The New York Public LibraryPRESENTATION WAS PREPARED BY ELENA DEMINA

The New York Public Library is a public library system in New York City. With nearly 53 million items, the New York Public Library is the 2nd largest public library in the United States and 4th largest in the world.

Welcome to the New York Public Library !

THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY MAIN BUILDING DURING LATE STAGE CONSTRUCTION IN 1908;

THE LION STATUES NOT YET INSTALLED AT THE ENTRANCE

Lenox copy of the Gutenberg Bible in the New York Public Library

Cross-view of classical details in the entrance portico

"Patience" and "Fortitude" of the "Library Lion" statues in the snowstorm of December 1948

Science, Industry and Business library

The entrance to the Hall directory

The Card Department

A panoramic view of the Rose Main Reading Room, facing south

I hope you have enjoyed this brief tour of the New York Public Library.

Thank you for your attention!