TY - BOOK AU - Ballard,Terry AU - TI - Fifty specialty libraries of New York City: from botany to magic T2 - Chandos information professional series SN - 9780081005545 U1 - 026 PY - 2016/// CY - Oxford PB - Chandos Publishing, KW - Special libraries KW - New York (State) KW - New York N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -