List of libraries in 19th-century New York City
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This list includes libraries located in New York City active in the 19th century.[1] Included are public libraries, academic libraries, medical libraries, church libraries, government libraries, circulating libraries, and subscription libraries.
A
- Academy of Mt. St. Vincent library[3]
- Aguilar Free Library (est.1886)[3]
- Aldine Club[4]
- American Bible Society[3][5]
- American Bible Union[5]
- American Congregational Union[6]
- American Ethnological Society[5]
- American and Foreign Bible Society[5]
- American Geographical and Statistical Society[3][5]
- American Institute (est.1828)[3][5]
- American Institute of Mining Engineers Library[3]
- American Literary Association[5]
- American Museum of Natural History library[3]
- American Numismatic and Archaeological Society[4]
- American Seaman's Friend Society[3]
- American Society of Civil Engineers[4]
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers[4]
- Anglo-African Reading Room, Prince St. (est.1859)[7]
- Apprentices and Demilt Library, General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York[5][8][9]
- Aschenbroedel Verein Library[3]
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York[3]
- Astor Library[5][10][11]
- William H. Atree's circulating library[12]
B
C
- Hocquet Caritat's circulating library
- Cathedral Free Circulating Library[16]
- Catholic Club Library[3]
- Children's library[15]
- City Library[3]
- Clinton Place Female Seminary[5]
- College of Pharmacy of City of New York[3]
- College of Physicians and Surgeons[5]
- College of St. Francis Xavier[3][5]
- College of Veterinary Surgeons Library[3]
- College Settlement Library[3]
- James Collins' circulating library[14]
- Colored Home and Hospital Library[3]
- Colored Orphan Asylum Library[3]
- Columbia College[5]
- Cooper Institute[5]
- Courtland-Street Library; William Stodart[17]
D
- De Witt Memorial Free Library[3]
E
F
G
H
I
J
- Juvenile Asylum[5]
K
- Adolph Kirsten's German library[21]
L
- La Salle Academy library[3]
- Lenox Library (est.1871)
- Liter. Geselleschaft of Morrisania library[3]
- Lorraine library[15]
- Lyceum of Natural History[5]
M
- Maimonides Library Association[3][22]
- Manhattan College Library[3]
- Maritime Exchange library[4]
- Masonic Library[4]
- Mechanical Engineers Library[3]
- Mechanics' Institute (est.1830)[5][23]
- Medical College and Hospital for Women library[3]
- Mercantile Library Association (est.1820)[5]
- Merchants' and Clerks' Library Association[5]
- Metropolis Law School library[3]
- Metropolitan Medical College[5]
- Metropolitan Museum of Art library[3]
- Military Service Inst. library[3]
- Minerva circulating library; W.B. Gilley[14]
- John Montgomery's circulating library[14]
- Mott Memorial Medical and Surg. library[3]
- E. M. Murden's Circulating Library and Dramatic Repository[14]
N
- New-York Athenaeum (est.1824)[5][24]
- New York City Library[5]
- New York City Lunatic Asylum[5]
- New York Free Circulating Library[3][25]
- New York Historical Society[5]
- New York Hospital[3][5]
- New York Law Institute[5][26]
- New York Law School library[3]
- New York Medical College[5]
- New York Normal College library[3]
- New York Port Society Library[4]
- New York Public Library (est.1895)
- New-York Sacred Music Society (est.1823)[24]
- New York Society Library
- New York State Colonization Society, Omacatl Society[5]
O
P
- Parthenon Circulating Library and Reading Room[14][28]
- Peck Memorial Library[3]
- Players' Club library[4]
- Post grad. med. school and hospital library[3]
- G.B. Powell's Book Store and Circulating Library, 134 Bowery[29]
- Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions[3][5]
- Printers' Free Library (est.1823)[5]
- Prison Association library[3]
- Produce Exchange library[4]
- Public School, 14th Ward[5]
- Public School (20th Ward) Library[5]
R
S
- St. Agnes' Free Library[3]
- St. Barnabas' Free Reading Room[3]
- St. George's Free Circulating Library[3]
- St. John's College library[3]
- St. Luke's Hospital[5]
- St. Mark's Memorial Chapel, free library[15]
- Seamen's library, Pike St.[15]
- Seamen's Friend Society Library[4][5]
- Spingler Institute (est.1849), Union Square[5]
- John Stagner's circulating library[30]
T
U
- Union Theological Seminary[5]
- University Club Library[3]
- University of the City of New York[5]
- University Settlement library (est.1892)[3]
W
- Webster Free Circulating Library (est.1894)[3]
- Washington Heights Free Library, Amsterdam Ave.[3][15]
- Washington Institute[5]
- Westermann's German circulating library[6]
- T. Whybrew's circulating library[14]
- Helen Williams' circulating library[29][30]
- Woman's Library, no.19 Clinton Place[3][15]
- Women's Free Reading-Room and Library, no.16 Clinton Place[15]
- Women's Medical College of New York[3]
- Workingmen's Free Reading-Room and Library[15]
Y
- YMCA of Greater New York[5]
- YMCA[5]
- YWCA library (est.1870)[3]
