl-colors-blue-300:#398BCD;--nypl-colors-blue-400:#0069BF;--nypl-colors-blue-500:#0058A0;--nypl-colors-blue-600:#004782;--nypl-colors-blue-700:#003763;--nypl-colors-blue-800:#002645;--nypl-colors-blue-900:#73ADDC;--nypl-colors-cyan-50:#EDFDFD;--nypl-colors-cyan-100:#C4F1F9;--nypl-colors-cyan-200:#9DECF9;--nypl-colors-cyan-300:#76E4F7;--nypl-colors-cyan-400:#0BC5EA;--nypl-colors-cyan-500:#00B5D8;--nypl-colors-cyan-600:#00A3C4;--nypl-colors-cyan-700:#0987A0;--nypl-colors-cyan-800:#086F83;--nypl-colors-cyan-900:#065666;--nypl-colors-purple-50:#FAF5FF;--nypl-colors-purple-100:#E9D8FD;--nypl-colors-purple-200:#D6BCFA;--nypl-colors-purple-300:#B794F4;--nypl-colors-purple-400:#9F7AEA;--nypl-colors-purple-500:#805AD5;--nypl-colors-purple-600:#6B46C1;--nypl-colors-purple-700:#553C9A;--nypl-colors-purple-800:#44337A;--nypl-colors-purple-900:#322659;--nypl-colors-pink-50:#FFF5F7;--nypl-colors-pink-100:#FED7E2;--nypl-colors-pink-200:#FBB6CE;--nypl-colors-pink-300:#F687B3;--nypl-colors-pink-400:#ED64A6;--nypl-colors-pink-500:#D53F8C;--nypl-colors-pink-600:#B83280;--nypl-colors-pink-700:#97266D;--nypl-colors-pink-800:#702459;--nypl-colors-pink-900:#521B41;--nypl-colors-linkedin-50:#E8F4F9;--nypl-colors-linkedin-100:#CFEDFB;--nypl-colors-linkedin-200:#9BDAF3;--nypl-colors-linkedin-300:#68C7EC;--nypl-colors-linkedin-400:#34B3E4;--nypl-colors-linkedin-500:#00A0DC;--nypl-colors-linkedin-600:#008CC9;--nypl-colors-linkedin-700:#0077B5;--nypl-colors-linkedin-800:#005E93;--nypl-colors-linkedin-900:#004471;--nypl-colors-facebook-50:#E8F4F9;--nypl-colors-facebook-100:#D9DEE9;--nypl-colors-facebook-200:#B7C2DA;--nypl-colors-facebook-300:#6482C0;--nypl-colors-facebook-400:#4267B2;--nypl-colors-facebook-500:#385898;--nypl-colors-facebook-600:#314E89;--nypl-colors-facebook-700:#29487D;--nypl-colors-facebook-800:#223B67;--nypl-colors-facebook-900:#1E355B;--nypl-colors-messenger-50:#D0E6FF;--nypl-colors-messenger-100:#B9DAFF;--nypl-colors-messenger-200:#A2CDFF;--nypl-colors-messenger-300:#7AB8FF;--nypl-colors-messenger-400:#2E90FF;--nypl-colors-messenger-500:#0078FF;--nypl-colors-messenger-600:#0063D1;--nypl-colors-messenger-700:#0052AC;--nypl-colors-messenger-800:#003C7E;--nypl-colors-messenger-900:#002C5C;--nypl-colors-whatsapp-50:#dffeec;--nypl-colors-whatsapp-100:#b9f5d0;--nypl-colors-whatsapp-200:#90edb3;--nypl-colors-whatsapp-300:#65e495;--nypl-colors-whatsapp-400:#3cdd78;--nypl-colors-whatsapp-500:#22c35e;--nypl-colors-whatsapp-600:#179848;--nypl-colors-whatsapp-700:#0c6c33;--nypl-colors-whatsapp-800:#01421c;--nypl-colors-whatsapp-900:#001803;--nypl-colors-twitter-50:#E5F4FD;--nypl-colors-twitter-100:#C8E9FB;--nypl-colors-twitter-200:#A8DCFA;--nypl-colors-twitter-300:#83CDF7;--nypl-colors-twitter-400:#57BBF5;--nypl-colors-twitter-500:#1DA1F2;--nypl-colors-twitter-600:#1A94DA;--nypl-colors-twitter-700:#1681BF;--nypl-colors-twitter-800:#136B9E;--nypl-colors-twitter-900:#0D4D71;--nypl-colors-telegram-50:#E3F2F9;--nypl-colors-telegram-100:#C5E4F3;--nypl-colors-telegram-200:#A2D4EC;--nypl-colors-telegram-300:#7AC1E4;--nypl-colors-telegram-400:#47A9DA;--nypl-colors-telegram-500:#0088CC;--nypl-colors-telegram-600:#007AB8;--nypl-colors-telegram-700:#006BA1;--nypl-colors-telegram-800:#005885;--nypl-colors-telegram-900:#003F5E;--nypl-colors-ui-black:#000;--nypl-colors-ui-white:#fff;--nypl-colors-ui-disabled-primary:#E9E9E9;--nypl-colors-ui-disabled-secondary:#FAFAFA;--nypl-colors-ui-error-primary:#97272C;--nypl-colors-ui-error-primary-05:rgba(151, 39, 44,0.05);--nypl-colors-ui-error-primary-10:rgba(151, 39, 44,0.1);--nypl-colors-ui-error-secondary:#6F0106;--nypl-colors-ui-focus:#4181F1;--nypl-colors-ui-link-primary:#0069BF;--nypl-colors-ui-link-primary-05:rgba(0, 105, 191,0.05);--nypl-colors-ui-link-primary-10:rgba(0, 105, 191,0.1);--nypl-colors-ui-link-secondary:#004B98;--nypl-colors-ui-link-tertiary:#551A8B;--nypl-colors-ui-link-tertiary-05:rgba(85, 26, 139,0.05);--nypl-colors-ui-link-tertiary-10:rgba(85, 26, 139,0.1);--nypl-colors-ui-status-primary:#F9E08E;--nypl-colors-ui-status-primary-05:rgba(249, 224, 142,0.05);--nypl-colors-ui-status-primary-10:rgba(249, 224, 142,0.1);--nypl-colors-ui-status-secondary:#FBE7E1;--nypl-colors-ui-success-primary:#077719;--nypl-colors-ui-success-primary-05:rgba(7, 119, 25,0.05);--nypl-colors-ui-success-primary-10:rgba(7, 119, 25,0.1);--nypl-colors-ui-success-secondary:#095212;--nypl-colors-ui-test:#FF6347;--nypl-colors-ui-warning-primary:#F88820;--nypl-colors-ui-warning-primary-05:rgba(248, 136, 32,0.05);--nypl-colors-ui-warning-primary-10:rgba(248, 136, 32,0.1);--nypl-colors-ui-warning-secondary:#E36D17;--nypl-colors-ui-warning-tertiary:#CD4D05;--nypl-colors-ui-bg-default:#F5F5F5;--nypl-colors-ui-bg-hover:#E9E9E9;--nypl-colors-ui-bg-active:#BDBDBD;--nypl-colors-ui-border-default:#BDBDBD;--nypl-colors-ui-border-hover:#616161;--nypl-colors-ui-typography-heading:#191919;--nypl-colors-ui-typography-body:#2E2E2E;--nypl-colors-ui-typography-inverse-heading:#E9E9E9;--nypl-colors-ui-typography-inverse-body:#BDBDBD;--nypl-colors-ui-gray-xxxx-dark:#191919;--nypl-colors-ui-gray-xxx-dark:#252525;--nypl-colors-ui-gray-xx-dark:#2E2E2E;--nypl-colors-ui-gray-x-dark:#424242;--nypl-colors-ui-gray-dark:#616161;--nypl-colors-ui-gray-semi-dark:#8D8D8D;--nypl-colors-ui-gray-medium:#BDBDBD;--nypl-colors-ui-gray-semi-medium:#D9D9D9;--nypl-colors-ui-gray-light-cool:#E9E9E9;--nypl-colors-ui-gray-x-light-cool:#F5F5F5;--nypl-colors-ui-gray-xx-light-cool:#FAFAFA;--nypl-colors-ui-gray-light-warm:#EFEDEB;--nypl-colors-ui-gray-x-light-warm:#F8F8F7;--nypl-colors-dark-brand-primary:rgba(198, 9, 23,0.2);--nypl-colors-dark-brand-primary-05:rgba(198, 9, 23,0.05);--nypl-colors-dark-brand-primary-10:rgba(198, 9, 23,0.1);--nypl-colors-dark-brand-secondary:rgba(118, 0, 0,0.2);--nypl-colors-dark-section-blogs-primary:rgba(233, 233, 233,0.2);--nypl-colors-dark-section-blogs-primary-05:rgba(233, 233, 233,0.05);--nypl-colors-dark-section-blogs-primary-10:rgba(233, 233, 233,0.1);--nypl-colors-dark-section-blogs-secondary:rgba(189, 189, 189,0.2);--nypl-colors-dark-section-books-and-more-primary:rgba(198, 9, 23,0.2);--nypl-colors-dark-section-books-and-more-primary-05:rgba(198, 9, 23,0.05);--nypl-colors-dark-section-books-and-more-primary-10:rgba(198, 9, 23,0.1);--nypl-colors-dark-section-books-and-more-secondary:rgba(118, 0, 0,0.2);--nypl-colors-dark-section-connect-primary:rgba(115, 115, 115,0.4);--nypl-colors-dark-section-connect-primary-05:rgba(115, 115, 115,0.05);--nypl-colors-dark-section-connect-primary-10:rgba(115, 115, 115,0.1);--nypl-colors-dark-section-connect-secondary:rgba(86, 86, 86,0.4);--nypl-colors-dark-section-education-primary:rgba(29, 98, 230,0.2);--nypl-colors-dark-section-education-primary-05:rgba(29, 98, 230,0.05);--nypl-colors-dark-section-education-primary-10:rgba(29, 98, 230,0.1);--nypl-colors-dark-section-education-secondary:rgba(37, 64, 164,0.2);--nypl-colors-dark-section-locations-primary:rgba(198, 9, 23,0.2);--nypl-colors-dark-section-locations-primary-05:rgba(198, 9, 23,0.05);--nypl-colors-dark-section-locations-primary-10:rgba(198, 9, 23,0.1);--nypl-colors-dark-section-locations-secondary:rgba(118, 0, 0,0.2);--nypl-colors-dark-section-research-primary:rgba(0, 131, 138,0.2);--nypl-colors-dark-section-research-primary-05:rgba(0, 131, 138,0.05);--nypl-colors-dark-section-research-primary-10:rgba(0, 131, 138,0.1);--nypl-colors-dark-section-research-secondary:rgba(0, 97, 102,0.2);--nypl-colors-dark-section-research-secondary-05:rgba(0, 97, 102,0.05);--nypl-colors-dark-section-research-secondary-10:rgba(0, 97, 102,0.1);--nypl-colors-dark-section-research-library-lpa:rgba(0, 93, 83,0.2);--nypl-colors-dark-section-research-library-lpa-05:rgba(0, 93, 83,0.05);--nypl-colors-dark-section-research-library-lpa-10:rgba(0, 93, 83,0.1);--nypl-colors-dark-section-research-library-schomburg:rgba(160, 62, 49,0.2);--nypl-colors-dark-section-research-library-schomburg-05:rgba(160, 62, 49,0.05);--nypl-colors-dark-section-research-library-schomburg-10:rgba(160, 62, 49,0.1);--nypl-colors-dark-section-research-library-schwarzman:rgba(118, 0, 0,0.2);--nypl-colors-dark-section-research-library-schwarzman-05:rgba(118, 0, 0,0.05);--nypl-colors-dark-section-research-library-schwarzman-10:rgba(118, 0, 0,0.1);--nypl-colors-dark-section-whats-on-primary:rgba(233, 233, 233,0.2);--nypl-colors-dark-section-whats-on-primary-05:rgba(233, 233, 233,0.05);--nypl-colors-dark-section-whats-on-primary-10:rgba(233, 233, 233,0.1);--nypl-colors-dark-section-whats-on-secondary:rgba(255, 255, 255,0.05);--nypl-colors-dark-ui-disabled-primary:#616161;--nypl-colors-dark-ui-disabled-secondary:#424242;--nypl-colors-dark-ui-error-primary:#E1767B;--nypl-colors-dark-ui-error-primary-05:rgba(225, 118, 123,0.05);--nypl-colors-dark-ui-error-primary-10:rgba(225, 118, 123,0.1);--nypl-colors-dark-ui-error-secondary:#F08F93;--nypl-colors-dark-ui-focus:#6090E3;--nypl-colors-dark-ui-link-primary:#79B7EB;--nypl-colors-dark-ui-link-primary-05:rgba(121, 183, 235,0.05);--nypl-colors-dark-ui-link-primary-10:rgba(121, 183, 235,0.1);--nypl-colors-dark-ui-link-secondary:#95CFFF;--nypl-colors-dark-ui-link-tertiary:#B583E1;--nypl-colors-dark-ui-status-primary:#B69C46;--nypl-colors-dark-ui-status-primary-05:rgba(182, 156, 70,0.05);--nypl-colors-dark-ui-status-primary-10:rgba(182, 156, 70,0.1);--nypl-colors-dark-ui-status-secondary:#CB8E7C;--nypl-colors-dark-ui-success-primary:#52AA60;--nypl-colors-dark-ui-success-primary-05:rgba(82, 170, 96,0.05);--nypl-colors-dark-ui-success-primary-10:rgba(82, 170, 96,0.1);--nypl-colors-dark-ui-success-secondary:#81C88A;--nypl-colors-dark-ui-test:#592B22;--nypl-colors-dark-ui-warning-primary:#DC8034;--nypl-colors-dark-ui-warning-primary-05:rgba(220, 128, 52,0.05);--nypl-colors-dark-ui-warning-primary-10:rgba(220, 128, 52,0.1);--nypl-colors-dark-ui-warning-secondary:#EC7B1F;--nypl-colors-dark-ui-bg-page:#191919;--nypl-colors-dark-ui-bg-default:#252525;--nypl-colors-dark-ui-bg-hover:#2E2E2E;--nypl-colors-dark-ui-bg-active:#424242;--nypl-colors-dark-ui-border-default:#8D8D8D;--nypl-colors-dark-ui-border-hover:#D9D9D9;--nypl-colors-dark-ui-typography-heading:#E9E9E9;--nypl-colors-dark-ui-typography-body:#BDBDBD;--nypl-colors-dark-ui-typography-inverse-heading:#191919;--nypl-colors-dark-ui-typography-inverse-body:#2E2E2E;--nypl-colors-brand-primary:#C60917;--nypl-colors-brand-primary-05:rgba(198, 9, 23,0.05);--nypl-colors-brand-primary-10:rgba(198, 9, 23,0.1);--nypl-colors-brand-secondary:#760000;--nypl-colors-section-blogs-primary:#E9E9E9;--nypl-colors-section-blogs-primary-05:rgba(233, 233, 233,0.05);--nypl-colors-section-blogs-primary-10:rgba(233, 233, 233,0.1);--nypl-colors-section-blogs-secondary:#BDBDBD;--nypl-colors-section-books-and-more-primary:#C60917;--nypl-colors-section-books-and-more-primary-05:rgba(198, 9, 23,0.05);--nypl-colors-section-books-and-more-primary-10:rgba(198, 9, 23,0.1);--nypl-colors-section-books-and-more-secondary:#760000;--nypl-colors-section-connect-primary:#737373;--nypl-colors-section-connect-primary-05:rgba(115, 115, 115,0.05);--nypl-colors-section-connect-primary-10:rgba(115, 115, 115,0.1);--nypl-colors-section-connect-secondary:#565656;--nypl-colors-section-education-primary:#1D62E6;--nypl-colors-section-education-primary-05:rgba(29, 98, 230,0.05);--nypl-colors-section-education-primary-10:rgba(29, 98, 230,0.1);--nypl-colors-section-education-secondary:#2540A4;--nypl-colors-section-locations-primary:#C60917;--nypl-colors-section-locations-primary-05:rgba(198, 9, 23,0.05);--nypl-colors-section-locations-primary-10:rgba(198, 9, 23,0.1);--nypl-colors-section-locations-secondary:#760000;--nypl-colors-section-research-primary:#00838A;--nypl-colors-section-research-primary-05:rgba(0, 131, 138,0.05);--nypl-colors-section-research-primary-10:rgba(0, 131, 138,0.1);--nypl-colors-section-research-secondary:#006166;--nypl-colors-section-research-secondary-05:rgba(0, 97, 102,0.05);--nypl-colors-section-research-secondary-10:rgba(0, 97, 102,0.1);--nypl-colors-section-research-library-lpa:#005D53;--nypl-colors-section-research-library-lpa-05:rgba(0, 93, 83,0.05);--nypl-colors-section-research-library-lpa-10:rgba(0, 93, 83,0.1);--nypl-colors-section-research-library-schomburg:#A03E31;--nypl-colors-section-research-library-schomburg-05:rgba(160, 62, 49,0.05);--nypl-colors-section-research-library-schomburg-10:rgba(160, 62, 49,0.1);--nypl-colors-section-research-library-schwarzman:#760000;--nypl-colors-section-research-library-schwarzman-05:rgba(118, 0, 0,0.05);--nypl-colors-section-research-library-schwarzman-10:rgba(118, 0, 0,0.1);--nypl-colors-section-whats-on-primary:#242424;--nypl-colors-section-whats-on-primary-05:rgba(36, 36, 36,0.05);--nypl-colors-section-whats-on-primary-10:rgba(36, 36, 36,0.1);--nypl-colors-section-whats-on-secondary:#000;--nypl-borders-none:0;--nypl-borders-1px:1px solid;--nypl-borders-2px:2px solid;--nypl-borders-4px:4px solid;--nypl-borders-8px:8px solid;--nypl-fonts-heading:system-ui,sans-serif;--nypl-fonts-body:system-ui,sans-serif;--nypl-fonts-mono:SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,"Liberation Mono","Courier