Excerpt from Facts for the Public The Central Building was built for The New York Public Library by the City Of New York, at an approximate cost, exclusive of the ground which was owned by the City, Of The architects were Carrere and Hastings. It was opened to the public on May 23, 1911. The Library occupies the building as a tenant under terms Of a con tract with the City, dated December 8, 1897 This building serves as the centre Of the whole library system and contains the administrative Offices of both Reference and Circulation Departments, the main ref erence collections (i. E. The books from the Astor and Lenox Libraries, and thosebought since consolidation with the income from the endowment funds Of the Library), a branch for the circulation of books, a children's room, a training school for libra rians, and also the Extension Division (for merly the Travelling Library Office), and the Library for the Blind. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.