List of Carnegie libraries in New York City

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The following list of Carnegie libraries in New York City provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in New York City, where 67 libraries were built with funds from one grant totaling $5,202,261 (worth some $190 million today), awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York on December 8, 1899. Although the original grant was negotiated in 1899, most of the grant money was awarded as the libraries were built between 1901 and 1923. Carnegie libraries were built in all 5 boroughs.

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Key

  Building still operating as a library
  Building standing, but now serving another purpose
  Building no longer standing
  Building listed on the National Register of Historic Places (including buildings that are also New York City designated landmarks)  Building is a New York City designated landmark but not on the National Register of Historic Places

Carnegie libraries in Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island

In Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island, 39 libraries were built and became part of the New York Public Library.

Carnegie libraries in Manhattan

LibraryImageLocation [1] Notes [1] [2]
1 115th Street NYPL 115th Street Branch, Manhattan.jpg 203 W. 115th St.
40°48′10″N73°57′14″W / 40.80278°N 73.95389°W / 40.80278; -73.95389 (115th Street Branch)
Designed by McKim, Mead & White and opened in 1908.
2125th Street NYPL 125th Street Branch, Manhattan.jpg 224 E. 125th St.
40°48′10.89″N73°56′5.52″W / 40.8030250°N 73.9348667°W / 40.8030250; -73.9348667 (125th Street Branch)
Designed by McKim, Mead & White and opened in 1904.
3135th Street NYPL Former 135th Street Branch, Manhattan.jpg 103 W. 135th St.
40°48′52.31″N73°56′28.98″W / 40.8145306°N 73.9413833°W / 40.8145306; -73.9413833 (135th Street Branch)
Designed by McKim, Mead & White and opened in 1905. Now part of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, a research center of The New York Public Library.
458th Street 58th St Carnegie Library 1940.jpg 121-7 East 58th StreetDesigned by Carrère & Hastings and opened May 10, 1907. It was demolished and replaced by a new branch in two floors of an office tower at 127 East 58th Street, which opened in 1969.
567th Street NYPL 67th Street Branch, Manhattan.jpg 328 E. 67th St.
40°45′53.69″N73°57′34.29″W / 40.7649139°N 73.9595250°W / 40.7649139; -73.9595250 (67th Street Branch)
Designed by Babb, Cook & Willard in the style of the Yorkville branch and opened in 1905, this building has undergone two extensive renovations in the 1950s and 2005.
696th Street New York Public Library - 96th Street Library (48236948371).jpg 112 E. 96th St.
40°47′9.57″N73°57′6.34″W / 40.7859917°N 73.9517611°W / 40.7859917; -73.9517611 (96th Street Branch)
Designed by Babb, Cook & Willard and opened on September 22, 1905.
7Aguilar NYPL Aguilar Branch, Manhattan.jpg 174 E. 110th St.
40°47′39.11″N73°56′36.32″W / 40.7941972°N 73.9434222°W / 40.7941972; -73.9434222 (Aguilar Branch)
Designed by Herts & Tallant, this building opened as a branch of The New York Public Library in November 1905. "This library is apparently not an entirely new building but is rather an extensive renovation of the earlier [1899] Aguilar Library building on the same site." [3]
8Chatham Square NYPL Chatham Square Branch, Manhattan.jpg 33 E. Broadway
40°42′48.25″N73°59′47.44″W / 40.7134028°N 73.9965111°W / 40.7134028; -73.9965111 (Chatham Square Branch)
Designed by McKim, Mead & White and opened in 1903.
9Columbus NYPL Columbus Branch, Manhattan crop.jpg 742 10th Ave.
40°45′53.85″N73°59′28.53″W / 40.7649583°N 73.9912583°W / 40.7649583; -73.9912583 (Columbus Branch)
Designed by Babb, Cook & Willard and opened in 1909.
10Epiphany NYPL Epiphany Branch, Manhattan.jpg 228 E. 23rd St.
40°44′17.18″N73°58′55.06″W / 40.7381056°N 73.9819611°W / 40.7381056; -73.9819611 (Epiphany Branch)
Designed by Carrère & Hastings and opened in September 1907.
11Fort Washington NYPL Fort Washington Branch, Manhattan.jpg 535 W. 179th St.
40°50′52.12″N73°56′2.41″W / 40.8478111°N 73.9340028°W / 40.8478111; -73.9340028 (Fort Washington Branch)