New",monospace;--nypl-fontSizes-0:1rem;--nypl-fontSizes-1:1.125rem;--nypl-fontSizes-2:1.375rem;--nypl-fontSizes-3:1.75rem;--nypl-fontSizes-4:2.25rem;--nypl-fontSizes-3xs:0.45rem;--nypl-fontSizes-2xs:0.625rem;--nypl-fontSizes-xs:0.75rem;--nypl-fontSizes-sm:0.875rem;--nypl-fontSizes-md:1rem;--nypl-fontSizes-lg:1.125rem;--nypl-fontSizes-xl:1.25rem;--nypl-fontSizes-2xl:1.5rem;--nypl-fontSizes-3xl:1.875rem;--nypl-fontSizes-4xl:2.25rem;--nypl-fontSizes-5xl:3rem;--nypl-fontSizes-6xl:3.75rem;--nypl-fontSizes-7xl:4.5rem;--nypl-fontSizes-8xl:6rem;--nypl-fontSizes-9xl:8rem;--nypl-fontSizes--3:0.625rem;--nypl-fontSizes--2:0.75rem;--nypl-fontSizes--1:0.875rem;--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-body-body1:1rem;--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-body-body2:0.875rem;--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-breadcrumbs-default:0.875rem;--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-button-small:0.75rem;--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-button-default:0.875rem;--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-button-large:1rem;--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-caption:0.75rem;--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-default:1rem;--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-heading-display1:4.25rem;--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-heading-heading1:3.375rem;--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-heading-heading2:2.625rem;--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-heading-heading3:2rem;--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-heading-heading4:1.625rem;--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-heading-heading5:1.375rem;--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-heading-heading6:1.25rem;--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-heading-heading7:1.125rem;--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-heading-heading8:1rem;--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-helper-default:0.75rem;--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-label-label1:0.875rem;--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-label-label2:0.75rem;--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-overline-overline1:0.75rem;--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-overline-overline2:0.625rem;--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-subtitle-subtitle1:1.125rem;--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-subtitle-subtitle2:1rem;--nypl-fontSizes-mobile-body-body1:1rem;--nypl-fontSizes-mobile-body-body2:0.875rem;--nypl-fontSizes-mobile-breadcrumbs-default:0.875rem;--nypl-fontSizes-mobile-button-small:0.75rem;--nypl-fontSizes-mobile-button-default:0.875rem;--nypl-fontSizes-mobile-button-large:1rem;--nypl-fontSizes-mobile-caption:0.75rem;--nypl-fontSizes-mobile-default:1rem;--nypl-fontSizes-mobile-heading-display1:3.25rem;--nypl-fontSizes-mobile-heading-heading1:2.625rem;--nypl-fontSizes-mobile-heading-heading2:2.125rem;--nypl-fontSizes-mobile-heading-heading3:1.75rem;--nypl-fontSizes-mobile-heading-heading4:1.5rem;--nypl-fontSizes-mobile-heading-heading5:1.25rem;--nypl-fontSizes-mobile-heading-heading6:1.125rem;--nypl-fontSizes-mobile-heading-heading7:1.0625rem;--nypl-fontSizes-mobile-heading-heading8:1rem;--nypl-fontSizes-mobile-helper-default:0.75rem;--nypl-fontSizes-mobile-label-label1:0.875rem;--nypl-fontSizes-mobile-label-label2:0.75rem;--nypl-fontSizes-mobile-overline-overline1:0.75rem;--nypl-fontSizes-mobile-overline-overline2:0.625rem;--nypl-fontSizes-mobile-subtitle-subtitle1:1rem;--nypl-fontSizes-mobile-subtitle-subtitle2:0.875rem;--nypl-fontSizes-breadcrumbs-default:0.875rem;--nypl-fontSizes-button-small-base:0.75rem;--nypl-fontSizes-button-small-md:0.75rem;--nypl-fontSizes-button-default-base:0.875rem;--nypl-fontSizes-button-default-md:0.875rem;--nypl-fontSizes-button-large-base:1rem;--nypl-fontSizes-button-large-md:1rem;--nypl-fontSizes-heading-primary:2.25rem;--nypl-fontSizes-heading-secondary:1.75rem;--nypl-fontSizes-heading-tertiary:1.375rem;--nypl-fontSizes-heading-callout:1.125rem;--nypl-fontSizes-helper-default:0.75rem;--nypl-fontSizes-label-default:0.875rem;--nypl-fontSizes-label-secondary:0.75rem;--nypl-fontSizes-text-default:1rem;--nypl-fontSizes-text-caption:0.875rem;--nypl-fontSizes-text-tag:0.75rem;--nypl-fontSizes-text-mini:0.625rem;--nypl-fontWeights-hairline:100;--nypl-fontWeights-thin:200;--nypl-fontWeights-light:300;--nypl-fontWeights-normal:400;--nypl-fontWeights-medium:500;--nypl-fontWeights-semibold:600;--nypl-fontWeights-bold:700;--nypl-fontWeights-extrabold:800;--nypl-fontWeights-black:900;--nypl-fontWeights-regular:400;--nypl-fontWeights-body-default:300;--nypl-fontWeights-body-body1:300;--nypl-fontWeights-body-body2:300;--nypl-fontWeights-breadcrumbs-default:400;--nypl-fontWeights-breadcrumbs-lastChild:700;--nypl-fontWeights-button-default:400;--nypl-fontWeights-caption:400;--nypl-fontWeights-default:300;--nypl-fontWeights-heading-display1:200;--nypl-fontWeights-heading-heading1:200;--nypl-fontWeights-heading-heading2:200;--nypl-fontWeights-heading-heading3:300;--nypl-fontWeights-heading-heading4:400;--nypl-fontWeights-heading-heading5:500;--nypl-fontWeights-heading-heading6:500;--nypl-fontWeights-heading-heading7:500;--nypl-fontWeights-heading-heading8:500;--nypl-fontWeights-heading-primary:300;--nypl-fontWeights-heading-secondary:500;--nypl-fontWeights-heading-tertiary:500;--nypl-fontWeights-heading-callout:500;--nypl-fontWeights-helper-default:300;--nypl-fontWeights-label-default:500;--nypl-fontWeights-label-secondary:400;--nypl-fontWeights-overline-overline1:600;--nypl-fontWeights-overline-overline2:600;--nypl-fontWeights-subtitle-subtitle1:400;--nypl-fontWeights-subtitle-subtitle2:400;--nypl-fontWeights-text-default:300;--nypl-fontWeights-text-caption:300;--nypl-fontWeights-text-tag:400;--nypl-fontWeights-text-mini:400;--nypl-letterSpacings-tighter:-0.05em;--nypl-letterSpacings-tight:-0.025em;--nypl-letterSpacings-normal:0;--nypl-letterSpacings-wide:0.025em;--nypl-letterSpacings-wider:0.05em;--nypl-letterSpacings-widest:0.1em;--nypl-lineHeights-3:.75rem;--nypl-lineHeights-4:1rem;--nypl-lineHeights-5:1.25rem;--nypl-lineHeights-6:1.5rem;--nypl-lineHeights-7:1.75rem;--nypl-lineHeights-8:2rem;--nypl-lineHeights-9:2.25rem;--nypl-lineHeights-10:2.5rem;--nypl-lineHeights-normal:normal;--nypl-lineHeights-none:1;--nypl-lineHeights-shorter:1.25;--nypl-lineHeights-short:1.375;--nypl-lineHeights-base:1.5;--nypl-lineHeights-tall:1.625;--nypl-lineHeights-taller:2;--nypl-radii-none:0;--nypl-radii-sm:0.125rem;--nypl-radii-base:0.25rem;--nypl-radii-md:0.375rem;--nypl-radii-lg:0.5rem;--nypl-radii-xl:0.75rem;--nypl-radii-2xl:1rem;--nypl-radii-3xl:1.5rem;--nypl-radii-full:9999px;--nypl-radii-button-default:2px;--nypl-radii-button-pill:20px;--nypl-radii-checkbox:3px;--nypl-radii-headerDonate:.25rem;--nypl-radii-pill:20px;--nypl-radii-round:100%;--nypl-space-0:0;--nypl-space-1:0.25rem;--nypl-space-2:0.5rem;--nypl-space-3:0.75rem;--nypl-space-4:1rem;--nypl-space-5:1.25rem;--nypl-space-6:1.5rem;--nypl-space-7:1.75rem;--nypl-space-8:2rem;--nypl-space-9:2.25rem;--nypl-space-10:2.5rem;--nypl-space-12:3rem;--nypl-space-14:3.5rem;--nypl-space-16:4rem;--nypl-space-20:5rem;--nypl-space-24:6rem;--nypl-space-28:7rem;--nypl-space-32:8rem;--nypl-space-36:9rem;--nypl-space-40:10rem;--nypl-space-44:11rem;--nypl-space-48:12rem;--nypl-space-52:13rem;--nypl-space-56:14rem;--nypl-space-60:15rem;--nypl-space-64:16rem;--nypl-space-72:18rem;--nypl-space-80:20rem;--nypl-space-96:24rem;--nypl-space-px:1px;--nypl-space-0-5:0.125rem;--nypl-space-1-5:0.375rem;--nypl-space-2-5:0.625rem;--nypl-space-3-5:0.875rem;--nypl-space-xxxs:0.125rem;--nypl-space-xxs:0.25rem;--nypl-space-xs:0.5rem;--nypl-space-s:1rem;--nypl-space-m:1.5rem;--nypl-space-l:2rem;--nypl-space-xl:3rem;--nypl-space-xxl:4rem;--nypl-space-xxxl:6rem;--nypl-space-button-small-px:0.5rem;--nypl-space-button-small-py:0.25rem;--nypl-space-button-medium-px:1rem;--nypl-space-button-medium-py:0.5rem;--nypl-space-button-large-px:2rem;--nypl-space-button-large-py:1rem;--nypl-space-input-group-button-hstack:0.5rem;--nypl-space-input-group-button-vstack:0.5rem;--nypl-space-input-group-default-hstack:2rem;--nypl-space-input-group-default-vstack:1rem;--nypl-space-inset-default:1rem;--nypl-space-inset-extranarrow:0.25rem;--nypl-space-inset-extrawide:3rem;--nypl-space-inset-narrow:0.5rem;--nypl-space-inset-wide:2rem;--nypl-space-grid-default:2rem;--nypl-space-grid-xxs:0.25rem;--nypl-space-grid-xs:0.5rem;--nypl-space-grid-s:1rem;--nypl-space-grid-m:1.5rem;--nypl-space-grid-l:2rem;--nypl-space-grid-xl:3rem;--nypl-space-grid-xxl:4rem;--nypl-space-page-hstack:2rem;--nypl-space-page-vstack:2rem;--nypl-space-table-column:1.5rem;--nypl-space-table-row:2rem;--nypl-shadows-xs:0 0 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);--nypl-shadows-sm:0 1px 2px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);--nypl-shadows-base:0 1px 3px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1),0 1px 2px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);--nypl-shadows-md:0 4px 6px -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1),0 2px 4px -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);--nypl-shadows-lg:0 10px 15px -3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1),0 4px 6px -2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);--nypl-shadows-xl:0 20px 25px -5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1),0 10px 10px -5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);--nypl-shadows-2xl:0 25px 50px -12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);--nypl-shadows-outline:none;--nypl-shadows-inner:inset 0 2px 4px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.06);--nypl-shadows-none:none;--nypl-shadows-dark-lg:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 0px 0px 0px 1px,rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 5px 10px,rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) 0px 15px 40px;--nypl-sizes-1:0.25rem;--nypl-sizes-2:0.5rem;--nypl-sizes-3:0.75rem;--nypl-sizes-4:1rem;--nypl-sizes-5:1.25rem;--nypl-sizes-6:1.5rem;--nypl-sizes-7:1.75rem;--nypl-sizes-8:2rem;--nypl-sizes-9:2.25rem;--nypl-sizes-10:2.5rem;--nypl-sizes-12:3rem;--nypl-sizes-14:3.5rem;--nypl-sizes-16:4rem;--nypl-sizes-20:5rem;--nypl-sizes-24:6rem;--nypl-sizes-28:7rem;--nypl-sizes-32:8rem;--nypl-sizes-36:9rem;--nypl-sizes-40:10rem;--nypl-sizes-44:11rem;--nypl-sizes-48:12rem;--nypl-sizes-52:13rem;--nypl-sizes-56:14rem;--nypl-sizes-60:15rem;--nypl-sizes-64:16rem;--nypl-sizes-72:18rem;--nypl-sizes-80:20rem;--nypl-sizes-96:24rem;--nypl-sizes-px:1px;--nypl-sizes-0-5:0.125rem;--nypl-sizes-1-5:0.375rem;--nypl-sizes-2-5:0.625rem;--nypl-sizes-3-5:0.875rem;--nypl-sizes-max:max-content;--nypl-sizes-min:min-content;--nypl-sizes-full:100%;--nypl-sizes-3xs:14rem;--nypl-sizes-2xs:16rem;--nypl-sizes-xs:20rem;--nypl-sizes-sm:24rem;--nypl-sizes-md:28rem;--nypl-sizes-lg:32rem;--nypl-sizes-xl:36rem;--nypl-sizes-2xl:42rem;--nypl-sizes-3xl:48rem;--nypl-sizes-4xl:56rem;--nypl-sizes-5xl:64rem;--nypl-sizes-6xl:72rem;--nypl-sizes-7xl:80rem;--nypl-sizes-8xl:90rem;--nypl-sizes-prose:60ch;--nypl-sizes-container-sm:640px;--nypl-sizes-container-md:768px;--nypl-sizes-container-lg:1024px;--nypl-sizes-container-xl:1280px;--nypl-zIndices-hide:-1;--nypl-zIndices-auto:auto;--nypl-zIndices-base:0;--nypl-zIndices-docked:10;--nypl-zIndices-dropdown:1000;--nypl-zIndices-sticky:1100;--nypl-zIndices-banner:1200;--nypl-zIndices-overlay:1300;--nypl-zIndices-modal:1400;--nypl-zIndices-popover:1500;--nypl-zIndices-skipLink:1600;--nypl-zIndices-toast:1700;--nypl-zIndices-tooltip:1800;--nypl-transition-property-common:background-color,border-color,color,fill,stroke,opacity,box-shadow,transform;--nypl-transition-property-colors:background-color,border-color,color,fill,stroke;--nypl-transition-property-dimensions:width,height;--nypl-transition-property-position:left,right,top,bottom;--nypl-transition-property-background:background-color,background-image,background-position;--nypl-transition-easing-ease-in:cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);--nypl-transition-easing-ease-out:cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0.2, 1);--nypl-transition-easing-ease-in-out:cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);--nypl-transition-duration-ultra-fast:50ms;--nypl-transition-duration-faster:100ms;--nypl-transition-duration-fast:150ms;--nypl-transition-duration-normal:200ms;--nypl-transition-duration-slow:300ms;--nypl-transition-duration-slower:400ms;--nypl-transition-duration-ultra-slow:500ms;--nypl-blur-none:0;--nypl-blur-sm:4px;--nypl-blur-base:8px;--nypl-blur-md:12px;--nypl-blur-lg:16px;--nypl-blur-xl:24px;--nypl-blur-2xl:40px;--nypl-blur-3xl:64px;--nypl-breakpoints-base:0em;--nypl-breakpoints-sm:20em;--nypl-breakpoints-md:37.5em;--nypl-breakpoints-lg:60em;--nypl-breakpoints-xl:80em;--nypl-breakpoints-2xl:96em;--nypl-breakpoints-mh:52em;--nypl-breakpoints-lh:64em;}.chakra-ui-light :host:not([data-theme]),.chakra-ui-light :root:not([data-theme]),.chakra-ui-light [data-theme]:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=light] :host:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=light] :root:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=light] [data-theme]:not([data-theme]),:host[data-theme=light],:root[data-theme=light],[data-theme][data-theme=light]{--nypl-colors-chakra-body-text:var(--nypl-colors-gray-800);--nypl-colors-chakra-body-bg:var(--nypl-colors-white);--nypl-colors-chakra-border-color:var(--nypl-colors-gray-200);--nypl-colors-chakra-inverse-text:var(--nypl-colors-white);--nypl-colors-chakra-subtle-bg:var(--nypl-colors-gray-100);--nypl-colors-chakra-subtle-text:var(--nypl-colors-gray-600);--nypl-colors-chakra-placeholder-color:var(--nypl-colors-gray-500);}.chakra-ui-dark :host:not([data-theme]),.chakra-ui-dark :root:not([data-theme]),.chakra-ui-dark [data-theme]:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] :host:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] :root:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] [data-theme]:not([data-theme]),:host[data-theme=dark],:root[data-theme=dark],[data-theme][data-theme=dark]{--nypl-colors-chakra-body-text:var(--nypl-colors-whiteAlpha-900);--nypl-colors-chakra-body-bg:var(--nypl-colors-gray-800);--nypl-colors-chakra-border-color:var(--nypl-colors-whiteAlpha-300);--nypl-colors-chakra-inverse-text:var(--nypl-colors-gray-800);--nypl-colors-chakra-subtle-bg:var(--nypl-colors-gray-700);--nypl-colors-chakra-subtle-text:var(--nypl-colors-gray-400);--nypl-colors-chakra-placeholder-color:var(--nypl-colors-whiteAlpha-400);}</style><style data-emotion="css-global