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The marble front of the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on Fifth Avenue, with its arched portico, entrance steps and stone lions.
Free entry

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New York Public Library

The Stephen A. Schwarzman Building is the flagship of the New York Public Library, a Beaux-Arts marble building by Carrère and Hastings on Fifth Avenue that opened in 1911. Two stone lions flank the entrance steps; inside are the Rose Main Reading Room, exhibition galleries and research collections.

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Is New York Public Library free?

Yes. Entry to New York Public Library is free.

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