New York has no shortage of places that demand your attention. The New York Public Library does something better: it earns it. Just off Fifth Avenue, beside Bryant Park and a few quick steps from the ...

You live in Brooklyn, but are in Manhattan between appointments. Where’s a clean, well-lighted place to kill time or work that’s not a Starbucks? An obvious answer is libraries, home to (mostly) free ...

A chance visit to the New York Public Library set Manhasset painter Angela Classi on a yearslong journey that would ...

Last month, the New York City Council’s Committee on Cultural Affairs and Libraries held an oversight hearing on the city’s public libraries and COVID-19. The committee, chaired by Queens Council ...

Readers and patrons of the New York Public Library have a gift to be excited about this holiday season – a $50 million donation from a pair of culture-loving philanthropists. Just months after giving ...

The queen will gift a Roo doll to the library's collection during her visit, according to the New York Public Library.

Public libraries in New York City will be making about 10,000 portable Wi-Fi units available for their patrons. The New York Times says the free program will start later this month at branches of the ...