Designed by Cook & Welch and opened in April 1914.
12Hamilton Fish Hamilton Fish Park Library.jpg 388-92 East Houston StreetDesigned by Carrère & Hastings and opened in 1909, the building was razed during the widening of Houston Street. A public housing project now stands at its original site. A new Hamilton Fish Park Branch opened at 415 East Houston Street in 1960.
13 Hamilton Grange NYPL Hamilton Grange Branch, Manhattan.jpg 503 W. 145th St.
40°49′32.2″N73°56′53.04″W / 40.825611°N 73.9480667°W / 40.825611; -73.9480667 (Hamilton Grange Branch)
Designed by McKim, Mead & White and opened in 1907.
14Harlem NYPL Harlem Branch, Manhattan.jpg 9 W. 124th St.
40°48′22.29″N73°56′35.86″W / 40.8061917°N 73.9432944°W / 40.8061917; -73.9432944 (Harlem Branch)
Designed by McKim, Mead & White and opened in 1909, this building was renovated in 2004 at a cost of nearly $4 million.
15Hudson Park NYPL Hudson Park Branch, Manhattan.jpg 66 Leroy St.
40°43′47.95″N74°0′18.57″W / 40.7299861°N 74.0051583°W / 40.7299861; -74.0051583 (Hudson Park Branch)
Designed by Carrère & Hastings and opened in 1906.
16Muhlenberg NYPL Muhlenberg Branch, Manhattan.jpg 209 W. 23rd St.
40°44′40.02″N73°59′45.61″W / 40.7444500°N 73.9960028°W / 40.7444500; -73.9960028 (Muhlenberg Branch)
Designed by Carrère & Hastings, this branch opened February 19, 1906.
17Riverside 190 Amsterdam Ave.jpg 190 Amsterdam Ave.
40°46′35.9″N73°59′1.04″W / 40.776639°N 73.9836222°W / 40.776639; -73.9836222 (Riverside Branch)
Designed by Carrère & Hastings and opened in 1905, this building stood until 1969, when it was replaced by a new one on the same 69th St site. That branch was replaced by another in 1992, at 127 Amsterdam Ave & 65th St.
18Rivington Street NYPL Rivington Street Branch, Manhattan.jpg 61 Rivington St.
40°43′15.15″N73°59′24.84″W / 40.7208750°N 73.9902333°W / 40.7208750; -73.9902333 (Rivington Street Branch)
Designed by McKim, Mead & White and opened in 1905, the building is now a church.
19Saint Agnes NYPL Saint Agnes Branch, Manhattan.jpg 444 Amsterdam Ave.
40°47′5.44″N73°58′38.96″W / 40.7848444°N 73.9774889°W / 40.7848444; -73.9774889 (Saint Agnes Branch)
Designed by Babb, Cook & Willard, this branch opened in 1906.
20Saint Gabriel's Park St. Gabriel's Park Library.jpg 303-5 East 36th StreetDesigned by McKim, Mead & White and opened in 1908. Razed in order to construct the Queens–Midtown Tunnel.
21Seward Park NYPL Seward Park Branch, Manhattan.jpg 192 E. Broadway
40°42′52.08″N73°59′18.68″W / 40.7144667°N 73.9885222°W / 40.7144667; -73.9885222 (Seward Park Branch)
Designed by Babb, Cook & Willard, this branch opened on November 11, 1909.
22Tompkins Square NYPL Tompkins Square Branch, Manhattan.jpg 331 E. 10th St.
40°43′38.39″N73°58′49.5″W / 40.7273306°N 73.980417°W / 40.7273306; -73.980417 (Tompkins Square Branch)
Designed by McKim, Mead & White, this branch opened in 1904.
23Washington Heights NYPL Washington Heights Branch, Manhattan.jpg 1000 St. Nicholas Ave.
40°50′4.26″N73°56′22.81″W / 40.8345167°N 73.9396694°W / 40.8345167; -73.9396694 (Washington Heights Branch)
Designed by Carrère & Hastings, this branch opened in 1914.
24Webster NYPL Webster Branch, Manhattan.jpg 1465 York Ave.
40°46′14.27″N73°57′4.6″W / 40.7706306°N 73.951278°W / 40.7706306; -73.951278 (Webster Branch)
This Babb, Cook & Willard work opened on October 24, 1906.
25West 40th Street 457 West 40th Street Library.jpg 457 West 40th StreetDesigned by Cook & Welch, the structure was a Classical Revival limestone building that first opened in 1915. It became part of the Covenant House complex. Covenant House is now redeveloping the site into affordable housing and a new international headquarters. The building was demolished in 2020. Covenant House is pursuing the option of storage, and re-installation of the first-floor and basement facade of the Carnegie Library. [4]
26 Yorkville NYPL Yorkville Branch, Manhattan.jpg 222 E. 79th St.
40°46′25.15″N73°57′22.72″W / 40.7736528°N 73.9563111°W / 40.7736528; -73.9563111 (Yorkville Branch)
Designed by James Brown Lord, this branch opened December 13, 1902, the first Carnegie library built in New York City.

