New York Public Library

New York Public Library

Library and Historic and Protected Site
Midtown East, New York
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    Rabiah
    "Great place to study or get out of the heat quietly."(22 Tips)
    Marta G.
    "Wonderful free tour around the library, excellent guide!"(12 Tips)
    Matt R.
    "best reading areas: Map room, rose main reading room"(12 Tips)
    Sharon U.
    "The Rose Reading Room at the NYPL is a must see!"(8 Tips)
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  • Jordan T.heart icon on user image
    Jordan TaylorAugust 21, 2016
    I visit this place every time I'm in New York. The architecture, sweeping staircases, art, Gutenberg Bible, and Map Room are highlights. But the main reading room always seems to be closed when I go.
    Upvoted 2 weeks ago
  • Harryheart icon on user image
    HarryJune 3, 2015
    Must see in NY. I'm not usually the one to visit libraries but this one is worth it! Just wonder around and admire the architectural features and decorations in the various rooms
    Upvoted Feb 5
  • Zheng X.heart icon on user image
    Zheng XuAugust 28, 2016
    Beautiful architecture. A lot of tourists (just like me) in the public are but the study room are always quite and nice. Go there if you really want to have a productive weekend afternoon.
    Upvoted 3 days ago
  • Alvaro C.
    Alvaro CastilloFebruary 20, 2013
    Such a glorious place to crank out your work. But the library's park is what makes coming here the complete package. especially in the summer when you can get your ping pong and chess on.
  • Noura S.heart icon on user image
    Noura S.August 15, 2017
    One of the beautiful building in the city to visit. Free of charge. If you have kids, don't miss their children library section in the basement. Take a copy of their monthly activity calendar.
  • Sergio L.
    Sergio LópezMay 8, 2013
    Been here 5+ times
    Somehow, the 80 people together in a huge room of this Library manage how to keep the quietness of the whole building. It's an awesome place to do some work or simply chill out. A monument to books!
  • Jacob F.heart icon on user image
    Jacob FordSeptember 16, 2015
    Been here 10+ times
    Follow signs to the South Court and go down. See where the stone changes from polished white to rough black? It’s the leftover foundation from a giant block-sized pyramid called the Croton reservoir.
  • naveen
    naveenSeptember 8, 2011
    patience and fortitude, the library lions, make this my most favorite library in the world. a beautiful building and one you'll remember from ghostbusters! the map room is not to be missed.
  • Worldbizheart icon on user image
    WorldbizDecember 7, 2016
    Beautiful building w lovely interior paintings. Lit Xmas tree during winter. Spacious ,quiet apple computers equiped study areas.
  • Kaitlin Y.heart icon on user image
    Kaitlin YapchaianOctober 2, 2019
    Been here 5+ times
    If you need a quiet place to work with WiFi, check out the main catalog room on the third floor (plugs are hidden underneath the wooden tabletops). Or keep walking thru it to the Rose Reading Room.
  • DoubleDeuceheart icon on user image
    DoubleDeuceMarch 22, 2019
    A New York City gem filled with tourists searching for the reading room, the book trains and sharing admiration for the architecture. Lots of great exhibits cycle through so always worth a visit.
  • N A.heart icon on user image
    N AvedisSeptember 8, 2018
    One of the most beautiful, peaceful and classy places in New York. Not that peaceful, still a lot of tourists, BUT it’s nice to be in one of the reading rooms.
  • Michael F.heart icon on user image
    Michael FernandezJuly 19, 2015
    Been here 5+ times
    I work from here everyday. It's the most beautiful home for books I've ever been in. Lots of little places to study and get work done. Free wifi all day!!!
  • Umair Z.heart icon on user image
    Umair ZiaJanuary 3, 2017
    Such a beautiful building. You would think you are in Europe and it was built 500 years ago. Oh, and a must visit for Ghostbusters fans.
  • Hoshi M.
    Hoshi M.August 23, 2018
    Been here 5+ times
    Just a beautiful place to come visit. And it’s all free! Take the tours that leaves every day (except Sunday) at 11am and 2pm!
  • Kaitlin Y.heart icon on user image
    Kaitlin YapchaianOctober 2, 2019
    Been here 5+ times
    If you need a private place to take a call, the side entrance on 42nd has old wooden phone booths. They’re cramped—but an option in noisy NYC!
  • VeBox
    VeBoxMarch 23, 2013
    Filled with as much great art and history as many museums, the New York Public Library is a great stop on a day where your schedule isn't swamped. Step inside & discover all the hidden gems it holds.
  • Samman
    SammanApril 23, 2013
    The 3rd largest public library in the world is housed in an architectural masterpiece. Free tours - don't miss the map room! On a nice day, check out a book and read in gorgeous Bryant Park.
  • ℳ𝒶𝓎♍heart icon on user image
    ℳ𝒶𝓎♍December 27, 2019
    Been here 25+ times
    Deep in the bustling metropolis of New York City, is a full of history building that towers over Bryant Park and provides a stark contrast to the hyperactivity a few blocks away at Times Square
  • Paul B.
    Paul BurnsNovember 29, 2012
    Beautiful building both inside and out, but as it's so busy with tourists I don't think it would be the best place to read or study! Help support the library by visiting the gift shop on the 1st floor
  • @MisterHirsch
    @MisterHirschMay 13, 2011
    Home of the Manhattan Cocktail Classic opening night gala ... definitely THE EVENT for any cocktail lover. "There can't be good living where there is not good drinking" -Benjamin Franklin Cheers!
  • Tiny N.
    Tiny New YorkApril 9, 2018
    The New York Public Library’s Rare Books Division houses Harry Crosby’s The Sun, the tiniest library book! It’s 1in by 3⁄4in, set in 3point type, and you need a magnifying glass to read it. Read more
  • D&A Travel: A.