fubdgu">html{line-height:1.5;-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;text-rendering:optimizeLegibility;-moz-osx-font-smoothing:grayscale;touch-action:manipulation;}body{position:relative;min-height:100%;margin:0;font-feature-settings:"kern";}:where(*, *::before, *::after){border-width:0;border-style:solid;box-sizing:border-box;word-wrap:break-word;}main{display:block;}hr{border-top-width:1px;box-sizing:content-box;height:0;overflow:visible;}:where(pre, code, kbd,samp){font-family:SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;font-size:1em;}a{background-color:transparent;color:inherit;-webkit-text-decoration:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;}abbr[title]{border-bottom:none;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration:underline dotted;-webkit-text-decoration:underline dotted;text-decoration:underline dotted;}:where(b, strong){font-weight:bold;}small{font-size:80%;}:where(sub,sup){font-size:75%;line-height:0;position:relative;vertical-align:baseline;}sub{bottom:-0.25em;}sup{top:-0.5em;}img{border-style:none;}:where(button, input, optgroup, select, textarea){font-family:inherit;font-size:100%;line-height:1.15;margin:0;}:where(button, input){overflow:visible;}:where(button, select){text-transform:none;}:where( button::-moz-focus-inner, [type="button"]::-moz-focus-inner, [type="reset"]::-moz-focus-inner, [type="submit"]::-moz-focus-inner ){border-style:none;padding:0;}fieldset{padding:0.35em 0.75em 0.625em;}legend{box-sizing:border-box;color:inherit;display:table;max-width:100%;padding:0;white-space:normal;}progress{vertical-align:baseline;}textarea{overflow:auto;}:where([type="checkbox"], [type="radio"]){box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;}input[type="number"]::-webkit-inner-spin-button,input[type="number"]::-webkit-outer-spin-button{-webkit-appearance:none!important;}input[type="number"]{-moz-appearance:textfield;}input[type="search"]{-webkit-appearance:textfield;outline-offset:-2px;}input[type="search"]::-webkit-search-decoration{-webkit-appearance:none!important;}::-webkit-file-upload-button{-webkit-appearance:button;font:inherit;}details{display:block;}summary{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-list-item;display:-ms-list-itembox;display:list-item;}template{display:none;}[hidden]{display:none!important;}:where( blockquote, dl, dd, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, hr, figure, p, pre ){margin:0;}button{background:transparent;padding:0;}fieldset{margin:0;padding:0;}:where(ol, ul){margin:0;padding:0;}textarea{resize:vertical;}:where(button, [role="button"]){cursor:pointer;}button::-moz-focus-inner{border:0!important;}table{border-collapse:collapse;}:where(h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6){font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;}:where(button, input, optgroup, select, textarea){padding:0;line-height:inherit;color:inherit;}:where(img, svg, video, canvas, audio, iframe, embed, object){display:block;}:where(img, video){max-width:100%;height:auto;}[data-js-focus-visible] :focus:not([data-focus-visible-added]):not( [data-focus-visible-disabled] ){outline:none;box-shadow:none;}select::-ms-expand{display:none;}:root,:host{--chakra-vh:100vh;}@supports (height: -webkit-fill-available){:root,:host{--chakra-vh:-webkit-fill-available;}}@supports (height: -moz-fill-available){:root,:host{--chakra-vh:-moz-fill-available;}}@supports (height: 100dvh){:root,:host{--chakra-vh:100dvh;}}</style><style data-emotion="css-global 1swkgyy">body{font-family:var(--nypl-fonts-body);color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-typography-body);background:var(--nypl-colors-ui-white);transition-property:background-color;transition-duration:var(--nypl-transition-duration-normal);line-height:1.5;box-sizing:border-box;font-size:var(--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-body-body1);font-weight:var(--nypl-fontWeights-body-body1);overflow-x:hidden;}.chakra-ui-dark body:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] body:not([data-theme]),body[data-theme=dark]{background:var(--nypl-colors-dark-ui-bg-page);color:var(--nypl-colors-dark-ui-typography-body);}*::-webkit-input-placeholder{color:var(--nypl-colors-chakra-placeholder-color);}*::-moz-placeholder{color:var(--nypl-colors-chakra-placeholder-color);}*:-ms-input-placeholder{color:var(--nypl-colors-chakra-placeholder-color);}*::placeholder{color:var(--nypl-colors-chakra-placeholder-color);}*,*::before,::after{border-color:var(--nypl-colors-chakra-border-color);box-sizing:inherit;}a{color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-link-primary);}b{font-weight:var(--nypl-fontWeights-bold);}strong{font-weight:var(--nypl-fontWeights-bold);}svg{display:inline;}button:not([disabled]):focus,select:not([disabled]):focus,input:not([disabled]):focus,textarea:not([disabled]):focus,button:not([disabled])[data-focus],select:not([disabled])[data-focus],input:not([disabled])[data-focus],textarea:not([disabled])[data-focus]{box-shadow:var(--nypl-shadows-none);outline:2px solid;outline-offset:2px;outline-color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-focus);z-index:9999;}.chakra-ui-dark button:not([disabled]):focus:not([data-theme]),.chakra-ui-dark select:not([disabled]):focus:not([data-theme]),.chakra-ui-dark input:not([disabled]):focus:not([data-theme]),.chakra-ui-dark textarea:not([disabled]):focus:not([data-theme]),.chakra-ui-dark button:not([disabled])[data-focus]:not([data-theme]),.chakra-ui-dark select:not([disabled])[data-focus]:not([data-theme]),.chakra-ui-dark input:not([disabled])[data-focus]:not([data-theme]),.chakra-ui-dark textarea:not([disabled])[data-focus]:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] button:not([disabled]):focus:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] select:not([disabled]):focus:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] input:not([disabled]):focus:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] textarea:not([disabled]):focus:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] button:not([disabled])[data-focus]:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] select:not([disabled])[data-focus]:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] input:not([disabled])[data-focus]:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] textarea:not([disabled])[data-focus]:not([data-theme]),button:not([disabled]):focus[data-theme=dark],select:not([disabled]):focus[data-theme=dark],input:not([disabled]):focus[data-theme=dark],textarea:not([disabled]):focus[data-theme=dark],button:not([disabled])[data-focus][data-theme=dark],select:not([disabled])[data-focus][data-theme=dark],input:not([disabled])[data-focus][data-theme=dark],textarea:not([disabled])[data-focus][data-theme=dark]{outline-color:var(--nypl-colors-dark-ui-focus);}iframe:focus,[href]:focus,[tabindex]:focus,[contentEditable='true']:focus,iframe[data-focus],[href][data-focus],[tabindex][data-focus],[contentEditable='true'][data-focus]{box-shadow:var(--nypl-shadows-none);outline:2px solid;outline-offset:2px;outline-color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-focus);z-index:9999;}.chakra-ui-dark iframe:focus:not([data-theme]),.chakra-ui-dark [href]:focus:not([data-theme]),.chakra-ui-dark [tabindex]:focus:not([data-theme]),.chakra-ui-dark [contentEditable='true']:focus:not([data-theme]),.chakra-ui-dark iframe[data-focus]:not([data-theme]),.chakra-ui-dark [href][data-focus]:not([data-theme]),.chakra-ui-dark [tabindex][data-focus]:not([data-theme]),.chakra-ui-dark [contentEditable='true'][data-focus]:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] iframe:focus:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] [href]:focus:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] [tabindex]:focus:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] [contentEditable='true']:focus:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] iframe[data-focus]:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] [href][data-focus]:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] [tabindex][data-focus]:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] [contentEditable='true'][data-focus]:not([data-theme]),iframe:focus[data-theme=dark],[href]:focus[data-theme=dark],[tabindex]:focus[data-theme=dark],[contentEditable='true']:focus[data-theme=dark],iframe[data-focus][data-theme=dark],[href][data-focus][data-theme=dark],[tabindex][data-focus][data-theme=dark],[contentEditable='true'][data-focus][data-theme=dark]{outline-color:var(--nypl-colors-dark-ui-focus);}p{margin:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-bottom:var(--nypl-space-s);}ul{margin:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-bottom:var(--nypl-space-s);}ol{margin:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-bottom:var(--nypl-space-s);}.chakra-modal__content-container{z-index:999999!important;}.chakra-modal__overlay{z-index:999999!important;}</style><style data-emotion="css 1r5va0d">.css-1r5va0d{background:var(--nypl-colors-section-whats-on-secondary);color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-white);font-size:var(--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-breadcrumbs-default);font-weight:var(--nypl-fontWeights-breadcrumbs-default);padding-bottom:var(--nypl-space-xs);padding-top:var(--nypl-space-xs);}.chakra-ui-dark .css-1r5va0d:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] .css-1r5va0d:not([data-theme]),.css-1r5va0d[data-theme=dark]{background:var(--nypl-colors-dark-section-whats-on-secondary);color:var(--nypl-colors-dark-ui-typography-heading);}.css-1r5va0d ol{-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;margin:auto;max-width:1280px;-webkit-padding-start:var(--nypl-space-s);padding-inline-start:var(--nypl-space-s);-webkit-padding-end:var(--nypl-space-s);padding-inline-end:var(--nypl-space-s);}@media screen and (min-width: 37.5em){.css-1r5va0d ol{-webkit-align-items:unset;-webkit-box-align:unset;-ms-flex-align:unset;align-items:unset;display:block;}}.css-1r5va0d a:visited{color:unset;}.css-1r5va0d a:hover,.css-1r5va0d a[data-hover]{color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-gray-light-cool);-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}.css-1r5va0d a:focus,.css-1r5va0d a[data-focus]{box-shadow:var(--nypl-shadows-none);outline:2px solid;outline-offset:2px;outline-color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-white);z-index:9999;}.chakra-ui-dark .css-1r5va0d a:focus:not([data-theme]),.chakra-ui-dark .css-1r5va0d a[data-focus]:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] .css-1r5va0d a:focus:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] .css-1r5va0d a[data-focus]:not([data-theme]),.css-1r5va0d a:focus[data-theme=dark],.css-1r5va0d a[data-focus][data-theme=dark]{outline-color:var(--nypl-colors-dark-ui-typography-heading);}.css-1r5va0d li:last-child{font-weight:var(--nypl-fontWeights-breadcrumbs-default);}@media screen and (min-width: 37.5em){.css-1r5va0d li:last-child{font-weight:var(--nypl-fontWeights-breadcrumbs-lastChild);}}.css-1r5va0d li:last-child .chakra-breadcrumb__link:hover,.css-1r5va0d li:last-child .chakra-breadcrumb__link[data-hover]{color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-white);cursor:default;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}.chakra-ui-dark .css-1r5va0d li:last-child .chakra-breadcrumb__link:not([data-theme]):hover,[data-theme=dark] .css-1r5va0d li:last-child .chakra-breadcrumb__link:not([data-theme]):hover,.css-1r5va0d li:last-child .chakra-breadcrumb__link[data-theme=dark]:hover,.chakra-ui-dark .css-1r5va0d li:last-child .chakra-breadcrumb__link:not([data-theme])[data-hover],[data-theme=dark] .css-1r5va0d li:last-child .chakra-breadcrumb__link:not([data-theme])[data-hover],.css-1r5va0d li:last-child .chakra-breadcrumb__link[data-theme=dark][data-hover]{color:var(--nypl-colors-dark-ui-typography-heading);}.css-1r5va0d li:last-child .icon{display:none;}.css-1r5va0d li:not(:last-child){display:none;}@media screen and (min-width: 37.5em){.css-1r5va0d li:not(:last-child){display:inline-block;}}.css-1r5va0d li:not(:last-child) a{-webkit-margin-end:var(--nypl-space-xs);margin-inline-end:var(--nypl-space-xs);}@media screen and (min-width: 37.5em){.css-1r5va0d li:not(:last-child) a{-webkit-margin-end:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-inline-end:var(--nypl-space-0);}}.css-1r5va0d li:not(:last-child) .icon{display:inline;}@media screen and (min-width: 37.5em){.css-1r5va0d li:not(:last-child) .icon{display:none;}}.css-1r5va0d li:not(:last-child) span:not(.breadcrumb-label){-webkit-margin-end:var(--nypl-space-xxs);margin-inline-end:var(--nypl-space-xxs);-webkit-margin-start:var(--nypl-space-xxs);margin-inline-start:var(--nypl-space-xxs);}.css-1r5va0d li:nth-last-of-type(2){display:inline-block;}.css-1r5va0d li:nth-last-of-type(2) span{display:none;}@media screen and (min-width: 37.5em){.css-1r5va0d li:nth-last-of-type(2) span{display:inline;}}</style><nav aria-label="Breadcrumb" class="chakra-breadcrumb css-1r5va0d"><style data-emotion="css 70qvj9">.css-70qvj9{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;}</style><ol class="chakra-breadcrumb__list css-70qvj9"><style data-emotion="css 18biwo">.css-18biwo{display:-webkit-inline-box;display:-webkit-inline-flex;display:-ms-inline-flexbox;display:inline-flex;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;}</style><li class="chakra-breadcrumb__list-item css-18biwo"><style data-emotion="css 11nqwt6">.css-11nqwt6{transition-property:var(--nypl-transition-property-common);transition-duration:var(--nypl-transition-duration-fast);transition-timing-function:var(--nypl-transition-easing-ease-out);outline:2px solid transparent;outline-offset:2px;color:inherit;-webkit-text-decoration:var(--breadcrumb-link-decor);text-decoration:var(--breadcrumb-link-decor);--breadcrumb-link-decor:none;}.css-11nqwt6:not([aria-current=page]){cursor:pointer;}.css-11nqwt6:not([aria-current=page]):hover,.css-11nqwt6:not([aria-current=page])[data-hover]{--breadcrumb-link-decor:underline;}.css-11nqwt6:not([aria-current=page]):focus-visible,.css-11nqwt6:not([aria-current=page])[data-focus-visible]{box-shadow:var(--nypl-shadows-outline);}</style><a href="/" class="chakra-breadcrumb__link css-11nqwt6"><style data-emotion="css