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New York Pub­lic Li­brary - Stephen A. Schwarz­man Build­ing

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You re­al­ly can't miss the Stephen A. Schwarz­man Build­ing. It sits promi­nent­ly at the cor­ner of Fifth Av­enue and 42nd Street, its strik­ing Beaux-Arts de­sign in­stant­ly rec­og­niz­able as the "main branch" of the New York Pub­lic Li­brary sys­tem. While cur­rent­ly un­der­go­ing ren­o­va­tions, this ar­chi­tec­tur­al gem typ­i­cal­ly hous­es a vast col­lec­tion of re­search ma­te­ri­als ded­i­cat­ed to the hu­man­i­ties and so­cial sci­ences. Even from the out­side, the build­ing is im­pres­sive, hint­ing at the sheer vol­ume of knowl­edge con­tained with­in. Make sure to check its re­open­ing date – it's a must-see for any­one in­ter­est­ed in ex­plor­ing the world's di­verse nar­ra­tives.

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Monday10:00 - 18:00Friday10:00 - 18:00Saturday10:00 - 18:00SundayClosedTuesday10:00 - 20:00Wednesday10:00 - 20:00Thursday10:00 - 18:00