The New York Public Library was formed in 1895 and has 87 branches. The library, as its name states, is situated in New York City. The library is one of the foremost public libraries in the United States and serves over 8, 143, 198 people. As of 2007 the research collection of the library included 43,975,362 items (books, videotapes, maps, etc.), which include 15, 985, 192 books. The Branch Libraries include 7, 299, 286 items, which include 4, 416, 812 books. All in all, the total sum of items in the library includes over 50 million, and a total of over 20 million books. The only other libraries to include items have than this are the Library of Congress and the British Library. However if all the branches were treated as a whole, the New York Public Library would have 208 branches and over 30 million book titles, thereby making it the largest public library in the whole world.
The Main branch building of the New York Public Library is located on 5th Avenue, between 40th street and 42nd street. The cornerstone of his building was laid in 1902 and cost $9 million. 75 miles of shelves were installed here in 1910. By 1911 all the books from Astor and Lenox libraries were moved to this main building. The New York Public Library comprises of four research libraries. The library has 82 branch libraries. The library has been portrayed in numerous pop cultural works, which include novels, movies, television and poetry.
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