bxl4r1">.css-bxl4r1{width:0.875rem;height:0.875rem;line-height:1em;-webkit-flex-shrink:0;-ms-flex-negative:0;flex-shrink:0;color:currentColor;fill:var(--nypl-colors-ui-white);-webkit-transform:rotate(90deg);-moz-transform:rotate(90deg);-ms-transform:rotate(90deg);transform:rotate(90deg);}@media screen and (min-width: 37.5em){.css-bxl4r1{display:none;}}.css-bxl4r1 svg{display:inline-block;fill:var(--nypl-colors-ui-black);width:0.875rem;height:0.875rem;-webkit-transform:rotate(90deg);-moz-transform:rotate(90deg);-ms-transform:rotate(90deg);transform:rotate(90deg);}</style><svg viewBox="0 0 24 14" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" focusable="false" class="chakra-icon breadcrumbs-icon css-bxl4r1" aria-hidden="true" id="undefined__backarrow" role="img"><title>arrow icon</title><path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M10.526 12.871L.263 1.676 1.737.324 12 11.52 22.263.324l1.474 1.352L13.474 12.87a2 2 0 01-2.948 0z"></path></svg><span class="breadcrumb-label">Home</span></a><style data-emotion="css t4q1nq">.css-t4q1nq{-webkit-margin-start:0.5rem;margin-inline-start:0.5rem;-webkit-margin-end:0.5rem;margin-inline-end:0.5rem;}</style><span role="presentation" class="css-t4q1nq">/</span></li><li class="chakra-breadcrumb__list-item css-18biwo"><a href="/about" class="chakra-breadcrumb__link css-11nqwt6" aria-current="page"><span class="breadcrumb-label">About The New York Public Library</span></a></li></ol></nav><main id="mainContent"><div></div><div class="PageContainer_gridWithLeftSidebar__ERdcW"><div id="page-container--content-secondary" class="PageContainer_contentSecondary__B40_H"><div></div></div><div id="page-container--content-primary" class="PageContainer_contentPrimary__G7_Qj"><style data-emotion="css 1ynwstu">.css-1ynwstu{max-width:1280px;margin:0 auto;}</style><div class="css-1ynwstu"><style data-emotion="css 1wwkhbd">.css-1wwkhbd{color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-black);}</style><style data-emotion="css 1iglbki">.css-1iglbki{font-family:var(--nypl-fonts-heading);color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-typography-heading);margin:var(--nypl-space-0);font-size:var(--nypl-fontSizes-mobile-heading-heading1);font-weight:var(--nypl-fontWeights-heading-heading1);letter-spacing:0.0625rem;line-height:1.15;width:auto;margin-bottom:var(--nypl-space-s);margin-top:var(--nypl-space-0);-webkit-margin-start:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-inline-start:var(--nypl-space-0);-webkit-margin-end:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-inline-end:var(--nypl-space-0);color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-black);}.css-1iglbki base{color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-typography-heading);margin:var(--nypl-space-0);font-size:var(--nypl-fontSizes-mobile-heading-heading2);font-weight:var(--nypl-fontWeights-heading-heading2);letter-spacing:0.0625rem;line-height:1.20;width:auto;}.css-1iglbki base a:only-child{color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-link-primary);text-underline-offset:2px;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;text-decoration-style:dotted;text-decoration-thickness:1px;}.chakra-ui-dark .css-1iglbki base a:only-child:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] .css-1iglbki base a:only-child:not([data-theme]),.css-1iglbki base a:only-child[data-theme=dark]{color:var(--nypl-colors-dark-ui-link-primary);}.css-1iglbki base a:only-child:hover,.css-1iglbki base a:only-child[data-hover]{color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-link-secondary);-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-style:dotted;text-decoration-thickness:1px;}.chakra-ui-dark .css-1iglbki base a:only-child:hover:not([data-theme]),.chakra-ui-dark .css-1iglbki base a:only-child[data-hover]:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] .css-1iglbki base a:only-child:hover:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] .css-1iglbki base a:only-child[data-hover]:not([data-theme]),.css-1iglbki base a:only-child:hover[data-theme=dark],.css-1iglbki base a:only-child[data-hover][data-theme=dark]{color:var(--nypl-colors-dark-ui-link-secondary);}.chakra-ui-dark .css-1iglbki base:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] .css-1iglbki base:not([data-theme]),.css-1iglbki base[data-theme=dark]{color:var(--nypl-colors-dark-ui-typography-heading);}@media screen and (min-width: 37.5em){.css-1iglbki base{font-size:var(--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-heading-heading2);}}.css-1iglbki base a{text-underline-offset:5px;}.css-1iglbki headingWrapper{margin-bottom:var(--nypl-space-s);margin-top:var(--nypl-space-0);-webkit-margin-start:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-inline-start:var(--nypl-space-0);-webkit-margin-end:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-inline-end:var(--nypl-space-0);}.css-1iglbki a:only-child{color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-link-primary);text-underline-offset:2px;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;text-decoration-style:dotted;text-decoration-thickness:1px;}.chakra-ui-dark .css-1iglbki a:only-child:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] .css-1iglbki a:only-child:not([data-theme]),.css-1iglbki a:only-child[data-theme=dark]{color:var(--nypl-colors-dark-ui-link-primary);}.css-1iglbki a:only-child:hover,.css-1iglbki a:only-child[data-hover]{color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-link-secondary);-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-style:dotted;text-decoration-thickness:1px;}.chakra-ui-dark .css-1iglbki a:only-child:hover:not([data-theme]),.chakra-ui-dark .css-1iglbki a:only-child[data-hover]:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] .css-1iglbki a:only-child:hover:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] .css-1iglbki a:only-child[data-hover]:not([data-theme]),.css-1iglbki a:only-child:hover[data-theme=dark],.css-1iglbki a:only-child[data-hover][data-theme=dark]{color:var(--nypl-colors-dark-ui-link-secondary);}.chakra-ui-dark .css-1iglbki:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] .css-1iglbki:not([data-theme]),.css-1iglbki[data-theme=dark]{color:var(--nypl-colors-dark-ui-typography-heading);}@media screen and (min-width: 37.5em){.css-1iglbki{font-size:var(--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-heading-heading1);}}.css-1iglbki a{text-underline-offset:6px;}</style><h1 class="chakra-heading css-1iglbki">About The New York Public Library</h1></div><style data-emotion="css 18in51n">.css-18in51n{margin-bottom:var(--nypl-space-l);}</style><div id="text-47dfd139-e0fc-494f-8564-84028a133936" class="css-18in51n"><style data-emotion="css 1wwkhbd">.css-1wwkhbd{color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-black);}</style><style data-emotion="css apzdxl">.css-apzdxl{font-family:var(--nypl-fonts-heading);color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-typography-heading);margin:var(--nypl-space-0);font-size:var(--nypl-fontSizes-mobile-heading-heading3);font-weight:var(--nypl-fontWeights-heading-heading3);letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.25;width:auto;margin-bottom:var(--nypl-space-s);margin-top:var(--nypl-space-0);-webkit-margin-start:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-inline-start:var(--nypl-space-0);-webkit-margin-end:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-inline-end:var(--nypl-space-0);color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-black);}.css-apzdxl base{color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-typography-heading);margin:var(--nypl-space-0);font-size:var(--nypl-fontSizes-mobile-heading-heading2);font-weight:var(--nypl-fontWeights-heading-heading2);letter-spacing:0.0625rem;line-height:1.20;width:auto;}.css-apzdxl base a:only-child{color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-link-primary);text-underline-offset:2px;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;text-decoration-style:dotted;text-decoration-thickness:1px;}.chakra-ui-dark .css-apzdxl base a:only-child:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] .css-apzdxl base a:only-child:not([data-theme]),.css-apzdxl base a:only-child[data-theme=dark]{color:var(--nypl-colors-dark-ui-link-primary);}.css-apzdxl base a:only-child:hover,.css-apzdxl base a:only-child[data-hover]{color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-link-secondary);-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-style:dotted;text-decoration-thickness:1px;}.chakra-ui-dark .css-apzdxl base a:only-child:hover:not([data-theme]),.chakra-ui-dark .css-apzdxl base a:only-child[data-hover]:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] .css-apzdxl base a:only-child:hover:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] .css-apzdxl base a:only-child[data-hover]:not([data-theme]),.css-apzdxl base a:only-child:hover[data-theme=dark],.css-apzdxl base a:only-child[data-hover][data-theme=dark]{color:var(--nypl-colors-dark-ui-link-secondary);}.chakra-ui-dark .css-apzdxl base:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] .css-apzdxl base:not([data-theme]),.css-apzdxl base[data-theme=dark]{color:var(--nypl-colors-dark-ui-typography-heading);}@media screen and (min-width: 37.5em){.css-apzdxl base{font-size:var(--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-heading-heading2);}}.css-apzdxl base a{text-underline-offset:5px;}.css-apzdxl headingWrapper{margin-bottom:var(--nypl-space-s);margin-top:var(--nypl-space-0);-webkit-margin-start:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-inline-start:var(--nypl-space-0);-webkit-margin-end:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-inline-end:var(--nypl-space-0);}.css-apzdxl a:only-child{color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-link-primary);text-underline-offset:2px;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;text-decoration-style:dotted;text-decoration-thickness:1px;}.chakra-ui-dark .css-apzdxl a:only-child:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] .css-apzdxl a:only-child:not([data-theme]),.css-apzdxl a:only-child[data-theme=dark]{color:var(--nypl-colors-dark-ui-link-primary);}.css-apzdxl a:only-child:hover,.css-apzdxl a:only-child[data-hover]{color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-link-secondary);-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-style:dotted;text-decoration-thickness:1px;}.chakra-ui-dark .css-apzdxl a:only-child:hover:not([data-theme]),.chakra-ui-dark .css-apzdxl a:only-child[data-hover]:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] .css-apzdxl a:only-child:hover:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] .css-apzdxl a:only-child[data-hover]:not([data-theme]),.css-apzdxl a:only-child:hover[data-theme=dark],.css-apzdxl a:only-child[data-hover][data-theme=dark]{color:var(--nypl-colors-dark-ui-link-secondary);}.chakra-ui-dark .css-apzdxl:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] .css-apzdxl:not([data-theme]),.css-apzdxl[data-theme=dark]{color:var(--nypl-colors-dark-ui-typography-heading);}@media screen and (min-width: 37.5em){.css-apzdxl{font-size:var(--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-heading-heading3);}}.css-apzdxl a{text-underline-offset:4px;}</style><h2 class="chakra-heading css-apzdxl">92 Locations: Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island</h2><style data-emotion="css vw8cgs">.css-vw8cgs ul{padding-left:var(--nypl-space-s);list-style-type:disc;}.css-vw8cgs ol{padding-left:var(--nypl-space-s);}.css-vw8cgs a{color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-link-primary)!important;-webkit-text-decoration:underline dotted;text-decoration:underline dotted;text-underline-offset:2px;text-decoration-thickness:1px;}.css-vw8cgs a:hover,.css-vw8cgs a[data-hover]{color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-link-secondary)!important;}.css-vw8cgs h3{font-weight:var(--nypl-fontWeights-heading-heading5);font-size:var(--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-heading-heading5);line-height:1.25;margin-top:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-left:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-right:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-bottom:var(--nypl-space-s);}.css-vw8cgs h4{font-weight:var(--nypl-fontWeights-heading-heading6);font-size:var(--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-heading-heading6);line-height:1.15;margin-top:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-left:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-right:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-bottom:var(--nypl-space-s);}.css-vw8cgs h5{font-weight:var(--nypl-fontWeights-regular);font-size:var(--nypl-fontSizes-1);line-height:1.15;margin-top:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-left:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-right:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-bottom:var(--nypl-space-s);}.css-vw8cgs hr{background:var(--nypl-colors-ui-bg-hover);border:0;height:2px;margin-bottom:var(--nypl-space-s);margin-top:var(--nypl-space-s);-webkit-margin-start:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-inline-start:var(--nypl-space-0);-webkit-margin-end:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-inline-end:var(--nypl-space-0);}.css-vw8cgs table{width:100%;}.css-vw8cgs table tr th{text-align:left;border-bottom:var(--nypl-borders-1px);border-color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-border-default);padding:10px 15px 10px 0;}.css-vw8cgs table tr td{border-bottom:var(--nypl-borders-1px);border-color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-border-default);padding:10px 10px 15px 0;}</style><div class="css-vw8cgs"><p>"The New York Public Library has provided essential access to books and information for more than a century. Today, we are building on that legacy by increasing access to our collections physically and online, and by transforming our libraries into proactive centers of education and opportunity for all New Yorkers."