Carnegie libraries in Staten Island

LibraryImageLocation [1] Notes [1] [2]
27Port Richmond NYPL Port Richmond Branch, Staten Island.jpg 75 Bennett St.
40°38′15.19″N74°7′52.14″W / 40.6375528°N 74.1311500°W / 40.6375528; -74.1311500 (Port Richmond Branch)
Designed by Carrère & Hastings and opened in 1905.
28Saint George NYPL Saint George Branch, Staten Island.jpg 5 Central Ave.
40°38′30.18″N74°4′35.94″W / 40.6417167°N 74.0766500°W / 40.6417167; -74.0766500 (Saint George Branch)
Known today as the St. George Library Center, this Carrère & Hastings work opened on June 26, 1907, and is the largest library on Staten Island.
29Stapleton NYPL Stapleton Branch, Staten Island.jpg 132 Canal St.
40°37′35.25″N74°4′40.78″W / 40.6264583°N 74.0779944°W / 40.6264583; -74.0779944 (Stapleton Branch)
Designed by Carrère & Hastings and opened in 1907.
30Tottenville Tottenville NYPL jeh.JPG 7430 Amboy Rd.
40°30′34.5″N74°14′38.79″W / 40.509583°N 74.2441083°W / 40.509583; -74.2441083 (Tottenville Branch)
A Carrère & Hastings design, this branch opened in 1904.

