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January 25 2021
The new 5,200-square-foot library, which replaces the former one-room branch, opens for grab-and-go service on January 25
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Photographs and video of the new Roosevelt Island Library available here, along with photos of the 2018 project groundbreaking and the former Roosevelt Island Library. Credit to Jonathan Blanc / NYPL.
JANUARY 25, 2021 Roosevelt Island is ready for a new chapter.
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The New York Public Library is opening a beautiful, brand new Roosevelt Island branch at 504 Main Street on Monday, January 25. The new 5,200-square-foot location will open with grab-and-go service, and replace Roosevelt Island s former branch, a one-room library that, while beloved, could no longer serve the needs of the growing community. ....

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