</p> <p>—Tony Marx, President, The New York Public Library</p> </div></div><style data-emotion="css 18in51n">.css-18in51n{margin-bottom:var(--nypl-space-l);}</style><div id="text_with_image-ffb8b7fa-68d7-45c4-814f-1bc3d7d3f9be" class="css-18in51n"><style data-emotion="css 1wwkhbd">.css-1wwkhbd{color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-black);}</style><style data-emotion="css apzdxl">.css-apzdxl{font-family:var(--nypl-fonts-heading);color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-typography-heading);margin:var(--nypl-space-0);font-size:var(--nypl-fontSizes-mobile-heading-heading3);font-weight:var(--nypl-fontWeights-heading-heading3);letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.25;width:auto;margin-bottom:var(--nypl-space-s);margin-top:var(--nypl-space-0);-webkit-margin-start:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-inline-start:var(--nypl-space-0);-webkit-margin-end:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-inline-end:var(--nypl-space-0);color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-black);}.css-apzdxl base{color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-typography-heading);margin:var(--nypl-space-0);font-size:var(--nypl-fontSizes-mobile-heading-heading2);font-weight:var(--nypl-fontWeights-heading-heading2);letter-spacing:0.0625rem;line-height:1.20;width:auto;}.css-apzdxl base a:only-child{color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-link-primary);text-underline-offset:2px;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;text-decoration-style:dotted;text-decoration-thickness:1px;}.chakra-ui-dark .css-apzdxl base a:only-child:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] .css-apzdxl base a:only-child:not([data-theme]),.css-apzdxl base a:only-child[data-theme=dark]{color:var(--nypl-colors-dark-ui-link-primary);}.css-apzdxl base a:only-child:hover,.css-apzdxl base a:only-child[data-hover]{color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-link-secondary);-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-style:dotted;text-decoration-thickness:1px;}.chakra-ui-dark .css-apzdxl base a:only-child:hover:not([data-theme]),.chakra-ui-dark .css-apzdxl base a:only-child[data-hover]:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] .css-apzdxl base a:only-child:hover:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] .css-apzdxl base a:only-child[data-hover]:not([data-theme]),.css-apzdxl base a:only-child:hover[data-theme=dark],.css-apzdxl base a:only-child[data-hover][data-theme=dark]{color:var(--nypl-colors-dark-ui-link-secondary);}.chakra-ui-dark .css-apzdxl base:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] .css-apzdxl base:not([data-theme]),.css-apzdxl base[data-theme=dark]{color:var(--nypl-colors-dark-ui-typography-heading);}@media screen and (min-width: 37.5em){.css-apzdxl base{font-size:var(--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-heading-heading2);}}.css-apzdxl base a{text-underline-offset:5px;}.css-apzdxl headingWrapper{margin-bottom:var(--nypl-space-s);margin-top:var(--nypl-space-0);-webkit-margin-start:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-inline-start:var(--nypl-space-0);-webkit-margin-end:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-inline-end:var(--nypl-space-0);}.css-apzdxl a:only-child{color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-link-primary);text-underline-offset:2px;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;text-decoration-style:dotted;text-decoration-thickness:1px;}.chakra-ui-dark .css-apzdxl a:only-child:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] .css-apzdxl a:only-child:not([data-theme]),.css-apzdxl a:only-child[data-theme=dark]{color:var(--nypl-colors-dark-ui-link-primary);}.css-apzdxl a:only-child:hover,.css-apzdxl a:only-child[data-hover]{color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-link-secondary);-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-style:dotted;text-decoration-thickness:1px;}.chakra-ui-dark .css-apzdxl a:only-child:hover:not([data-theme]),.chakra-ui-dark .css-apzdxl a:only-child[data-hover]:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] .css-apzdxl a:only-child:hover:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] .css-apzdxl a:only-child[data-hover]:not([data-theme]),.css-apzdxl a:only-child:hover[data-theme=dark],.css-apzdxl a:only-child[data-hover][data-theme=dark]{color:var(--nypl-colors-dark-ui-link-secondary);}.chakra-ui-dark .css-apzdxl:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] .css-apzdxl:not([data-theme]),.css-apzdxl[data-theme=dark]{color:var(--nypl-colors-dark-ui-typography-heading);}@media screen and (min-width: 37.5em){.css-apzdxl{font-size:var(--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-heading-heading3);}}.css-apzdxl a{text-underline-offset:4px;}</style><h2 class="chakra-heading css-apzdxl">Patience and Fortitude for All New Yorkers</h2><style data-emotion="css 1f39ppq">.css-1f39ppq{width:100%;max-width:auto;margin-bottom:var(--nypl-space-s);}@media screen and (min-width: 37.5em){.css-1f39ppq{max-width:25%;float:right;margin-left:var(--nypl-space-l);}}@media screen and (min-width: 60em){.css-1f39ppq{max-width:40%;}}</style><div class="css-1f39ppq"><img id="6afaacb5-b68d-4350-a39f-f02992c8b5d4" alt="Marble lion wearing a blue face mask, with a red banner in the background that says NY Forever" loading="lazy" width="1044" height="690" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto" sizes="100vw" srcSet="/scout/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrupal.nypl.org%2Fsites-drupal%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fmax_width_960%2Fpublic%2Fpage%2Fsasb_2021_02_17_ny_forever-05962_1_0.jpeg%3Fitok%3DefyBQfD8&w=640&q=75 640w, /scout/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrupal.nypl.org%2Fsites-drupal%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fmax_width_960%2Fpublic%2Fpage%2Fsasb_2021_02_17_ny_forever-05962_1_0.jpeg%3Fitok%3DefyBQfD8&w=750&q=75 750w, /scout/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrupal.nypl.org%2Fsites-drupal%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fmax_width_960%2Fpublic%2Fpage%2Fsasb_2021_02_17_ny_forever-05962_1_0.jpeg%3Fitok%3DefyBQfD8&w=828&q=75 828w, /scout/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrupal.nypl.org%2Fsites-drupal%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fmax_width_960%2Fpublic%2Fpage%2Fsasb_2021_02_17_ny_forever-05962_1_0.jpeg%3Fitok%3DefyBQfD8&w=1080&q=75 1080w, /scout/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrupal.nypl.org%2Fsites-drupal%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fmax_width_960%2Fpublic%2Fpage%2Fsasb_2021_02_17_ny_forever-05962_1_0.jpeg%3Fitok%3DefyBQfD8&w=1200&q=75 1200w, /scout/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrupal.nypl.org%2Fsites-drupal%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fmax_width_960%2Fpublic%2Fpage%2Fsasb_2021_02_17_ny_forever-05962_1_0.jpeg%3Fitok%3DefyBQfD8&w=1920&q=75 1920w, /scout/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrupal.nypl.org%2Fsites-drupal%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fmax_width_960%2Fpublic%2Fpage%2Fsasb_2021_02_17_ny_forever-05962_1_0.jpeg%3Fitok%3DefyBQfD8&w=2048&q=75 2048w, /scout/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrupal.nypl.org%2Fsites-drupal%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fmax_width_960%2Fpublic%2Fpage%2Fsasb_2021_02_17_ny_forever-05962_1_0.jpeg%3Fitok%3DefyBQfD8&w=3840&q=75 3840w" src="/scout/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrupal.nypl.org%2Fsites-drupal%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fmax_width_960%2Fpublic%2Fpage%2Fsasb_2021_02_17_ny_forever-05962_1_0.jpeg%3Fitok%3DefyBQfD8&w=3840&q=75"/></div><style data-emotion="css 10lec3h">.css-10lec3h ul{list-style-position:inside;}.css-10lec3h ol{list-style-position:inside;}.css-10lec3h ul{padding-left:var(--nypl-space-s);list-style-type:disc;}.css-10lec3h ol{padding-left:var(--nypl-space-s);}.css-10lec3h a{color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-link-primary)!important;-webkit-text-decoration:underline dotted;text-decoration:underline dotted;text-underline-offset:2px;text-decoration-thickness:1px;}.css-10lec3h a:hover,.css-10lec3h a[data-hover]{color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-link-secondary)!important;}.css-10lec3h h3{font-weight:var(--nypl-fontWeights-heading-heading5);font-size:var(--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-heading-heading5);line-height:1.25;margin-top:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-left:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-right:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-bottom:var(--nypl-space-s);}.css-10lec3h h4{font-weight:var(--nypl-fontWeights-heading-heading6);font-size:var(--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-heading-heading6);line-height:1.15;margin-top:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-left:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-right:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-bottom:var(--nypl-space-s);}.css-10lec3h h5{font-weight:var(--nypl-fontWeights-regular);font-size:var(--nypl-fontSizes-1);line-height:1.15;margin-top:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-left:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-right:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-bottom:var(--nypl-space-s);}.css-10lec3h hr{background:var(--nypl-colors-ui-bg-hover);border:0;height:2px;margin-bottom:var(--nypl-space-s);margin-top:var(--nypl-space-s);-webkit-margin-start:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-inline-start:var(--nypl-space-0);-webkit-margin-end:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-inline-end:var(--nypl-space-0);}.css-10lec3h table{width:100%;}.css-10lec3h table tr th{text-align:left;border-bottom:var(--nypl-borders-1px);border-color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-border-default);padding:10px 15px 10px 0;}.css-10lec3h table tr td{border-bottom:var(--nypl-borders-1px);border-color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-border-default);padding:10px 10px 15px 0;}</style><div class="css-10lec3h"><p>Since its founding in 1895, The New York Public Library has unwaveringly served New York City, no matter the circumstances. The COVID-19 pandemic brought forth unprecedented challenges for our city and our patrons. But as it has always done, the Library quickly adapted to ensure communities could still access the information and resources they needed. While constantly monitoring the rapidly changing circumstances, the Library increased its core digital services—from e-book access to online learning support for students, remote research services, online programs, and virtual one-on-one job support. And as soon as it could, the Library reopened all available branch locations across the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island in phases to ensure that New Yorkers could access the services and resources they rely on.</p> <p>The Library was founded on the ideals of free and open access to knowledge and opportunity for everyone. The challenges of 2020 and 2021 did not deter, but rather reaffirmed NYPL’s central objective to serve New Yorkers through even the most turbulent times—a testament to the enduring legacy of the Library as one of the city’s most essential civic institutions.</p> </div><style data-emotion="css 15sb67i">.css-15sb67i{content:"";display:block;clear:both;}</style><span class="css-15sb67i"></span></div><style data-emotion="css 18in51n">.css-18in51n{margin-bottom:var(--nypl-space-l);}</style><div id="text_with_image-4d58c3e2-00ed-47f9-b7ff-b4e01ef3f55d" class="css-18in51n"><style data-emotion="css 1wwkhbd">.css-1wwkhbd{color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-black);}</style><style data-emotion="css apzdxl">.css-apzdxl{font-family:var(--nypl-fonts-heading);color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-typography-heading);margin:var(--nypl-space-0);font-size:var(--nypl-fontSizes-mobile-heading-heading3);font-weight:var(--nypl-fontWeights-heading-heading3);letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.25;width:auto;margin-bottom:var(--nypl-space-s);margin-top:var(--nypl-space-0);-webkit-margin-start:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-inline-start:var(--nypl-space-0);-webkit-margin-end:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-inline-end:var(--nypl-space-0);color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-black);}.css-apzdxl base{color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-typography-heading);margin:var(--nypl-space-0);font-size:var(--nypl-fontSizes-mobile-heading-heading2);font-weight:var(--nypl-fontWeights-heading-heading2);letter-spacing:0.0625rem;line-height:1.20;width:auto;}.css-apzdxl base a:only-child{color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-link-primary);text-underline-offset:2px;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;text-decoration-style:dotted;text-decoration-thickness:1px;}.chakra-ui-dark .css-apzdxl base a:only-child:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] .css-apzdxl base a:only-child:not([data-theme]),.css-apzdxl base a:only-child[data-theme=dark]{color:var(--nypl-colors-dark-ui-link-primary);}.css-apzdxl base a:only-child:hover,.css-apzdxl base a:only-child[data-hover]{color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-link-secondary);-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-style:dotted;text-decoration-thickness:1px;}.chakra-ui-dark .css-apzdxl base a:only-child:hover:not([data-theme]),.chakra-ui-dark .css-apzdxl base a:only-child[data-hover]:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] .css-apzdxl base a:only-child:hover:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] .css-apzdxl base a:only-child[data-hover]:not([data-theme]),.css-apzdxl