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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblioteca_P%C3%BAblica_de_Nueva_York" title="Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D1%8C%D1%8E-%D0%81%D1%80%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BF%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%BB%D1%96%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%B1%D1%96%D0%B1%D0%BB%D1%96%D1%8F%D1%82%D1%8D%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Нью-Ёркская публічная бібліятэка – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Нью-Ёркская публічная бібліятэка" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D1%8E%D0%B9%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%89%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Нюйоркска обществена библиотека – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Нюйоркска обществена библиотека" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblioteca_P%C3%BAblica_de_Nova_York" title="Biblioteca Pública de Nova York – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Biblioteca Pública de Nova York" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Public_Library" title="New York Public Library – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="New York Public Library" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Public_Library" title="New York Public Library – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="New York Public Library" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Public_Library" title="New York Public Library – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="New York Public Library" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Yorgi_Avalik_Raamatukogu" title="New Yorgi Avalik Raamatukogu – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="New Yorgi Avalik Raamatukogu" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%94%CE%B7%CE%BC%CF%8C%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%B1_%CE%92%CE%B9%CE%B2%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%BF%CE%B8%CE%AE%CE%BA%CE%B7_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%9D%CE%AD%CE%B1%CF%82_%CE%A5%CF%8C%CF%81%CE%BA%CE%B7%CF%82" title="Δημόσια Βιβλιοθήκη της Νέας Υόρκης – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Δημόσια Βιβλιοθήκη της Νέας Υόρκης" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Public_Library" title="New York Public Library – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="New York Public Library" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblioteca_P%C3%BAblica_de_Nueva_York" title="Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novjorka_Publika_Biblioteko" title="Novjorka Publika Biblioteko – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Novjorka Publika Biblioteko" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Yorkeko_Liburutegi_Publikoa" title="New Yorkeko Liburutegi Publikoa – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="New Yorkeko Liburutegi Publikoa" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87_%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%88%D9%85%DB%8C_%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B1%DA%A9" title="کتابخانه عمومی نیویورک – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="کتابخانه عمومی نیویورک" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Public_Library" title="New York Public Library – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="New York Public Library" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblioteca_P%C3%BAblica_de_Nova_York" title="Biblioteca Pública de Nova York – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Biblioteca Pública de Nova York" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%89%B4%EC%9A%95_%EA%B3%B5%EB%A6%BD%EB%8F%84%EC%84%9C%EA%B4%80" title="뉴욕 공립도서관 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="뉴욕 공립도서관" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%86%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82_%D5%85%D5%B8%D6%80%D6%84%D5%AB_%D5%B0%D5%A1%D5%B6%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AB%D5%B6_%D5%A3%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%A4%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%B6" title="Նյու Յորքի հանրային գրադարան – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Նյու Յորքի հանրային գրադարան" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perpustakaan_Umum_New_York" title="Perpustakaan Umum New York – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Perpustakaan Umum New York" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Public_Library" title="New York Public Library – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="New York Public Library" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A1%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%99%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%A8_%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%95_%D7%99%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%A7" title="ספריית העיר ניו יורק – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ספריית העיר ניו יורק" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perpustakaan_Umum_New_York" title="Perpustakaan Umum New York – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Perpustakaan Umum New York" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%A3-%E1%83%98%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A0%E1%83%99%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%AF%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D_%E1%83%91%E1%83%98%E1%83%91%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98%E1%83%9D%E1%83%97%E1%83%94%E1%83%99%E1%83%90" title="ნიუ-იორკის საჯარო ბიბლიოთეკა – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ნიუ-იორკის საჯარო ბიბლიოთეკა" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-csb mw-list-item"><a href="https://csb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now%C3%B2jorsk%C3%B4_Bibloteka_P%C3%B9bliczn%C3%B4" title="Nowòjorskô Bibloteka Pùblicznô – Kashubian" lang="csb" hreflang="csb" data-title="Nowòjorskô Bibloteka