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Roosevelt Island Library

524 Main Street
New York, NY 10044-0001
(212) 308-6243
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Library Manager: Miranda Murray

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In 1976, Dorothy and Herman Reade of Forest Hills, Queens, retired to Roosevelt Island and made it their goal to create a community library. The one-room Roosevelt Island Community Library, run solely by volunteers, served residents for twenty years. In 1997, Roosevelt Island Library became the 85th branch of The New York Public Library.

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Upcoming Events

Monday, February 13, 2012
10:30 a.m. Baby Story Time
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
10 a.m. Roosevelt Island Knitting and Crochet Group
4 p.m. Games
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
11 a.m. Toddler Story Time
Thursday, February 16, 2012
4 p.m. Anime Club
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