base a:only-child:hover[data-theme=dark],.css-apzdxl base a:only-child[data-hover][data-theme=dark]{color:var(--nypl-colors-dark-ui-link-secondary);}.chakra-ui-dark .css-apzdxl base:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] .css-apzdxl base:not([data-theme]),.css-apzdxl base[data-theme=dark]{color:var(--nypl-colors-dark-ui-typography-heading);}@media screen and (min-width: 37.5em){.css-apzdxl base{font-size:var(--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-heading-heading2);}}.css-apzdxl base a{text-underline-offset:5px;}.css-apzdxl headingWrapper{margin-bottom:var(--nypl-space-s);margin-top:var(--nypl-space-0);-webkit-margin-start:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-inline-start:var(--nypl-space-0);-webkit-margin-end:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-inline-end:var(--nypl-space-0);}.css-apzdxl a:only-child{color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-link-primary);text-underline-offset:2px;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;text-decoration-style:dotted;text-decoration-thickness:1px;}.chakra-ui-dark .css-apzdxl a:only-child:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] .css-apzdxl a:only-child:not([data-theme]),.css-apzdxl a:only-child[data-theme=dark]{color:var(--nypl-colors-dark-ui-link-primary);}.css-apzdxl a:only-child:hover,.css-apzdxl a:only-child[data-hover]{color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-link-secondary);-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-style:dotted;text-decoration-thickness:1px;}.chakra-ui-dark .css-apzdxl a:only-child:hover:not([data-theme]),.chakra-ui-dark .css-apzdxl a:only-child[data-hover]:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] .css-apzdxl a:only-child:hover:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] .css-apzdxl a:only-child[data-hover]:not([data-theme]),.css-apzdxl a:only-child:hover[data-theme=dark],.css-apzdxl a:only-child[data-hover][data-theme=dark]{color:var(--nypl-colors-dark-ui-link-secondary);}.chakra-ui-dark .css-apzdxl:not([data-theme]),[data-theme=dark] .css-apzdxl:not([data-theme]),.css-apzdxl[data-theme=dark]{color:var(--nypl-colors-dark-ui-typography-heading);}@media screen and (min-width: 37.5em){.css-apzdxl{font-size:var(--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-heading-heading3);}}.css-apzdxl a{text-underline-offset:4px;}</style><h2 class="chakra-heading css-apzdxl">Our Story</h2><style data-emotion="css 1f39ppq">.css-1f39ppq{width:100%;max-width:auto;margin-bottom:var(--nypl-space-s);}@media screen and (min-width: 37.5em){.css-1f39ppq{max-width:25%;float:right;margin-left:var(--nypl-space-l);}}@media screen and (min-width: 60em){.css-1f39ppq{max-width:40%;}}</style><div class="css-1f39ppq"><img id="6bf0163a-37a5-44fc-a6b3-c9abfd442e54" alt="Image of the first page of a report that reads: The New York Public Library: Year in Impact (March 2020–March 2021)" loading="lazy" width="811" height="1035" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto" sizes="100vw" srcSet="/scout/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrupal.nypl.org%2Fsites-drupal%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fmax_width_960%2Fpublic%2Fpage%2Fyear_in_impact_2020-2021.png%3Fitok%3Dcml8fytf&w=640&q=75 640w, /scout/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrupal.nypl.org%2Fsites-drupal%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fmax_width_960%2Fpublic%2Fpage%2Fyear_in_impact_2020-2021.png%3Fitok%3Dcml8fytf&w=750&q=75 750w, /scout/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrupal.nypl.org%2Fsites-drupal%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fmax_width_960%2Fpublic%2Fpage%2Fyear_in_impact_2020-2021.png%3Fitok%3Dcml8fytf&w=828&q=75 828w, /scout/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrupal.nypl.org%2Fsites-drupal%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fmax_width_960%2Fpublic%2Fpage%2Fyear_in_impact_2020-2021.png%3Fitok%3Dcml8fytf&w=1080&q=75 1080w, /scout/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrupal.nypl.org%2Fsites-drupal%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fmax_width_960%2Fpublic%2Fpage%2Fyear_in_impact_2020-2021.png%3Fitok%3Dcml8fytf&w=1200&q=75 1200w, /scout/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrupal.nypl.org%2Fsites-drupal%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fmax_width_960%2Fpublic%2Fpage%2Fyear_in_impact_2020-2021.png%3Fitok%3Dcml8fytf&w=1920&q=75 1920w, /scout/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrupal.nypl.org%2Fsites-drupal%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fmax_width_960%2Fpublic%2Fpage%2Fyear_in_impact_2020-2021.png%3Fitok%3Dcml8fytf&w=2048&q=75 2048w, /scout/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrupal.nypl.org%2Fsites-drupal%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fmax_width_960%2Fpublic%2Fpage%2Fyear_in_impact_2020-2021.png%3Fitok%3Dcml8fytf&w=3840&q=75 3840w" src="/scout/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrupal.nypl.org%2Fsites-drupal%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fmax_width_960%2Fpublic%2Fpage%2Fyear_in_impact_2020-2021.png%3Fitok%3Dcml8fytf&w=3840&q=75"/><style data-emotion="css 15hcmy1">.css-15hcmy1{font-size:var(--nypl-fontSizes--3);font-style:italic;}</style><div class="css-15hcmy1"><p><a href="https://www.nypl.org/help/about-nypl/year-in-impact/2020-2021">Explore NYPL's Year in Impact (March 2020–March 2021). </a></p> </div></div><style data-emotion="css 10lec3h">.css-10lec3h ul{list-style-position:inside;}.css-10lec3h ol{list-style-position:inside;}.css-10lec3h ul{padding-left:var(--nypl-space-s);list-style-type:disc;}.css-10lec3h ol{padding-left:var(--nypl-space-s);}.css-10lec3h a{color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-link-primary)!important;-webkit-text-decoration:underline dotted;text-decoration:underline dotted;text-underline-offset:2px;text-decoration-thickness:1px;}.css-10lec3h a:hover,.css-10lec3h a[data-hover]{color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-link-secondary)!important;}.css-10lec3h h3{font-weight:var(--nypl-fontWeights-heading-heading5);font-size:var(--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-heading-heading5);line-height:1.25;margin-top:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-left:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-right:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-bottom:var(--nypl-space-s);}.css-10lec3h h4{font-weight:var(--nypl-fontWeights-heading-heading6);font-size:var(--nypl-fontSizes-desktop-heading-heading6);line-height:1.15;margin-top:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-left:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-right:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-bottom:var(--nypl-space-s);}.css-10lec3h h5{font-weight:var(--nypl-fontWeights-regular);font-size:var(--nypl-fontSizes-1);line-height:1.15;margin-top:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-left:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-right:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-bottom:var(--nypl-space-s);}.css-10lec3h hr{background:var(--nypl-colors-ui-bg-hover);border:0;height:2px;margin-bottom:var(--nypl-space-s);margin-top:var(--nypl-space-s);-webkit-margin-start:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-inline-start:var(--nypl-space-0);-webkit-margin-end:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-inline-end:var(--nypl-space-0);}.css-10lec3h table{width:100%;}.css-10lec3h table tr th{text-align:left;border-bottom:var(--nypl-borders-1px);border-color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-border-default);padding:10px 15px 10px 0;}.css-10lec3h table tr td{border-bottom:var(--nypl-borders-1px);border-color:var(--nypl-colors-ui-border-default);padding:10px 10px 15px 0;}</style><div class="css-10lec3h"><p>The New York Public Library has been an essential provider of free books, information, ideas, and education for all New Yorkers for more than 125 years. Founded in 1895, NYPL is the nation’s largest public library system, featuring 92 locations across the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island, including our world-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 our circulating branches, including the all-new Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), the Library provides an extraordinary richness of resources and opportunities available to all.</p> <p>With millions of visitors through our doors annually, and millions more around the globe, the Library holds over 54 million items, from books, e-books, and DVDs to renowned research collections used by scholars worldwide. Housed in our research centers, NYPL’s historical collections hold such treasures as a draft of the Declaration of Independence written in Thomas Jefferson's hand, one of the few surviving copies of the Gutenberg Bible, and original works, manuscripts, letters, and more by luminaries in literature and art, including William Shakespeare, Virginia Woolf, James Baldwin, Charles Dickens, Maya Angelou, John Coltrane, Augusta Savage, and more.</p> <p>NYPL’s neighborhood libraries in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island—many of which date to Andrew Carnegie’s visionary philanthropy at the turn of the 20th century—are centers of educational innovation and service, vital community hubs that provide far more than just free books and materials. Our local libraries play a key role in closing the digital divide, especially for the millions of New Yorkers who don’t have internet access at home. New York City public school students rely on their local branches for homework help. The city’s immigrant communities count on NYPL’s English language and literacy classes. Job seekers depend on our comprehensive job search resources. Altogether, the Library offers tens of thousands of free programs annually, serving everyone from toddlers to teens to seniors.</p> <p>In the always expanding digital realm, The New York Public Library provides patrons worldwide with powerful online tools to help them discover its extensive resources and services. On nypl.org visitors can browse the Library’s immense collections, download e-books, and view more than 900,000 items from our award-winning <a href="https://digitalcollections.nypl.org" rel="nofollow">Digital Collections</a>. Through <a href="/simplye" rel="nofollow">SimplyE</a>, the Library’s free e-reader app, users can borrow instantly from NYPL’s entire collection of more than 300,000 library e-books in just a few easy steps. Through <a href="/get-help/contact-us" rel="nofollow">Ask NYPL</a> our librarians are available to answer patron questions on any topic at any time.</p> <p>Supported by both public funds and private donations, The New York Public Library embarks on its next 125 years passionately committed to meeting the ever-changing needs of our patrons. For the millions who depend on us in this, the world’s most vibrant and diverse city, NYPL is more important than ever.</p> </div><style data-emotion="css 15sb67i">.css-15sb67i{content:"";display:block;clear:both;}</style><span class="css-15sb67i"></span></div><style data-emotion="css 1v1pkht">.css-1v1pkht{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;margin-top:var(--nypl-space-0);margin-bottom:var(--nypl-space-l);}@media screen and (min-width: 37.5em){.css-1v1pkht{max-width:100%;}}</style><div id="image-3731de22-c42e-4b6e-9c78-bbff4c5885c7" class="css-1v1pkht"><div id="nextjsImage-47e70ec5-1213-4ceb-b556-84cd8366c79b" class="scout-nextjs-image"><img alt="Collage of three side-by-side photos featuring exteriors of the Library for the Performing Arts, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, and the Schomburg Center" loading="lazy" width="2083" height="459" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent;width:100%;height:100%" sizes="100vw" srcSet="/scout/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrupal.nypl.org%2Fsites-drupal%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fmax_width_960%2Fpublic%2Fpage%2Fabout-1.png%3Fitok%3DDUiq_U3f&w=640&q=90 640w, /scout/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrupal.nypl.org%2Fsites-drupal%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fmax_width_960%2Fpublic%2Fpage%2Fabout-1.png%3Fitok%3DDUiq_U3f&w=750&q=90 750w, /scout/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrupal.nypl.org%2Fsites-drupal%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fmax_width_960%2Fpublic%2Fpage%2Fabout-1.png%3Fitok%3DDUiq_U3f&w=828&q=90 828w, /scout/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrupal.nypl.org%2Fsites-drupal%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fmax_width_960%2Fpublic%2Fpage%2Fabout-1.png%3Fitok%3DDUiq_U3f&w=1080&q=90 1080w, /scout/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrupal.nypl.org%2Fsites-drupal%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fmax_width_960%2Fpublic%2Fpage%2Fabout-1.png%3Fitok%3DDUiq_U3f&w=1200&q=90 1200w, /scout/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrupal.nypl.org%2Fsites-drupal%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fmax_width_960%2Fpublic%2Fpage%2Fabout-1.png%3Fitok%3DDUiq_U3f&w=1920&q=90 1920w, /scout/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrupal.nypl.org%2Fsites-drupal%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fmax_width_960%2Fpublic%2Fpage%2Fabout-1.png%3Fitok%3DDUiq_U3f&w=2048&q=90 2048w, /scout/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrupal.nypl.org%2Fsites-drupal%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fmax_width_960%2Fpublic%2Fpage%2Fabout-1.png%3Fitok%3DDUiq_U3f&w=3840&q=90 3840w" src="/scout/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrupal.nypl.org%2Fsites-drupal%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fmax_width_960%2Fpublic%2Fpage%2Fabout-1.png%3Fitok%3DDUiq_U3f&w=3840&q=90"/></div></div></div></div></main><span></span><span id="__chakra_env" hidden=""></span></div></div></div><div id="nypl-footer"></div><script id="__NEXT_DATA__" type="application/json">{"props":{"pageProps":{"slug":"/about","uuid":"6270f770-d5b5-445a-ab54-a229d99c72bd","isPreview":false,"bundle":"page","initialApolloState":{"DecoupledRouter:router-id-6270f770-d5b5-445a-ab54-a229d99c72bd":{"__typename":"DecoupledRouter","id":"router-id-6270f770-d5b5-445a-ab54-a229d99c72bd","uuid":"6270f770-d5b5-445a-ab54-a229d99c72bd","redirect":null,"bundle":"page"},"ROOT_QUERY":{"__typename":"Query","decoupledRouter({\"isPreview\":false,\"path\":\"/about\"})":{"__ref":"DecoupledRouter:router-id-6270f770-d5b5-445a-ab54-a229d99c72bd"},"page({\"id\":\"6270f770-d5b5-445a-ab54-a229d99c72bd\"})":{"__ref":"Page:6270f770-d5b5-445a-ab54-a229d99c72bd"}},"BreadcrumbsItem:menu_link_content:40253284-c44b-4404-a7bf-3b2d8f361203":{"__typename":"BreadcrumbsItem","id":"menu_link_content:40253284-c44b-4404-a7bf-3b2d8f361203","title":"Home","url":"/"},"BreadcrumbsItem:menu_link_content:0497db5f-787c-4179-b6fc-c9e5f9ae34c7":{"__typename":"BreadcrumbsItem","id":"menu_link_content:0497db5f-787c-4179-b6fc-c9e5f9ae34c7","title":"About The New York Public Library","url":"/about"},"ActiveTrailItem:menu_link_content:40253284-c44b-4404-a7bf-3b2d8f361203":{"__typename":"ActiveTrailItem","id":"menu_link_content:40253284-c44b-4404-a7bf-3b2d8f361203","title":"Home","parent":"","activeLink":false},"ActiveTrailItem:menu_link_content:0497db5f-787c-4179-b6fc-c9e5f9ae34c7":{"__typename":"ActiveTrailItem","id":"menu_link_content:0497db5f-787c-4179-b6fc-c9e5f9ae34c7","title":"About The New York Public Library","parent":"menu_link_content:40253284-c44b-4404-a7bf-3b2d8f361203","activeLink":true},"ImageTransformation:47e70ec5-1213-4ceb-b556-84cd8366c79b__jumbotron_background_focal_point_1280x464":{"__typename":"ImageTransformation","id":"47e70ec5-1213-4ceb-b556-84cd8366c79b__jumbotron_background_focal_point_1280x464","label":"jumbotron_background_focal_point_1280x464","uri":"https://drupal.