Pùblicznô" data-language-autonym="Kaszëbsczi" data-language-local-name="Kashubian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kaszëbsczi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibliotheca_Publica_Novi_Eboraci" title="Bibliotheca Publica Novi Eboraci – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Bibliotheca Publica Novi Eboraci" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%85ujorkas_publisk%C4%81_bibliot%C4%93ka" title="Ņujorkas publiskā bibliotēka – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Ņujorkas publiskā bibliotēka" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niujorko_vie%C5%A1oji_biblioteka" title="Niujorko viešoji biblioteka – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Niujorko viešoji biblioteka" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%82%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%8B%E0%B5%BC%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%AC%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%88%E0%B4%AC%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%BF" title="ന്യൂയോർക്ക് പബ്ലിക് ലൈബ്രറി – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ന്യൂയോർക്ക് പബ്ലിക് ലൈബ്രറി" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Public_Library" title="New York Public Library – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="New York Public Library" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A8%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E5%85%AC%E5%85%B1%E5%9B%B3%E6%9B%B8%E9%A4%A8" title="ニューヨーク公共図書館 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ニューヨーク公共図書館" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Public_Library" title="New York Public Library – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="New York Public Library" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibliot%C3%A8ca_Publica_de_N%C3%B2va_York" title="Bibliotèca Publica de Nòva York – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Bibliotèca Publica de Nòva York" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%A8%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%8A%E0%A8%AF%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%95_%E0%A8%AA%E0%A8%AC%E0%A8%B2%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%95_%E0%A8%B2%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%87%E0%A8%AC%E0%A9%8D%E0%A8%B0%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%B0%E0%A9%80" title="ਨਿਊਯਾਰਕ ਪਬਲਿਕ ਲਾਇਬ੍ਰੇਰੀ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਨਿਊਯਾਰਕ ਪਬਲਿਕ ਲਾਇਬ੍ਰੇਰੀ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%A9_%D9%BE%D8%A8%D9%84%DA%A9_%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%A8%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C" title="نیویارک پبلک لائبریری – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="نیویارک پبلک لائبریری" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowojorska_Biblioteka_Publiczna" title="Nowojorska Biblioteka Publiczna – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Nowojorska Biblioteka Publiczna" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblioteca_P%C3%BAblica_de_Nova_Iorque" title="Biblioteca Pública de Nova Iorque – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Biblioteca Pública de Nova Iorque" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblioteca_Public%C4%83_din_New_York" title="Biblioteca Publică din New York – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Biblioteca Publică din New York" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D1%8C%D1%8E-%D0%99%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BF%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Нью-Йоркская публичная библиотека – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Нью-Йоркская публичная библиотека" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Public_Library" title="New York Public Library – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="New York Public Library" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javna_knji%C5%BEnica_v_New_Yorku" title="Javna knjižnica v New Yorku – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Javna knjižnica v New Yorku" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a 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text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=New_York_Public_Library&params=40.7527_N_73.9818_W_"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°45′10″N</span> <span class="longitude">73°58′54″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.75270°N 73.98180°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.75270; -73.98180</span></span></span></a></span></span> </p><p>The <b>New York Public Library</b> (<b>NYPL</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Public_library" title="Public library">public library</a> system in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>. It is the second largest public library in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The library has branches in the boroughs of <a href="/wiki/Manhattan" title="Manhattan">Manhattan</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Bronx" title="The Bronx">Bronx</a> and <a href="/wiki/Staten_Island" title="Staten Island">Staten Island</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The branch libraries are open to the general public. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_York_Public_Library&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Change section: History" 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/></a><figcaption>The New York Public Library main building, circa 1908</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Astor&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Astor (not yet started)">John Astor</a> gave $400,000 for the creation of a public library. which was built in 1854.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The size and importance of the library grew along with the city. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_York_Public_Library&veaction=edit&section=2" title="Change section: References" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_York_Public_Library&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section's source code: 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