![Photo from the reception area of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library](/media/lbaegfh0/snfl-opening-1.jpg?width=350&quality=70&v=1da2f44326f0870 1w,/media/lbaegfh0/snfl-opening-1.jpg?width=550&quality=70&v=1da2f44326f0870 320w,/media/lbaegfh0/snfl-opening-1.jpg?width=740&quality=70&v=1da2f44326f0870 576w,/media/lbaegfh0/snfl-opening-1.jpg?width=870&quality=70&v=1da2f44326f0870 768w,/media/lbaegfh0/snfl-opening-1.jpg?width=980&quality=70&v=1da2f44326f0870 992w,/media/lbaegfh0/snfl-opening-1.jpg?width=750&quality=70&v=1da2f44326f0870 1280w,/media/lbaegfh0/snfl-opening-1.jpg?width=980&quality=70&v=1da2f44326f0870 1920w)
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Last week, New Yorkers were able to enjoy New York Public Library’s brand new central circulating branch in Manhattan, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), for the first time.
The library, fully redesigned with support from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), has partially opened its first floor to offer limited grab-n-go service. Browsing the stacks and enjoying the library’s other resources—including midtown’s only free public rooftop, a business center, and an adult learning center—will have to wait for the library’s full opening, expected to follow in late 2020.
![Two people arrange books in the library](/media/bhheeczf/snfl-opening-2.jpg)
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![A man is sitting behind a cash register and behind him is a bright sign that reads 125 YEARS NYPL.ORG/125](/media/1vth1vvf/snfl-opening-3.jpg)
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![A woman looks at the books on the shelves of a library](/media/sf1hyacz/snfl-opening-4.jpg)
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![Photo taken from above showing a woman looking at the books on the low shelves of a library](/media/wfqmxjpj/snfl-opening-5.jpg)
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![Photo gallery showing several libraries in a row and one labeled](/media/0uhjyjyg/snfl-opening-6.jpg)
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![Two people in front of a computer with stacks of books next to them](/media/yrnjxohc/snfl-opening-7.jpg)
![Photo showing a wooden bench between two columns that read](/media/udtbn30f/snfl-opening-8.jpg)
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