Carnegie libraries in the Bronx

LibraryImageLocation [1] {Notes [1] [2]
31Fordham Fordham Library Center.jpg 2556 Bainbridge Ave.
40°51′45.76″N73°53′34.5″W / 40.8627111°N 73.892917°W / 40.8627111; -73.892917 (Fordham Branch)
Designed by McKim, Mead & White and opened in 1923, this building was the Fordham Library Center, The New York Public Library's central branch in the Bronx, through 2005, when it closed and was replaced by the newly built Bronx Library Center.
32High Bridge Highbridge, Exterior (NYPL b11524053-1252723).tiff 78 W. 168th St.
40°50′17.48″N73°55′25.37″W / 40.8381889°N 73.9237139°W / 40.8381889; -73.9237139 (High Bridge Branch)
Designed by Carrère & Hastings and opened in 1908. Demolished in 1975 and replaced by a new High Bridge Branch on the same site.
33Hunts Point Hunts Point NYPL 877 Southern Blvd jeh.jpg 877 Southern Blvd.
40°49′7.11″N73°53′38.68″W / 40.8186417°N 73.8940778°W / 40.8186417; -73.8940778 (Hunt's Point Branch)
Designed by Carrère & Hastings and completed in 1929, this was the final Carnegie building added to the New York Public Library system.
34Kingsbridge Kingsbridge, Exterior (NYPL b11524053-1252814).tiff 3041 Kingsbridge Ave.
40°52′44.18″N73°54′26.79″W / 40.8789389°N 73.9074417°W / 40.8789389; -73.9074417 (Kingsbridge Branch)
Designed by McKim, Mead & White and opened May 19, 1905. This branch outgrew its original building and closed in 1958. It is now the Spuyten Duyvil Preschool.
35Melrose Melrose Library Branch 1914.jpg 910 Morris Ave.
40°49′35.73″N73°55′3.42″W / 40.8265917°N 73.9176167°W / 40.8265917; -73.9176167 (Melrose Branch)
A Carrère & Hastings design, this branch opened January 16, 1914. It was originally four stories but was reduced to two in 1959.
36Morrisania NYPL Bronx Morrisania Library IMG 2780 HLG.jpg 610 E. 169th St.
40°49′53″N73°54′6.16″W / 40.83139°N 73.9017111°W / 40.83139; -73.9017111 (Morrisania Branch)
Designed by Babb, Cook & Willard and opened in 1908.
37Mott Haven Mott Haven NYPL Alexander Av & 140 St jeh.JPG 321 E. 140th St.
40°48′41.49″N73°55′27.42″W / 40.8115250°N 73.9242833°W / 40.8115250; -73.9242833 (Mott Haven Branch)
The oldest library building in the Bronx, this branch opened in 1905, designed by Babb, Cook & Willard.
38Tremont NYPL Bronx Tremont Library IMG 2803 HLG.jpg 1866 Washington Ave.
40°50′45.72″N73°53′54.04″W / 40.8460333°N 73.8983444°W / 40.8460333; -73.8983444 (Tremont Branch)
Designed by Carrère & Hastings and opened in 1905.
39Woodstock Woodstock NYPL 160 St jeh.jpg 761 E. 160th St.
40°49′13.45″N73°54′19.4″W / 40.8204028°N 73.905389°W / 40.8204028; -73.905389 (Woodstock Branch)
Designed by McKim, Mead & White and opened in 1914.

Carnegie libraries in Brooklyn

Brooklyn received $1.6 million ($58.6 million today) of the entire grant to construct 21 libraries for the Brooklyn Public Library.

