The New York Public Library will be closed from May 26 to May 28.
New York Public Library. Riverside Branch.
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Brochures, clippings and correspondence documenting operations of Riverside Branch of The New York Public Library.
In 1894 the Riverside Association began operating a small lending library on West 59th Street in Manhattan. Three years later this library was absorbed by the New York FreeCirculating Library (NYFCL) and moved to West 69th Street.When NYFCL merged with The New York Public Library in 1901the library became that institution's Riverside Branch. In1905 the branch was moved to a new building at 190 Amsterdam Avenue, constructed with funds provided by Andrew Carnegie. The branch remained there for nearly 87 years, the last 23 in a modern building that replaced the old one at the same site. In September 1992, the RiversideBranch reopened in a new building at 127 Amsterdam Avenue.The main floor features extensive collections for adults and teenagers. The Children's Room on the second floor combines materials from the Riverside Branch with the specialized children's collections formerly housed at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Among first to enter action. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division.
One of 700,000 pictures in the NYPL Digital Gallery
NYPL Photostore