Tompkins Square Library

Tompkins Square Library The Tompkins Square Branch of The New York Public Library has been serving residents of Manhattan's Lower East Side since 1904.

Historically, it dates back to 1887, when it opened as the Fifth Street Branch of the Aguilar Free Library. The branch relocated three times before moving to its present site facing Tompkins Square Park. Designed by the famous architects McKim, Mead and White and constructed with funds donated to the City by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, the three-story branch has 16-foot ceilings and a spacious children's room on the second floor. Traditionally, Tompkins Square has served varied ethnic populations, including German, Italian, Jewish, Polish, and Ukrainian, and, since the 1960s, a thriving arts community. A major renovation of the branch, as part of the Library's Adopt-A-Branch program, was completed in 1996.

Address

331 E 10th Street
New York, NY
10009

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 7pm
Tuesday 11am - 7pm
Wednesday 11am - 7pm
Thursday 11am - 7pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

+12122284747

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