Fifty specialty libraries of New York City : from botany to magic /
Ballard, Terry,
Fifty specialty libraries of New York City : from botany to magic / Fifty specialty libraries of New York City. Terry Ballard. - Oxford : Chandos Publishing, 2016. - xx, 171 pages : colour photographs ; 23 cm. - Chandos information professional series. . - Chandos information professional series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series Page
Dedication
About the Author
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1. The Pioneers: Three Subscription Libraries, 440Years of Service to New York
The New York Society Library
General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen Library
Library: The Center for Fiction
Chapter 2. Economics
American Numismatic Society—the Harry W. Bass Jr. Library
Library: Foundation Center
Chapter 3. Law Libraries
New York County Courts Public Access Law Library
Library: Queens Supreme Court Law Library
Chapter 4. Medicine
New York Academy of Medicine
Library: New York Public Library Science, Industry and Business Library
Library: New York Public Library Mid-Manhattan Branch
Chapter 5. Rare Books
Library: Berg Collection of the New York Public Library
Library: Morgan Library
Chapter 6. Art
Library: Museum of Modern Art
Library: Frick Art Reference Library
Library: Cooper Hewitt
Library: Whitney Museum of American Art–Frances Mulhall Achilles Library
International Center for Photography Library
Library: The Reanimation Library
Chapter 7. Psychology
The Kristine Mann Library
Library: American Society for Psychical Research
Chapter 8. Government Libraries
Library: The Municipal Library
Library: National Archives at New York City
Chapter 9. Language Libraries
Library: John & Francine Haskell Library French Institute Alliance Française
Library: Goethe-Institut
Library: Instituto Cervantes
Library: Italian Cultural Institute
Chapter 10. Services to the Blind
Library: Xavier Society for the Blind
Library: Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library
Chapter 11. Science
Library: American Museum of Natural History Research Library
Library: The Explorers Club
Chapter 12. Entertainment
Library: The Hampden-Booth Theatre Library, The Players Foundation for Theatre Education
Library: Louis Armstrong Archive
Library: New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Library: Paley Center for Media
Library: Conjuring Arts
Chapter 13. Culture
Library: Center for Jewish History
Library: Poets House
Library: Hispanic Society of America
Library: New York City New York Family History Center
Library: American Kennel Club
Library: Chancellor Robert R. Livingston Masonic Library
Library: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Library: Lesbian Herstory Archives
Chapter 14. History
Library: American Irish Historical Society
Library: Othmer Library—Brooklyn Historical Society
Library: Bronx Historical Society
Library: Staten Island Museum
Chapter 15. Botany and Horticulture
Library: Brooklyn Botanical Gardens Library
Library: The Barbara A. Margolis Library of The Horticultural Society of New York
Library: The LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Gardens
Afterword
Index
Everyone knows that New York maintains one of the great library systems in the world - the two lions that guard the 42nd street library among the most important icons in the city. Less well known are a host of specialty libraries that have grown up around the rich intellectual and cultural life of New York City. There are a number of libraries that serve genealogical researchers, but also libraries catering to Spanish, German, French and Russian speakers. There is a library of books about dogs and one that is based on the work of Carl Jung. A library in Staten Island checks out tools to homeowners rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy. Fifty Specialty Libraries of New York City will be a tour of highly specialized but publicly accessible libraries in Manhattan and the Outer Boroughs. In each case, access is described, and an interview with the director or supervisor is presented. This book is a unique information source for all those librarians and researchers interested in the rich cultural heritage of New York’s libraries.
9780081005545
Special libraries--New York (State)--New York.
026 / BAL
Fifty specialty libraries of New York City : from botany to magic / Fifty specialty libraries of New York City. Terry Ballard. - Oxford : Chandos Publishing, 2016. - xx, 171 pages : colour photographs ; 23 cm. - Chandos information professional series. . - Chandos information professional series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series Page
Dedication
About the Author
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1. The Pioneers: Three Subscription Libraries, 440Years of Service to New York
The New York Society Library
General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen Library
Library: The Center for Fiction
Chapter 2. Economics
American Numismatic Society—the Harry W. Bass Jr. Library
Library: Foundation Center
Chapter 3. Law Libraries
New York County Courts Public Access Law Library
Library: Queens Supreme Court Law Library
Chapter 4. Medicine
New York Academy of Medicine
Library: New York Public Library Science, Industry and Business Library
Library: New York Public Library Mid-Manhattan Branch
Chapter 5. Rare Books
Library: Berg Collection of the New York Public Library
Library: Morgan Library
Chapter 6. Art
Library: Museum of Modern Art
Library: Frick Art Reference Library
Library: Cooper Hewitt
Library: Whitney Museum of American Art–Frances Mulhall Achilles Library
International Center for Photography Library
Library: The Reanimation Library
Chapter 7. Psychology
The Kristine Mann Library
Library: American Society for Psychical Research
Chapter 8. Government Libraries
Library: The Municipal Library
Library: National Archives at New York City
Chapter 9. Language Libraries
Library: John & Francine Haskell Library French Institute Alliance Française
Library: Goethe-Institut
Library: Instituto Cervantes
Library: Italian Cultural Institute
Chapter 10. Services to the Blind
Library: Xavier Society for the Blind
Library: Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library
Chapter 11. Science
Library: American Museum of Natural History Research Library
Library: The Explorers Club
Chapter 12. Entertainment
Library: The Hampden-Booth Theatre Library, The Players Foundation for Theatre Education
Library: Louis Armstrong Archive
Library: New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Library: Paley Center for Media
Library: Conjuring Arts
Chapter 13. Culture
Library: Center for Jewish History
Library: Poets House
Library: Hispanic Society of America
Library: New York City New York Family History Center
Library: American Kennel Club
Library: Chancellor Robert R. Livingston Masonic Library
Library: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Library: Lesbian Herstory Archives
Chapter 14. History
Library: American Irish Historical Society
Library: Othmer Library—Brooklyn Historical Society
Library: Bronx Historical Society
Library: Staten Island Museum
Chapter 15. Botany and Horticulture
Library: Brooklyn Botanical Gardens Library
Library: The Barbara A. Margolis Library of The Horticultural Society of New York
Library: The LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Gardens
Afterword
Index
Everyone knows that New York maintains one of the great library systems in the world - the two lions that guard the 42nd street library among the most important icons in the city. Less well known are a host of specialty libraries that have grown up around the rich intellectual and cultural life of New York City. There are a number of libraries that serve genealogical researchers, but also libraries catering to Spanish, German, French and Russian speakers. There is a library of books about dogs and one that is based on the work of Carl Jung. A library in Staten Island checks out tools to homeowners rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy. Fifty Specialty Libraries of New York City will be a tour of highly specialized but publicly accessible libraries in Manhattan and the Outer Boroughs. In each case, access is described, and an interview with the director or supervisor is presented. This book is a unique information source for all those librarians and researchers interested in the rich cultural heritage of New York’s libraries.
9780081005545
Special libraries--New York (State)--New York.
026 / BAL