BRANCH LIBRARIES

With the exception of the Central Building, the names of the Branches in Manhattan and The Bronx are arranged as they are situated, from south to north.

Names marked with a star (*) are of Branches occupying Carnegie buildings.

MANHATTAN

Central Building. Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street
Central Circulation
Children's Room
Library for the Blind
Travelling Libraries
Chatham Square.* 33 East Broadway
Seward Park.* 192 East Broadway
Rivington Street,* 61
Hamilton Fish Park.* 388 East Houston Street
Hudson Park.* 66 Leroy Street
Bond Street, 49. Near the Bowery
Ottendorfer. 135 Second Avenue. Near 8th Street
Tompkins Square.* 331 East 10th Street
Jackson Square. 251 West 13th Street
Epiphany.* 228 East 23rd Street
Muhlenberg.* 209 West 23rd Street
St. Gabriel's Park.* 303 East 36th Street
40th Street,* 457 West
Cathedral. 123 East 50th Street
Columbus.* 742 Tenth Avenue. Near 51st Street
58th Street,* 121 East
67th Street,* 328 East
Riverside.* 190 Amsterdam Avenue. Near 69th Street
Webster.* 1465 Avenue A. Near 78th Street
Yorkville.* 222 East 79th Street
St. Agnes.* 444 Amsterdam Avenue. Near 81st Street
96th Street,* 112 East
Bloomingdale. 206 West 100th Street
Aguilar.* 174 East 110th Street
115th Street,* 203 West
Harlem Library.* 9 West 124th Street
125th Street,* 224 East
George Bruce. 78 Manhattan Street
135th Street,* 103 West
Hamilton Grange.* 503 West 145th Street
Washington Heights.* 1000 St. Nicholas Ave. Cor. of 160th St.
Fort Washington.* 535 West 179th Street

THE BRONX

Mott Haven.* 321 East 140th Street
Woodstock.* 759 East 160th Street
Melrose.* 910 Morris Avenue. Corner of 162nd Street.
High Bridge.* 78 West 168th Street
Morrisania.* 610 East 169th Street
Tremont.* 1866 Washington Avenue. Corner of 176th Street
Kingsbridge.* 3041 Kingsbridge Avenue. Near 230th Street

RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)

St. George.* 5 Central Avenue. Tompkinsville P. O.
Port Richmond.* 75 Bennett Street
Stapleton.* 132 Canal Street
Tottenville.* 7430 Amboy Road

PUBLICATIONS OF THE LIBRARY

A reader of this Handbook may wish to know about some other sources of information concerning the Library. For that reason a few of its publications are named here. They may be consulted in the Central Building or any of the Branches.

Annual Report of The New York Public Library. (A limited number are sent to institutions or private persons upon request.)

Bulletin of The New York Public Library. Published monthly. Chiefly devoted to the Reference Department. Bibliography, news of the Library, reprints of manuscripts, descriptions of new accessions. One dollar a year; current single numbers for ten cents. Back numbers at advanced rates.

Branch Library News. Monthly publication of the Circulation Department. Lists of new books, reading lists, articles about books, etc. Given free at the Branches. By mail free to libraries and other public institutions. Otherwise, twenty-five cents a year.

Facts for the Public. A small pamphlet of general information about the Library. Much of its contents is also contained in this Handbook. Given free.

Central Building Guide. A small pamphlet. Price five cents.

THE CROTON RESERVOIR

As the Central Building of the Library stands on part of the site of the old Croton Reservoir, it is fitting to reprint here the inscriptions on two tablets which were formerly affixed to the Reservoir.

One tablet is now on the first floor of the Central Building, on the wall of the south or 40th Street corridor. The inscription is:

HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE ACCOUNT
OF THE CROTON AQUEDUCT

The Law authorizing the construction of the work, passed May
2nd, 1834.
STEPHEN ALLEN, WILLIAM W. FOX, SAUL ALLEY,
CHARLES DUSENBERRY and BENJAMIN M. BROWN were appointed
Commissioners.
During the year 1834, two surveys were made—one by DAVID
B. DOUGLASS and the other by JOHN MARTINEAU.
In April, 1835, a majority of the Electors of the City voted in
favour of constructing the Aqueduct.
On the 7th May following, the Common Council "instructed the
Commissioners to proceed with the work."
DAVID B. DOUGLASS was employed as Chief Engineer until
October, 1836; when he was succeeded by JOHN B. JERVIS.
In March, 1837, BENJAMIN M. BROWN resigned, and was succeeded
by THOMAS T. WOODRUFF.
In March, 1840, the before mentioned Commissioners were succeeded
by SAMUEL STEVENS, JOHN D. WARD, ZEBEDEE RING,
BENJAMIN BIRDSALL and SAMUEL R. CHILDS.
The work was commenced in May, 1837. On the 22nd June, 1842,
the Aqueduct was so far completed that it received the Water from the
Croton River Lake; on the 27th the Water entered the Receiving Reservoir
and was admitted into this Reservoir on the succeeding 4th of July.
The DAM at the Croton River is 40 feet high, and the overfall
251 feet in length.
The CROTON RIVER LAKE is five miles long, and covers an
area of 400 acres.
The AQUEDUCT, from the DAM to this Reservoir, is 40½ miles
long, and will deliver in twenty-four hours 60,000,000 imperial gallons.
The capacity of the Receiving Reservoir is 150,000,000 gallons,
and of this reservoir 20,000,000.
The cost, to and including this Reservoir, nearly $9,000,000.

In the pavement of the south court is a tablet with this inscription:

CROTON AQUEDUCT.
DISTRIBUTING RESERVOIR.

COMMISSIONERS.

SAMUEL STEVENS
ZEBEDEE RING
JOHN D. WARD
BENJⁿ BIRDSALL
SAMUEL R. CHILDS

ENGINEERS.

JOHN B. JERVIS. CHIEF.
H^o ALLEN, PRIN^l ASSIST.
P. HASTIE, RESIDENT.

BUILDERS.

THOMSON PRICE & SON.

COMMENCED A. D. MDCCCXXXVIII.

COMPLETED A. D. MDCCCXLII.

TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND COPIES
OF THIS FIRST EDITION OF THE
HANDBOOK WERE PRINTED AT
THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
IN JUNE 1916