Library

The public library, if I am correct in my recollection, was brought to us here in NYC by German immigrants.

79th between 2nd and 3rd Avenues, the Yorkville branch is a lovely solid little building.

The NYPL near Astor Place on 2nd Avenue was the first in the City. It’s the Otendorfer Library.

The Ottendorfer Branch of the New York Public Library opened in 1884 as New York City’s first free public library. Designed by German-born architect William Schickel, this landmark building combines Queen Anne and neo-Italian Renaissance styles with an exterior ornamented by innovative terracotta putti. The branch was a gift of Oswald Ottendorfer, owner of the New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung newspaper.

From their website.

Libraries throughout the NYPL system are mostly picturesque well-built structures.

The Yorkville branch of NYPL.

The pandemic and e-reading has brought us a “no late fees” policy.

If you enjoy listening to books or reading on tablet or phone, there’s one more innovation for you.

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