The New York Society Library

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:library
gptkbp:address	53 East 79th Street, Manhattan, New York City
gptkbp:archiveType	historic circulation records
gptkbp:buildingCompleted	1917
gptkbp:buildingType	Italianate
gptkbp:collectionSize	over 300,000 volumes
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director	gptkb:Carolyn_Waters
gptkbp:formerPosition	gptkb:Wall_Street gptkb:Nassau_Street gptkb:University_Place gptkb:East_79th_Street_(current)
gptkbp:foundedIn	1754
gptkbp:governingBody	private, non-profit
gptkbp:heritageDesignation	gptkb:New_York_City_Landmark
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The New York Society Library
gptkbp:location	gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:membership	open to individuals and families for a fee
gptkbp:movedTo	1937
gptkbp:neighborhood	gptkb:Upper_East_Side
gptkbp:notableEvent	served as the de facto Library of Congress when New York was the U.S. capital
gptkbp:notableMembers	gptkb:Alexander_Hamilton gptkb:George_Washington gptkb:Herman_Melville gptkb:James_Madison gptkb:Washington_Irving gptkb:John_Jay gptkb:Willa_Cather gptkb:Aaron_Burr gptkb:Wendy_Wasserstein
gptkbp:offers	children's programs lectures research services reading groups
gptkbp:oldestLibraryIn	gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:openToPublic	members only
gptkbp:origin	gptkb:City_Hall,_New_York_City
gptkbp:type	gptkb:library
gptkbp:website	https://www.nysoclib.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:79th_Street
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7