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/styles/jumbotron_background_focal_point_1280x464/public/page/about-1.png?h=c4ec267d\u0026itok=Oe8akOWi"},"ImageTransformation:47e70ec5-1213-4ceb-b556-84cd8366c79b__jumbotron_background_focal_point_1920x464":{"__typename":"ImageTransformation","id":"47e70ec5-1213-4ceb-b556-84cd8366c79b__jumbotron_background_focal_point_1920x464","label":"jumbotron_background_focal_point_1920x464","uri":"https://drupal.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/styles/jumbotron_background_focal_point_1920x464/public/page/about-1.png?h=c4ec267d\u0026itok=0Hh2mYO0"},"ImageTransformation:47e70ec5-1213-4ceb-b556-84cd8366c79b__1_1_960":{"__typename":"ImageTransformation","id":"47e70ec5-1213-4ceb-b556-84cd8366c79b__1_1_960","label":"1_1_960","uri":"https://drupal.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/styles/1_1_960/public/page/about-1.png?h=c4ec267d\u0026itok=mtZYL-wp"},"ImageTransformation:47e70ec5-1213-4ceb-b556-84cd8366c79b__2_1_320":{"__typename":"ImageTransformation","id":"47e70ec5-1213-4ceb-b556-84cd8366c79b__2_1_320","label":"2_1_320","uri":"https://drupal.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/styles/2_1_320/public/page/about-1.png?h=c4ec267d\u0026itok=nt1BrPNA"},"ImageTransformation:47e70ec5-1213-4ceb-b556-84cd8366c79b__2_1_960":{"__typename":"ImageTransformation","id":"47e70ec5-1213-4ceb-b556-84cd8366c79b__2_1_960","label":"2_1_960","uri":"https://drupal.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/styles/2_1_960/public/page/about-1.png?h=c4ec267d\u0026itok=Vs1uWB9j"},"ImageTransformation:47e70ec5-1213-4ceb-b556-84cd8366c79b__hero_header_focal_point_2400x400":{"__typename":"ImageTransformation","id":"47e70ec5-1213-4ceb-b556-84cd8366c79b__hero_header_focal_point_2400x400","label":"hero_header_focal_point_2400x400","uri":"https://drupal.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/styles/hero_header_focal_point_2400x400/public/page/about-1.png?h=c4ec267d\u0026itok=h32rvRGG"},"ImageTransformation:47e70ec5-1213-4ceb-b556-84cd8366c79b__max_width_960":{"__typename":"ImageTransformation","id":"47e70ec5-1213-4ceb-b556-84cd8366c79b__max_width_960","label":"max_width_960","uri":"https://drupal.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/styles/max_width_960/public/page/about-1.png?itok=DUiq_U3f"},"ImageTransformation:47e70ec5-1213-4ceb-b556-84cd8366c79b__medium":{"__typename":"ImageTransformation","id":"47e70ec5-1213-4ceb-b556-84cd8366c79b__medium","label":"medium","uri":"https://drupal.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/styles/medium/public/page/about-1.png?itok=pL1uj5zL"},"ImageTransformation:47e70ec5-1213-4ceb-b556-84cd8366c79b__4_3_640":{"__typename":"ImageTransformation","id":"47e70ec5-1213-4ceb-b556-84cd8366c79b__4_3_640","label":"4_3_640","uri":"https://drupal.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/styles/4_3_640/public/page/about-1.png?h=c4ec267d\u0026itok=22C0AGRF"},"ImageTransformation:47e70ec5-1213-4ceb-b556-84cd8366c79b__max_scale_960x960":{"__typename":"ImageTransformation","id":"47e70ec5-1213-4ceb-b556-84cd8366c79b__max_scale_960x960","label":"max_scale_960x960","uri":"https://drupal.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/styles/max_scale_960x960/public/page/about-1.png?itok=LtKMPJtm"},"Image:47e70ec5-1213-4ceb-b556-84cd8366c79b":{"__typename":"Image","id":"47e70ec5-1213-4ceb-b556-84cd8366c79b","uri":"https://drupal.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/page/about-1.png","alt":"Collage of three side-by-side photos featuring exteriors of the Library for the Performing Arts, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, and the Schomburg Center","transformations":[{"__ref":"ImageTransformation:47e70ec5-1213-4ceb-b556-84cd8366c79b__jumbotron_background_focal_point_1280x464"},{"__ref":"ImageTransformation:47e70ec5-1213-4ceb-b556-84cd8366c79b__jumbotron_background_focal_point_1920x464"},{"__ref":"ImageTransformation:47e70ec5-1213-4ceb-b556-84cd8366c79b__1_1_960"},{"__ref":"ImageTransformation:47e70ec5-1213-4ceb-b556-84cd8366c79b__2_1_320"},{"__ref":"ImageTransformation:47e70ec5-1213-4ceb-b556-84cd8366c79b__2_1_960"},{"__ref":"ImageTransformation:47e70ec5-1213-4ceb-b556-84cd8366c79b__hero_header_focal_point_2400x400"},{"__ref":"ImageTransformation:47e70ec5-1213-4ceb-b556-84cd8366c79b__max_width_960"},{"__ref":"ImageTransformation:47e70ec5-1213-4ceb-b556-84cd8366c79b__medium"},{"__ref":"ImageTransformation:47e70ec5-1213-4ceb-b556-84cd8366c79b__4_3_640"},{"__ref":"ImageTransformation:47e70ec5-1213-4ceb-b556-84cd8366c79b__max_scale_960x960"}],"width":2083,"height":459},"Text:47dfd139-e0fc-494f-8564-84028a133936":{"__typename":"Text","id":"47dfd139-e0fc-494f-8564-84028a133936","type":"text","heading":"92 Locations: Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island","text":"\u003cp\u003e\"The New York Public Library has provided essential access to books and information for more than a century. Today, we are building on that legacy by increasing access to our collections physically and online, and by transforming our libraries into proactive centers of education and opportunity for all New Yorkers.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—Tony Marx, President, The New York Public Library\u003c/p\u003e\n"},"ImageTransformation:6afaacb5-b68d-4350-a39f-f02992c8b5d4__jumbotron_background_focal_point_1280x464":{"__typename":"ImageTransformation","id":"6afaacb5-b68d-4350-a39f-f02992c8b5d4__jumbotron_background_focal_point_1280x464","label":"jumbotron_background_focal_point_1280x464","uri":"https://drupal.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/styles/jumbotron_background_focal_point_1280x464/public/page/sasb_2021_02_17_ny_forever-05962_1_0.jpeg?h=d109b1a5\u0026itok=CLHwgeYI"},"ImageTransformation:6afaacb5-b68d-4350-a39f-f02992c8b5d4__jumbotron_background_focal_point_1920x464":{"__typename":"ImageTransformation","id":"6afaacb5-b68d-4350-a39f-f02992c8b5d4__jumbotron_background_focal_point_1920x464","label":"jumbotron_background_focal_point_1920x464","uri":"https://drupal.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/styles/jumbotron_background_focal_point_1920x464/public/page/sasb_2021_02_17_ny_forever-05962_1_0.jpeg?h=d109b1a5\u0026itok=ATqXaRIe"},"ImageTransformation:6afaacb5-b68d-4350-a39f-f02992c8b5d4__1_1_960":{"__typename":"ImageTransformation","id":"6afaacb5-b68d-4350-a39f-f02992c8b5d4__1_1_960","label":"1_1_960","uri":"https://drupal.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/styles/1_1_960/public/page/sasb_2021_02_17_ny_forever-05962_1_0.jpeg?h=d109b1a5\u0026itok=BGj_iM-B"},"ImageTransformation:6afaacb5-b68d-4350-a39f-f02992c8b5d4__2_1_320":{"__typename":"ImageTransformation","id":"6afaacb5-b68d-4350-a39f-f02992c8b5d4__2_1_320","label":"2_1_320","uri":"https://drupal.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/styles/2_1_320/public/page/sasb_2021_02_17_ny_forever-05962_1_0.jpeg?h=d109b1a5\u0026itok=nhvz_ErY"},"ImageTransformation:6afaacb5-b68d-4350-a39f-f02992c8b5d4__2_1_960":{"__typename":"ImageTransformation","id":"6afaacb5-b68d-4350-a39f-f02992c8b5d4__2_1_960","label":"2_1_960","uri":"https://drupal.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/styles/2_1_960/public/page/sasb_2021_02_17_ny_forever-05962_1_0.jpeg?h=d109b1a5\u0026itok=VAsKHKMD"},"ImageTransformation:6afaacb5-b68d-4350-a39f-f02992c8b5d4__hero_header_focal_point_2400x400":{"__typename":"ImageTransformation","id":"6afaacb5-b68d-4350-a39f-f02992c8b5d4__hero_header_focal_point_2400x400","label":"hero_header_focal_point_2400x400","uri":"https://drupal.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/styles/hero_header_focal_point_2400x400/public/page/sasb_2021_02_17_ny_forever-05962_1_0.jpeg?h=d109b1a5\u0026itok=oY5nm0Qm"},"ImageTransformation:6afaacb5-b68d-4350-a39f-f02992c8b5d4__max_width_960":{"__typename":"ImageTransformation","id":"6afaacb5-b68d-4350-a39f-f02992c8b5d4__max_width_960","label":"max_width_960","uri":"https://drupal.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/styles/max_width_960/public/page/sasb_2021_02_17_ny_forever-05962_1_0.jpeg?itok=efyBQfD8"},"ImageTransformation:6afaacb5-b68d-4350-a39f-f02992c8b5d4__medium":{"__typename":"ImageTransformation","id":"6afaacb5-b68d-4350-a39f-f02992c8b5d4__medium","label":"medium","uri":"https://drupal.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/styles/medium/public/page/sasb_2021_02_17_ny_forever-05962_1_0.jpeg?itok=D60ffJTC"},"ImageTransformation:6afaacb5-b68d-4350-a39f-f02992c8b5d4__4_3_640":{"__typename":"ImageTransformation","id":"6afaacb5-b68d-4350-a39f-f02992c8b5d4__4_3_640","label":"4_3_640","uri":"https://drupal.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/styles/4_3_640/public/page/sasb_2021_02_17_ny_forever-05962_1_0.jpeg?h=d109b1a5\u0026itok=VzTzrQKo"},"ImageTransformation:6afaacb5-b68d-4350-a39f-f02992c8b5d4__max_scale_960x960":{"__typename":"ImageTransformation","id":"6afaacb5-b68d-4350-a39f-f02992c8b5d4__max_scale_960x960","label":"max_scale_960x960","uri":"https://drupal.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/styles/max_scale_960x960/public/page/sasb_2021_02_17_ny_forever-05962_1_0.jpeg?itok=uPKjDOZU"},"Image:6afaacb5-b68d-4350-a39f-f02992c8b5d4":{"__typename":"Image","id":"6afaacb5-b68d-4350-a39f-f02992c8b5d4","alt":"Marble lion wearing a blue face mask, with a red banner in the background that says NY Forever","uri":"https://drupal.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/page/sasb_2021_02_17_ny_forever-05962_1_0.jpeg","width":1044,"height":690,"transformations":[{"__ref":"ImageTransformation:6afaacb5-b68d-4350-a39f-f02992c8b5d4__jumbotron_background_focal_point_1280x464"},{"__ref":"ImageTransformation:6afaacb5-b68d-4350-a39f-f02992c8b5d4__jumbotron_background_focal_point_1920x464"},{"__ref":"ImageTransformation:6afaacb5-b68d-4350-a39f-f02992c8b5d4__1_1_960"},{"__ref":"ImageTransformation:6afaacb5-b68d-4350-a39f-f02992c8b5d4__2_1_320"},{"__ref":"ImageTransformation:6afaacb5-b68d-4350-a39f-f02992c8b5d4__2_1_960"},{"__ref":"ImageTransformation:6afaacb5-b68d-4350-a39f-f02992c8b5d4__hero_header_focal_point_2400x400"},{"__ref":"ImageTransformation:6afaacb5-b68d-4350-a39f-f02992c8b5d4__max_width_960"},{"__ref":"ImageTransformation:6afaacb5-b68d-4350-a39f-f02992c8b5d4__medium"},{"__ref":"ImageTransformation:6afaacb5-b68d-4350-a39f-f02992c8b5d4__4_3_640"},{"__ref":"ImageTransformation:6afaacb5-b68d-4350-a39f-f02992c8b5d4__max_scale_960x960"}]},"TextWithImage:ffb8b7fa-68d7-45c4-814f-1bc3d7d3f9be":{"__typename":"TextWithImage","id":"ffb8b7fa-68d7-45c4-814f-1bc3d7d3f9be","type":"text_with_image","heading":"Patience and Fortitude for All New Yorkers","text":"\u003cp\u003eSince its founding in 1895, The New York Public Library has unwaveringly served New York City, no matter the circumstances. The COVID-19 pandemic brought forth unprecedented challenges for our city and our patrons. But as it has always done, the Library quickly adapted to ensure communities could still access the information and resources they needed. While constantly monitoring the rapidly changing circumstances, the Library increased its core digital services—from e-book access to online learning support for students, remote research services, online programs, and virtual one-on-one job support. And as soon as it could, the Library reopened all available branch locations across the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island in phases to ensure that New Yorkers could access the services and resources they rely on.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Library was founded on the ideals of free and open access to knowledge and opportunity for everyone. The challenges of 2020 and 2021 did not deter, but rather reaffirmed NYPL’s central objective to serve New Yorkers through even the most turbulent times—a testament to the enduring legacy of the Library as one of the city’s most essential civic institutions.