LibraryImageLocationNotes
1Arlington Arlington Library.jpg 203 Arlington Ave. at Warwick St. 40°40'50.4"N 73°53'14.0"WOriginally known as the East Branch and officially opened on November 7, 1906; renovated from 1950 to 1952 and in 1980.
2Bedford Bedford BPL Hancock Pl jeh.jpg 496 Franklin AvenueThis Library plan was recognized as an excellent example of library planning and design in the March 1903 issue of Library Journal. It was built using Carnegie funds. In 2000, an interior renovation and exterior restoration by Sen Architects was completed.
3Brownsville Brownsville Library.jpg 61 Glenmore AvenueThe first Brownsville Branch opened in 1905 on the second floor of the Alliance Building after the Hebrew Educational Society donated its books. The Carnegie-built branch, which opened at 61 Glenmore Avenue on December 19, 1908, continues to operate today. [5]
4Bushwick Bushwick BPL jeh.JPG 340 Bushwick AvenueBushwick Library opened in the rented first floor of a church at Montrose Avenue and Humboldt Street in 1903 before moving to its present location on Bushwick Avenue in 1908.
5Carroll Park [now Carroll Gardens] BPL Union Clinton jeh.JPG 396 Clinton Street at Union StreetDesigned by William B. Tubby, this location opened at 396 Clinton Street on March 3, 1905, and was originally called the Carroll Park Branch, until the name was changed to Carroll Gardens in 1973. A predecessor library operated out of a rented space at Smith Street and Carroll Streets from 1901 until completion of this building, which still serves the community today. [5]
6DeKalb DeKalb Library.jpg 790 Bushwick AvenueLocated on bustling Bushwick Avenue in the neighborhood of the same name, DeKalb Library originally opened its doors on February 11, 1905. One of Brooklyn's most beautiful Carnegie branches, the building was designed by the Brooklyn architect William Tubby in the Classical Revival style. Many of the original features in this three-bay brick and limestone building remain today, including its spacious, high-ceilinged reading rooms. The library was rehabilitated in 1950. [6]
7Eastern Parkway Eastern Parkway Library.jpg 1044 Eastern ParkwayThis medium-sized library, built with funds donated by Andrew Carnegie, was designed with a classical limestone facade with large arched windows and entrance portal.
8Flatbush Flatbush Public Library, Brooklyn, 1915.png 22 Linden Blvd. at Flatbush Ave.Flatbush Library has served patrons in its present location on Linden Boulevard since 1905; it was the sixth library built in Brooklyn with funds from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. [7] The building was designed by Rudolphe L. Daus, but an extensive renovation in 1934 has rendered the building almost unrecognizable. [8]
9Fort Hamilton Bay Ridge Carnegie Library.jpg 9424 Fourth Ave.This library started out as an independent free library and was absorbed into Brooklyn Public Library in 1901. The building was designed by the Lord & Hewlett architecture firm and formally opened at 9424 Fourth Avenue on October 16, 1907. [5]
10Greenpoint Carnegie Library. Greenpoint, Brooklyn, N.Y.jpg The original Greenpoint Library opened in 1906 and was one of Brooklyn's first Carnegie libraries, but the building's deterioration necessitated its replacement in the early 1970s.
11Leonard Leonard Devoe BPL jeh.jpg 81 Devoe St. at Leonard St., WilliamsburgThe Leonard Branch was officially opened on December 1, 1908, at its current site at Devoe and Leonard Streets. The one-story classically styled building, designed by William B. Tubby, has an elegantly designed interior of 10,000 square feet that originally featured molded skylights, wood paneling and wood-trimmed windows. [5]
12 Macon Macon-library-brooklyn.jpg 361 Lewis Avenue, Bedford-StuyversantThe 11th Carnegie Brooklyn library, beautiful, historic Macon Library is one of the best preserved Carnegie branches in Brooklyn. Opened in 1907, the two-story, Classical Revival-style building retains its original fireplaces, oak paneling, alcoves and wooden benches, along with the warm charm that has welcomed patrons for more than 100 years. [9]
13Pacific Pacific BPL with bus jeh.jpg 25 4th Avenue at Pacific StreetThe Pacific Branch was the first of the Carnegie-funded libraries to open in Brooklyn, on October 8, 1904. Architect Raymond F. Almirall designed the building, at 25 Fourth Avenue, and was hired again as architect after the building suffered structural damages due to BMT subway construction in 1914. Upon its opening, New York Tribune praised the branch for its classical and dignified design. [5]
14Prospect [now Park Slope] BPL Prospect Branch jeh.JPG 431 6th Ave. at 9th St.This library began life as a small collection of books on natural history in the Litchfield Mansion in Prospect Park. In 1906, the building, designed by Raymond Almirall was finished, using Carnegie funds.
15Red Hook Red Hook Branch, Brooklyn Public Library.jpg The original Red Hook Library, opened on April 22, 1915, was the only of Brooklyn's Carnegie libraries to be built in the Mediterranean Revival style. The architect, Richard A. Walker, accented the original interior of the building with decorative wooden staircases, pendant light fixtures and clerestory windows. This architectural gem was forced to close in August 1946 after suffering extensive damage from a fire, and was demolished soon after. [10]
16Saratoga Saratoga Library.jpg 8 Thomas S Boyland Street 40°41′5.1″N73°54′54″W / 40.684750°N 73.91500°W / 40.684750; -73.91500 Saratoga Library is a Classical Revival-style Carnegie branch with a distinctive Spanish tile roof and a storied history. Opened in 1908, Saratoga was renovated in 1958, 1974 and 1990. [11]
17South South Branch Library.jpg 51st street and 4th AvenueSouth Branch opened to the public on December 9, 1905, on the same site the Sunset Park branch occupies today. The original two-story, Classical Revival-style building, designed by architects Lord & Hewlett, was demolished in 1970. [12]
18Stone Avenue Stone Avenue Library.jpg 581 Mother Gaston BoulevardOriginally constructed to relieve overcrowding at the nearby Brownsville branch, Stone Avenue Library was one of the last Carnegie libraries built in Brooklyn. Officially opened on September 24, 1914, it was originally called the Brownsville Children's Library and is believed to have been the first library in the world devoted exclusively to serving children. Designed by architect William B. Tubby in the Jacobethan style, many of the original architectural details that distinguished the branch as a place for children remain, including the Rookwood storybook fireplace tiles and the original carved wooden benches with rabbit-head finials. [13]
19Walt Whitman St Edwards BPL jeh.jpg 93 Saint Edwards Street, Ft GreeneOriginally called the City Park Branch, this library was renamed to honor Walt Whitman (who once lived on nearby Ryerson Street) in 1943, on the 125th anniversary of his birth. The branch once boasted a naval architecture and science collection, to serve the workers of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. [5]
20Washington Irving Washington Irving Library.jpg 360 Irving Ave. Bushwick 40°41′51″N73°54′44″W / 40.69750°N 73.91222°W / 40.69750; -73.91222 Washington Irving Library was the 21st and final Carnegie library built in Brooklyn.
21Williamsburg BPL Williamsburg 240 Division Av jeh.jpg 240 Division Avenue 40°42′25″N73°57′27″W / 40.70694°N 73.95750°W / 40.70694; -73.95750 Although the branch didn't open until 1905, it is often considered the first of Brooklyn's Carnegie libraries. Thousands, including Mayor Seth Low, came out with much fanfare for a ceremony in November 1903, when a time capsule of documents including a copy of the Carnegie contract was laid in the cornerstone of the building at 240 Division Avenue. [5]

