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Agency: Libraries
The Public Library System operates through three independent systems - the Brooklyn Public Library, the New York Public Library and the Queens Borough Public Library. All of the branches offer free access to books, periodicals, electronic resources, and non-print materials. The libraries also offer internet access, cultural and recreational programming and career services. The collections include 400 electronic databases and about 65 million books and other reference items. The chairman of the Brooklyn Public Library system is Thomas Amon; for more information go to www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org. The chairman of the New York Public Library system is Catherine C. Marron; for more information go to www.nypl.org. The president of the Queens Borough Public Library system is Leonard T. D'Amico; for more information go to www.queenslibrary.org.
|
Public Library |
Funding in $ |
|
Brooklyn Public Library |
24,565,692 |
|
New York Public Library |
25,093,065 |
|
Queens Borough Public Library |
34,388,622 |
|
Total |
$ 84,047,379 |