\u003c/p\u003e\n","caption":null,"credit":null,"link":"","image":{"__ref":"Image:6afaacb5-b68d-4350-a39f-f02992c8b5d4"},"imageAlignment":"right"},"ImageTransformation:6bf0163a-37a5-44fc-a6b3-c9abfd442e54__jumbotron_background_focal_point_1280x464":{"__typename":"ImageTransformation","id":"6bf0163a-37a5-44fc-a6b3-c9abfd442e54__jumbotron_background_focal_point_1280x464","label":"jumbotron_background_focal_point_1280x464","uri":"https://drupal.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/styles/jumbotron_background_focal_point_1280x464/public/page/year_in_impact_2020-2021.png?h=640d16eb\u0026itok=Eevj8h3l"},"ImageTransformation:6bf0163a-37a5-44fc-a6b3-c9abfd442e54__jumbotron_background_focal_point_1920x464":{"__typename":"ImageTransformation","id":"6bf0163a-37a5-44fc-a6b3-c9abfd442e54__jumbotron_background_focal_point_1920x464","label":"jumbotron_background_focal_point_1920x464","uri":"https://drupal.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/styles/jumbotron_background_focal_point_1920x464/public/page/year_in_impact_2020-2021.png?h=640d16eb\u0026itok=54H72mKb"},"ImageTransformation:6bf0163a-37a5-44fc-a6b3-c9abfd442e54__1_1_960":{"__typename":"ImageTransformation","id":"6bf0163a-37a5-44fc-a6b3-c9abfd442e54__1_1_960","label":"1_1_960","uri":"https://drupal.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/styles/1_1_960/public/page/year_in_impact_2020-2021.png?h=640d16eb\u0026itok=ub16G2pC"},"ImageTransformation:6bf0163a-37a5-44fc-a6b3-c9abfd442e54__2_1_320":{"__typename":"ImageTransformation","id":"6bf0163a-37a5-44fc-a6b3-c9abfd442e54__2_1_320","label":"2_1_320","uri":"https://drupal.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/styles/2_1_320/public/page/year_in_impact_2020-2021.png?h=640d16eb\u0026itok=N7e6ZjUD"},"ImageTransformation:6bf0163a-37a5-44fc-a6b3-c9abfd442e54__2_1_960":{"__typename":"ImageTransformation","id":"6bf0163a-37a5-44fc-a6b3-c9abfd442e54__2_1_960","label":"2_1_960","uri":"https://drupal.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/styles/2_1_960/public/page/year_in_impact_2020-2021.png?h=640d16eb\u0026itok=h6GykmYX"},"ImageTransformation:6bf0163a-37a5-44fc-a6b3-c9abfd442e54__hero_header_focal_point_2400x400":{"__typename":"ImageTransformation","id":"6bf0163a-37a5-44fc-a6b3-c9abfd442e54__hero_header_focal_point_2400x400","label":"hero_header_focal_point_2400x400","uri":"https://drupal.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/styles/hero_header_focal_point_2400x400/public/page/year_in_impact_2020-2021.png?h=640d16eb\u0026itok=2jERcjjD"},"ImageTransformation:6bf0163a-37a5-44fc-a6b3-c9abfd442e54__max_width_960":{"__typename":"ImageTransformation","id":"6bf0163a-37a5-44fc-a6b3-c9abfd442e54__max_width_960","label":"max_width_960","uri":"https://drupal.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/styles/max_width_960/public/page/year_in_impact_2020-2021.png?itok=cml8fytf"},"ImageTransformation:6bf0163a-37a5-44fc-a6b3-c9abfd442e54__medium":{"__typename":"ImageTransformation","id":"6bf0163a-37a5-44fc-a6b3-c9abfd442e54__medium","label":"medium","uri":"https://drupal.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/styles/medium/public/page/year_in_impact_2020-2021.png?itok=MKGva3Sp"},"ImageTransformation:6bf0163a-37a5-44fc-a6b3-c9abfd442e54__4_3_640":{"__typename":"ImageTransformation","id":"6bf0163a-37a5-44fc-a6b3-c9abfd442e54__4_3_640","label":"4_3_640","uri":"https://drupal.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/styles/4_3_640/public/page/year_in_impact_2020-2021.png?h=640d16eb\u0026itok=OFgh9kh0"},"ImageTransformation:6bf0163a-37a5-44fc-a6b3-c9abfd442e54__max_scale_960x960":{"__typename":"ImageTransformation","id":"6bf0163a-37a5-44fc-a6b3-c9abfd442e54__max_scale_960x960","label":"max_scale_960x960","uri":"https://drupal.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/styles/max_scale_960x960/public/page/year_in_impact_2020-2021.png?itok=gyjYFxw7"},"Image:6bf0163a-37a5-44fc-a6b3-c9abfd442e54":{"__typename":"Image","id":"6bf0163a-37a5-44fc-a6b3-c9abfd442e54","alt":"Image of the first page of a report that reads: The New York Public Library: Year in Impact (March 2020–March 2021)","uri":"https://drupal.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/page/year_in_impact_2020-2021.png","width":811,"height":1035,"transformations":[{"__ref":"ImageTransformation:6bf0163a-37a5-44fc-a6b3-c9abfd442e54__jumbotron_background_focal_point_1280x464"},{"__ref":"ImageTransformation:6bf0163a-37a5-44fc-a6b3-c9abfd442e54__jumbotron_background_focal_point_1920x464"},{"__ref":"ImageTransformation:6bf0163a-37a5-44fc-a6b3-c9abfd442e54__1_1_960"},{"__ref":"ImageTransformation:6bf0163a-37a5-44fc-a6b3-c9abfd442e54__2_1_320"},{"__ref":"ImageTransformation:6bf0163a-37a5-44fc-a6b3-c9abfd442e54__2_1_960"},{"__ref":"ImageTransformation:6bf0163a-37a5-44fc-a6b3-c9abfd442e54__hero_header_focal_point_2400x400"},{"__ref":"ImageTransformation:6bf0163a-37a5-44fc-a6b3-c9abfd442e54__max_width_960"},{"__ref":"ImageTransformation:6bf0163a-37a5-44fc-a6b3-c9abfd442e54__medium"},{"__ref":"ImageTransformation:6bf0163a-37a5-44fc-a6b3-c9abfd442e54__4_3_640"},{"__ref":"ImageTransformation:6bf0163a-37a5-44fc-a6b3-c9abfd442e54__max_scale_960x960"}]},"TextWithImage:4d58c3e2-00ed-47f9-b7ff-b4e01ef3f55d":{"__typename":"TextWithImage","id":"4d58c3e2-00ed-47f9-b7ff-b4e01ef3f55d","type":"text_with_image","heading":"Our Story","text":"\u003cp\u003eThe New York Public Library has been an essential provider of free books, information, ideas, and education for all New Yorkers for more than 125 years. Founded in 1895, NYPL is the nation’s largest public library system, featuring 92 locations across the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island, including our world-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 our circulating branches, including the all-new Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), the Library provides an extraordinary richness of resources and opportunities available to all.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith millions of visitors through our doors annually, and millions more around the globe, the Library holds over 54 million items, from books, e-books, and DVDs to renowned research collections used by scholars worldwide. Housed in our research centers, NYPL’s historical collections hold such treasures as a draft of the Declaration of Independence written in Thomas Jefferson's hand, one of the few surviving copies of the Gutenberg Bible, and original works, manuscripts, letters, and more by luminaries in literature and art, including William Shakespeare, Virginia Woolf, James Baldwin, Charles Dickens, Maya Angelou, John Coltrane, Augusta Savage, and more.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNYPL’s neighborhood libraries in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island—many of which date to Andrew Carnegie’s visionary philanthropy at the turn of the 20th century—are centers of educational innovation and service, vital community hubs that provide far more than just free books and materials. Our local libraries play a key role in closing the digital divide, especially for the millions of New Yorkers who don’t have internet access at home. New York City public school students rely on their local branches for homework help. The city’s immigrant communities count on NYPL’s English language and literacy classes. Job seekers depend on our comprehensive job search resources. Altogether, the Library offers tens of thousands of free programs annually, serving everyone from toddlers to teens to seniors.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the always expanding digital realm, The New York Public Library provides patrons worldwide with powerful online tools to help them discover its extensive resources and services. On nypl.org visitors can browse the Library’s immense collections, download e-books, and view more than 900,000 items from our award-winning \u003ca href=\"https://digitalcollections.nypl.org\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eDigital Collections\u003c/a\u003e. Through \u003ca href=\"/simplye\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSimplyE\u003c/a\u003e, the Library’s free e-reader app, users can borrow instantly from NYPL’s entire collection of more than 300,000 library e-books in just a few easy steps. Through \u003ca href=\"/get-help/contact-us\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eAsk NYPL\u003c/a\u003e our librarians are available to answer patron questions on any topic at any time.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupported by both public funds and private donations, The New York Public Library embarks on its next 125 years passionately committed to meeting the ever-changing needs of our patrons. For the millions who depend on us in this, the world’s most vibrant and diverse city, NYPL is more important than ever.\u003c/p\u003e\n","caption":null,"credit":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.nypl.org/help/about-nypl/year-in-impact/2020-2021\"\u003eExplore NYPL's Year in Impact (March 2020–March 2021).\u0026nbsp;\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","link":null,"image":{"__ref":"Image:6bf0163a-37a5-44fc-a6b3-c9abfd442e54"},"imageAlignment":"right"},"ImageComponent:3731de22-c42e-4b6e-9c78-bbff4c5885c7":{"__typename":"ImageComponent","id":"3731de22-c42e-4b6e-9c78-bbff4c5885c7","type":"image","caption":null,"credit":null,"link":"","image":{"__ref":"Image:47e70ec5-1213-4ceb-b556-84cd8366c79b"},"imageSize":"large","imageAlignment":"center"},"Page:6270f770-d5b5-445a-ab54-a229d99c72bd":{"__typename":"Page","id":"6270f770-d5b5-445a-ab54-a229d99c72bd","title":"About The New York Public Library","meta":{"__typename":"Meta","title":"About The New York Public Library","description":"92 Locations: Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island “The New York Public Library has provided essential access to books and information for m…","canonical":"https://www.nypl.org/about","abstract":"92 Locations: Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island “The New York Public Library has provided essential access to books and information for m…","keywords":"NYPL, The New York Public Library, Manhattan, Bronx, Staten Island","robots":null,"openGraph":{"__typename":"MetaOpenGraph","title":"About The New York Public Library","description":"92 Locations: Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island “The New York Public Library has provided essential access to books and information for m…","image":"https://drupal.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/styles/2_1_2400/public/page/about-1.png?h=c4ec267d\u0026itok=QizuaZ19","imageAlt":"Collage of three side-by-side photos featuring exteriors of the Library for the Performing Arts, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, and the Schomburg Center","siteName":"The New York Public Library","url":"https://www.nypl.org/about"},"twitterCard":{"__typename":"MetaTwitterCard","title":"About The New York Public Library","description":"92 Locations: Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island “The New York Public Library has provided essential access to books and information for m…","cardType":"summary_large_image","site":"@nypl","creator":"@nypl","image":"https://drupal.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/styles/2_1_2400/public/page/about-1.png?h=c4ec267d\u0026itok=QizuaZ19","imageAlt":"Collage of three side-by-side photos featuring exteriors of the Library for the Performing Arts, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, and the Schomburg Center"}},"breadcrumbs":[{"__ref":"BreadcrumbsItem:menu_link_content:40253284-c44b-4404-a7bf-3b2d8f361203"},{"__ref":"BreadcrumbsItem:menu_link_content:0497db5f-787c-4179-b6fc-c9e5f9ae34c7"}],"activeTrail":{"__typename":"ActiveTrail","items":[{"__ref":"ActiveTrailItem:menu_link_content:40253284-c44b-4404-a7bf-3b2d8f361203"},{"__ref":"ActiveTrailItem:menu_link_content:0497db5f-787c-4179-b6fc-c9e5f9ae34c7"}],"ids":["menu_link_content:40253284-c44b-4404-a7bf-3b2d8f361203","menu_link_content:0497db5f-787c-4179-b6fc-c9e5f9ae34c7"]},"enableSidebar":true,"description":"\u003cp\u003e92 Locations: Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island “The New York Public Library has provided essential access to books and information for m…\u003c/p\u003e\n","image":{"__ref":"Image:47e70ec5-1213-4ceb-b556-84cd8366c79b"},"featuredContent":null,"mainContent":[{"__ref":"Text:47dfd139-e0fc-494f-8564-84028a133936"},{"__ref":"TextWithImage:ffb8b7fa-68d7-45c4-814f-1bc3d7d3f9be"},{"__ref":"TextWithImage:4d58c3e2-00ed-47f9-b7ff-b4e01ef3f55d"},{"__ref":"ImageComponent:3731de22-c42e-4b6e-9c78-bbff4c5885c7"}],"bottomContent":null}}},"__N_SSG":true},"page":"/[...slug]","query":{"slug":["about"]},"buildId":"scout","assetPrefix":"/scout","isFallback":false,"isExperimentalCompile":false,"gsp":true,"scriptLoader":[{"id":"ga4-gtm","dangerouslySetInnerHTML":{"__html":"\n (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':\n new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],\n j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'\u0026l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src=\n 'https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);\n })(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-RKWC')\n "},"strategy":"afterInteractive"},{"id":"adobe-analytics-data-layer","strategy":"afterInteractive","dangerouslySetInnerHTML":{"__html":"\n window.adobeDataLayer = window.adobeDataLayer || [];\n window.adobeDataLayer.push({\n disable_page_view: true\n });\n "}},{"src":"https://assets.adobedtm.com/1a9376472d37/8519dfce636d/launch-672b7e7f98ee.min.js","strategy":"afterInteractive"},{"src":"https://ds-header.nypl.org/header.min.js?containerId=nypl-header","strategy":"afterInteractive"},{"src":"https://ds-header.nypl.org/footer.min.js?containerId=nypl-footer","strategy":"afterInteractive"},{"src":"https://assets.nypl.org/js/advocacy.js","strategy":"afterInteractive"}]}</script><script type="text/javascript" src="/_Incapsula_Resource?SWJIYLWA=719d34d31c8e3a6e6fffd425f7e032f3&ns=1&cb=1042004314" async></script></body></html>