Collection by AIANY Center for Architecture
Reading Room: A Catalog of New York City's Branch Libraries
Reading Room: A Catalog of New York City’s Branch Libraries, features the work of architectural photographer Elizabeth Felicella documenting all 210 branches of New York City’s extensive public library systems in more than 1,700 photographs. Felicella’s subtle yet clear and technically accomplished photographs depict the libraries from varying vantage points – from full-scope exterior shots to intimate studies of window plants and pencil sharpeners – inviting the viewer to appreciate the intricacy, complexity, and vast scope of these vital and evolving public resources.
South Jamaica Library, Queens Public Library, Nelligan White Architects, 1999
Woodside Library, Queens Public Library, 1933
Stapleton Library, New York Public Library, Carrere and Hastings, 1904, Andrew Berman Architect, 2013
Glen Oaks Library, Queens Public Library, Marble Fairbanks, 2013
Cambria Heights Library, Queens Public Library, Kostow Greenwood Architects, 2006
North Hills Library, Queens Public Library, Abraham W. Geller and Associates, 1987
Ottendorfer Library, New York Public Library, J William Schickel, 1884
Riverdale Library, New York Public Library, 1967
Mariner's Harbor Library, New York Public Library, Atelier Pagnamenta Torriani, 2013
Roosevelt Island Library, New York Public Library, 1997
Maspeth Library, Queens Public Library, Harry Silverman Architect, 1974
Flushing Library, Queens Public Library, Polshek Partnership, 1998
Spuyten Duyvil Library, New York Public Library, Giorgio Cavaglieri, 1971
Baisley Park Library, Queens Public Library, 1970
Hamilton Grange Library (145th Street), New York Public Library, McKim Mead & White, 1907
Jamaica Bay Library, Brooklyn Public Library, Leibowitz-Boudova and Associates, 1973
Bronx Library Center, New York Public Library, Dattner Architects, 2006
Dyker Library, Brooklyn Public Library, Daniel Laitin, 1974
Midwood Library, Brooklyn Public Library, Unger & Unger, 1954
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