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The Stephen A. Schwarzman Building is the New York Public Library's flagship building, originally opened to the public in 1911. Today, the Beaux Arts-style building is one of four research libraries offered within the city's library system and has come to symbolize American ideals of free access to knowledge and information, spanning 646,000 square feet along Midtown Manhattan's Fifth Avenue and East 41st Streets. Visitors can explore the library's famed Rose Main Reading Room, which is home to thousands of reference volumes, or take free docent-led tours of the library at select times throughout the week. A free documentary film, "Inside the New York Public Library," is also showcased each half hour, with free public special event programming held at the library throughout the year.
476 5th Ave, New York, NY 10018, Phone: 917-275-6975
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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