the New York Public Library
/ðə ˌnjuː jɔːk ˌpʌblɪk ˈlaɪbrəri/, /ðə ˌnjuː jɔːk ˌpʌblɪk ˈlaɪbri/
/ðə ˌnuː jɔːrk ˌpʌblɪk ˈlaɪbreri/
- the largest research library in the world that lends books to the public. It was founded in 1895. The main building in New York is on Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, but it includes a large number of other local libraries in Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island.
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the New York Public Library