Science, Industry and Business Library | |
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![]() NYPL Science, Industry and Business Library at theB. Altman and Company Building | |
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Location | New York City, US, United States |
Type | Research library |
Established | 1996 (1996) |
Dissolved | 2020 (2020) |
Branch of | New York Public Library system |
Other information | |
Website | Official website |
TheScience, Industry and Business Library (SIBL) was aresearch library of theNew York Public Library (NYPL) system inMidtown Manhattan.[1] SIBL was created in 1996 when materials relating to science, business, and related fields were relocated from theMain Building (now the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building) to a new branch was located within the formerB. Altman and Company Building. The SIBL branch entrance was onMadison Avenue between34th and 35th Streets. The branch consisted of space on two levels: street level and one level below ground.
In 2016, the NYPL announced that the SIBL would close after the completion of an upcoming renovation of theMid-Manhattan Library.[2] The Mid-Manhattan Library, which reopened in 2020 as the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library,[3] contains a business center that replaces the SIBL's collection.[4]
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