    D&A Travel: AndersDecember 29, 2013
    [Escapes] A stunning building to return to many times. See the beautiful reading rooms (Rose etc), check out the shop and take a free tour (11am and 2pm). Free wifi too.
  • Melvynheart icon on user image
    MelvynMay 31, 2018
    If you want to learn about the history of NYPL and lots of interesting facts, sign up for the free tours offered by library volunteers.
  • Raja H.
    Raja HAugust 19, 2012
    This place would be a lovely place to study if it wasn't for the goddamn tourists. If you're desperate, bring a pair of headphones. It can get chilly, so pack a light sweater during the summer.
  • Affinia Hotel Collection
    The beautiful backdrop to Bryant Park is more than just a library. It’s a New York landmark that houses over 25,000 bindings and a handwritten copy of the Declaration of Independence.
  • Alexandre H.heart icon on user image
    Alexandre HortaJanuary 20, 2017
    Imponente building and richly decorated. Beautiful rooms to read and make researches. I have liked so much some exhibitions that I could attend there.
  • Matthew C.heart icon on user image
    Matthew CiuccioOctober 19, 2013
    I am in love. I always thought I have been here before. But that memory was actually me remembering Breakfast At Tiffany's. I was NEVER here. Now I never want to leave.
  • City of New York
    City of New YorkJune 3, 2013
    The NYPL site was originally the Croton Reservoir, which occupied a two-block section of Fifth Avenue between 40th and 42nd Streets.
  • Karl W.heart icon on user image
    Karl With A "K"March 17, 2015
    Such beautiful architecture. Also be sure to stop by the bookstore on the third floor. Lots of high quality mementoes and Americana there.
  • Ryan R.
    Ryan RossAugust 8, 2014
    Worth a look if you're walking down 5th. Also, there's some dude's guest wifi spot available outside. If you're a tourist with no data?
  • Alex T.heart icon on user image
    Alex TavarezJanuary 31, 2020
    A historical site. Biggest NYC public library I am aware of, with towering statues and imposing art. Good place to study.
  • Scott G.heart icon on user image
    Scott GellmanMay 27, 2015
    Been here 5+ times
    Great place to get quiet work done, power outlets and good chairs... As long as you don't mind the tourists occasionally walking through.
  • 🍚heart icon on user image
    🍚March 1, 2015
    Beautiful library. Could spend hours exploring the building itself. Definitely worth going to as. New Yorker too. Not just a tourist attraction
  • The Corcoran Group
    The Corcoran GroupOctober 11, 2013
    Be sure to get a NYPL system library card while you're here so you can borrow eBooks for your Kindle instead of paying for them.
  • Bogdan S.
    Bogdan SeredyakNovember 29, 2014
    Two-story underground book vault.The first level holds research materials, including rare books and manuscripts, available by request in the Reading Room. The second hold research books
  • JC M.
    JC Martinez-SifreJuly 16, 2015
    Been here 5+ times
    Go to the map collection room on the ground floor and ask about "Building Inspector." The foundations of historically accurate #VR worlds are being built there and you can pitch in too.
  • Njoud F.heart icon on user image
    Njoud FahadDecember 1, 2018
    Great space for study and get your work done
  • Catherine K.heart icon on user image
    Catherine KlafferMay 10, 2013
    Been here 25+ times
    Opens 10am most days. Super quiet upstairs for study. Be prepared to show your bags on the way out! This is NYC dude
  • PureWow
    PureWowMay 11, 2015
    The fourth largest library in the world, the NYPL holds more than 53 million items and was built over 12 years using 530,000 cubic feet of marble. Read more
  • Radio City Christmas Spectacular
    NYPL named the Rockettes one of the treasures of America’s favorite public library. View beautiful historical photographs of the Rockettes in the commemorative book Know the Past, Find the Future.
  • Dan T.
    Dan TranJuly 18, 2013
    Eating messy food at the park and forgot to get napkins? Get a quick fix at the hand sanitizer machine that gives generously on the 5th ave entrance of the library.
  • Michelin Travel & Lifestyle
    Walk past marble lions nicknamed Patience and Fortitude into a 1911 masterpiece of Beaux-Arts design by famed firm Carrère and Hastings. - Green Guide Editor
  • Ros47 D.
    Ros47 DeltaMay 26, 2013
    One of the largest repositories of human knowledge. Astronomy section lacking in scholarship beyond what humans call the "Milky Way" (Intermutual K-27.f) as planet is still pre-quantorial.
  • Verna
    VernaOctober 2, 2012
    beautiful venue for an event...just make sure you dress in layers that you can shed. It can get a touch warm...especially after a few cocktails.
  • Elizabethheart icon on user image
    ElizabethAugust 21, 2015
    The children's reading room was fun for the kids. The main reading room was closed for restoration.
  • Time Out New York
    Time Out New YorkNovember 23, 2011
    Your request for a book used to be shot throughout the building via giant brass pneumatic tubes. Now obsolete, the pipes can still be viewed at the clerk’s desk in the third-floor catalog room. Read more
  • Elizabeth L.heart icon on user image
    Elizabeth LeeOctober 24, 2016
    Architecture here is amazing to look at. Their reading rooms are also beautiful to just walk around too.
  • Tripl
    TriplJuly 16, 2012
    Need a nice place to admire beautiful architecture with free wifi this is your spot. Its big, gorgeous and worth a visit. AC is usually pumping too!
  • Melissa B.
    Melissa BurgessFebruary 3, 2015
    Go for the free tour! An easy way to get a glimpse of some of the most beautiful aspects of the building.
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