tag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:/items/72153100-9975-0134-2096-0050569601ca-6New York Public Library2023-10-30T16:25:48Ztag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/708172016-12-01T15:57:30Z2023-10-30T16:25:48ZNew York Public LibraryPublic Library (N.Y.) City. On Back: Public Library. New York, N.Y. New York Public Library is located on Fifth Avenue covering two entire block from 40th to 42nd Streets. It is built entirely of marble and cost $9,000,000. The corner stone was laid Nov. 10, 1902 and the library was opened May 23rd, 1911. The pass1 stock room is 270 feet long, contains 1,600,000 volumes and has 7,000 periodicals on file.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library