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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library
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The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), formerly known as the Mid-Manhattan Library, is a branch of the New York Public Library (NYPL) at the southeast corner of 40th Street and Fifth Avenue in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. It is diagonally across from the NYPL's Main Branch and Bryant Park to the northwest. The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library has space for 400,000 volumes across a basement and seven above-ground stories.

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  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Wi-Fi
Address
455 5th Avenue
Hours
Closed · opens 8 am
Weekly hours
Mon8 am–9 pm
Tue8 am–9 pm
Wed8 am–9 pm
Thu8 am–9 pm
Fri8 am–8 pm
Sat10 am–6 pm
Sun10 am–6 pm

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Updated 29 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.