Science, Industry and Business Library
NYPL Science, Industry and Business Library at the B. Altman and Company Building
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40°44′53″N 73°58′59″W / 40.7481°N 73.9831°W / 40.7481; -73.9831
LocationNew York City, U.S., United States
TypeResearch library
Established1996 (1996)
Dissolved2020 (2020)
Branch ofNew York Public Library system
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WebsiteOfficial website

The Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL) was a research library of the New York Public Library (NYPL) system in Midtown Manhattan.[1] SIBL was created in 1996 when materials relating to science, business, and related fields were relocated from the Main Building (now the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building) to a new branch was located within the former B. Altman and Company Building. The SIBL branch entrance was on Madison Avenue between 34th and 35th Streets. The branch consisted of space on two levels: street level and one level below ground.

In 2016, the NYPL announced that the SIBL would close after the completion of an upcoming renovation of the Mid-Manhattan Library.[2] The Mid-Manhattan Library, which reopened in 2020 as the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library,[3] contains a business center that replaces the SIBL's collection.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL)". New York Public Library. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  2. ^ Smith, Jennifer (2016-11-16). "New York Public Library Approves $200 Million Makeover of Mid-Manhattan Branch". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  3. ^ Weaver, Shaye (July 17, 2020). "Get a first look at New York City's newest library". Time Out New York. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  4. ^ "About the Business Center at Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)". The New York Public Library. Retrieved September 11, 2020.


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