THE
NEW
YORK
SOCIETY
LIBRARY
Founded 1754
The New York Society Library, the oldest in the city, was founded in 1754 by the New York Society, a civic-minded group formed in the belief that the availability of books would help the city to prosper. A
subscription library, it now contains nearly three hundred thousand volumes, reflecting the reading and scholarly interests of its members over the last 257 years.
Although this is primarily a library for the general reader, it has considerable potential for research. Holdings may be searched using the
Library's catalog,
children's catalog, or card catalogs.
Members may borrow books and have the use of several
reading and
study rooms on the upper floors; they can also browse in the
stacks. Non-members are invited without charge to use the ground floor for reading and reference.
The Library is a not-for-profit tax-exempt 501(c)(3) corporation supported primarily by
membership fees,
tax-deductible contributions, bequests and income from its endowment.
Please make a donation to this year's Annual Fund, which provides crucial support for the Library's day-to-day operations.
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