New York Public Library Unveils $1 Billion Transformation Plan

Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Getty Images

Aerial view of the Humanities and Social Sciences Library. Photo: Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Getty Images

A Re-envisioned Library System to Meet the Needs of a Growing, Changing New York

  • Fifth Avenue Building Dramatically Renovated to Become Flagship Lending and Research Library, A Model for the Urban Library of the Future
  • Large Hub Libraries Established in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island as Anchors to Neighborhood Branches
  • Expanded Digital Resources Increase Access to Library Collections
  • $100 Million Gift From Stephen A. Schwarzman is the Largest Outright, Unrestricted Donation to a New York City Cultural Institution

(New York, NY) March 11, 2008