Carnegie libraries in Queens

Queens received $240,000 ($8.8 million today) from the grant and built seven libraries for the Queens Public Library.

LibraryImageLocationNotes
1Astoria Astoria Public Library Postcard.jpg 14-01 Astoria Blvd.The first Carnegie library completed in Queens. [14] In the 1930s the structure was heavily renovated. Additional renovations took place in the 1960s. $9 million in renovations are planned for 2022–2024. [15]
2Elmhurst Elmhurst QPL jeh.jpg 86-01 Broadway
40°44′18″N73°52′38″W / 40.738470°N 73.877307°W / 40.738470; -73.877307
Demolished 2012.
3Far Rockaway Queens Borough; being a descriptive and illustrated book of the borough of Queens, city of Greater New York, setting forth its many advantages and possibilities as a section wherein to live, to work (14596366017).jpg The third Carnegie library completed in Queens. [14] Destroyed by fire in 1962.
4Flushing Flushing Queens Library.jpg Kissena Boulevard and Main StreetDemolished in 1955 [16]
5Poppenhusen Poppenhusen QPL jeh.JPG 121-23 14th Ave. and
13-16 College Point Blvd.
Completed in 1904, it was the second Carnegie library completed in Queens. [14]
6Richmond Hill Richmond Hill, QPL Carnegie Library.jpg 118-14 Hillside Ave.
7Woodhaven Woodhaven library 20190208.jpg 85-41 Forest Pkwy.

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Libraries and Hours, NYPL" . Retrieved 2009-06-22.
  2. 1 2 3 Dierickx, Mary B. (1996). The Architecture of Literacy: The Carnegie Libraries of New York City, pp. 104-186. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art and the New York City Dept. of General Services, New York. ISBN   1-56256-717-9.
  3. Dierickx. The Architecture of Literacy, p. 125.
  4. Manhattan Community Board 4 (2019-10-22). "Letter of Support" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Carnegie Libraries | Brooklyn Public Library". www.bklynlibrary.org. Archived from the original on 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  6. "DeKalb Library - History". www.bklynlibrary.org. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  7. "Flatbush Library - History". www.bklynlibrary.org. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  8. Spellen, Suzanne (2012-11-16). "Past and Present: The Intersection of Flatbush and Linden | Brownstoner". Brownstoner. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  9. "Macon Library - History". www.bklynlibrary.org. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  10. "Red Hook Library - History". www.bklynlibrary.org. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  11. "Saratoga Library - History". www.bklynlibrary.org. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  12. "Sunset Park Library - History". www.bklynlibrary.org. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
  13. "Stone Avenue Library - History". www.bklynlibrary.org. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  14. 1 2 3 "Queens Carnegie Libraries: Poppenhusen Branch | HDC". 8 July 2013.
  15. Astoria Post (2021-01-25). "Astoria Library Branch On Track for Renovations and ADA Upgrades".
  16. Queens Borough Public Library History

