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Basement
- Basement
First Floor
- First Floor
- Fiction
- Non-Fiction
- Lifelong Learning Collection
- Large Print Collection
- Spanish Language Collection
- Chinese Language Collection
- Russian Language Collection
- Albanian Language Collection
- Polish Language Collection
- Reference Collection
- Periodicals
- Media Collection
- Young Adult Non-Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction
- Young Adult Media
- Computer Services: Computers for Public Use, Laptop Docking, Wireless Internet Access, Printing (from PC), Wheelchair Accessible Computers, Electrical outlets available, Laptops for Public Use
- Printing and Copy Services: Photocopiers (black/white, self service), Wheelchair accessible photocopiers
Second Floor
- Second Floor
- Children's Books
- Children’s Media
- Children's Spanish Collection
- Children's Chinese Collection
- Computer Services: Computers for Public Use, Wireless Internet Access, Printing (from PC), Wheelchair Accessible Computers, Electrical outlets available
- Photocopiers (black/white, self service)
- Children's Only Public Restroom
Third Floor
- Center for Reading and Writing
The New York Public Library’s Center for Reading and Writing provides basic literacy instruction for adults 16 years of age and older. Instruction is provided in ten week cycles, four times per year. Small groups consist of 4 to 6 students which meet twice per week with a trained tutor. Computer-assisted instruction is an important part of the program and is open to registered students by appointment during center hours.
Open Hours:
Monday, 1:00 - 8:00 pm*
Wednesday, 1:00 - 8:00 pm*
*after 7:00 by appointment only
Phone: (212) 673-4528
Also available in this library
- Assistive Technologies: Jaws, MAGic