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The Center for Brooklyn History is a museum, library, and educational center founded in 1863 that preserves and encourages the study of Brooklyn's 400-year history. The center's Romanesque Revival building, located at Pierrepont and Clinton Streets in Brooklyn Heights, was designed by George B. Post and built in 1878–1881 by David H. King Jr., is a National Historic Landmark and part of New York City's Brooklyn Heights Historic District. The CBH houses materials relating to the history of Brooklyn and its people, and hosts exhibitions which draw over 9,000 members a year. In addition to general programming, the CBH serves over 70,000 public school students and teachers annually by providing exhibit tours, educational programs and curricula, and making its professional staff available for instruction and consultation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Central Library (Brooklyn Public Library)</span> Historic building in Brooklyn, New York

The Central Library, originally the Ingersoll Memorial Library, is the main branch of the Brooklyn Public Library in Brooklyn, New York City. Located on Grand Army Plaza, at the corner of Flatbush Avenue and Eastern Parkway, it contains over 1.7 million materials in its collection and has a million annual visitors. The current structure was designed by the partnership of Alfred Morton Githens and Francis Keally in the Art Deco style, replacing a never-completed Beaux-Arts structure designed by Raymond Almirall. The building is a New York City designated landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Business & Career Library</span> Branch of Brooklyn Public Library

The Business & Career Library was a branch of the Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) at 280 Cadman Plaza West in Brooklyn Heights, near Downtown Brooklyn, in New York City. Its history precedes that of the BPL itself. In 1852, prominent citizens established the Brooklyn Athenaeum and Reading Room for the instruction of young men. In 1857, a group of young men established the Brooklyn Mercantile Library Association of the City of Brooklyn, which shared a building with the Athenaeum. The Mercantile Library attempted to be more practical, placing less emphasis on Literature and philosophy. The librarian in charge was Stephen Buttrick Noyes. In 1866, he went to work at the Library of Congress.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Macon Library</span> Branch library of Brooklyn Public Library

Macon Library is a branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, located in the Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. The branch, opened in 1907, was the borough's eleventh Carnegie library. Richard A. Walker designed Macon in the Classical Revival style and the library was built from red brick and limestone trim with a slate roof at a cost of $93,481. In the 1940s, 1970s, and 2000s, the library underwent major renovations and repairs. Despite the changes, design elements present at the library's opening remain, including some bookshelves, guardrails, and wood paneling. Macon Library houses the African American Heritage Center.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Willink Plaza</span> Intersection in Brooklyn, New York

The Willink Entrance area, also known as Willink Plaza, is a major urban square of Brooklyn, New York City, formed by the intersection of Flatbush Avenue, Ocean Avenue and Empire Boulevard, at the eastern corner of Prospect Park and the southern corner of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. It is serviced by the New York City Subway's Prospect Park station, and features several public spaces and historic buildings. This location is considered the northwestern point of the Prospect Lefferts Gardens neighborhood of Flatbush, and adjoins Crown Heights to its northeast.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cortelyou Library</span> Public library in Brooklyn, New York

Cortelyou Library is a public library in Flatbush, Brooklyn, located on Cortelyou Road, owned and operated by the Brooklyn Public Library system.

References

Note: The above references, while all authoritative, are not entirely mutually consistent. Some details of this list may have been drawn from one of the references without support from the others.

Historic Districts Council pages on Carnegie libraries in Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Queens.