subject: Public Libraries In New York City [print this page] New York City has the best of everything from music to art; from sports to fashion; from food to clubs! There are thousands of educational institutes working in harmony and healthy competition to provide best and updated education to its citizens. New York City has numerous prestigious and recognized universities and colleges and excellent libraries to help create awareness and interest amongst the public.
Libraries are valuable to the student and readers to help them in thorough understanding and enhancing their knowledge. Therefore, NYC has numerous public and local libraries to help its citizens and promote culture and history. Public libraries in New York City include the following:
Brooklyn Public Library System, Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, Chautauqua - Cattaraugus Library System, Clinton Essex Franklin Library System, Finger Lakes Library System, Four Long Island Library Resources Council, Mid-Hudson Library System, Mid-York Library System, Mohawk Valley Library Association, Monroe County Library System, Nassau Library System, New York Public Library, Onondaga County Public Library, Pioneer Library System, Queens Borough Public Library, Ramapo Catskill Library System, Southern Adirondack Library System, Steele Memorial Library, Suffolk County Public Libraries, Upper Hudson Library System and Westchester Library System .
The New York Public Library is one of the important research libraries in the world and the best in USA. Brooklyn Public Library System is the fifth largest public library system in the USA serving Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island. Pioneer Library System (PLS) is cooperative public New York City library system serving 42 public libraries in Ontario, Wayne and Wyoming and Livingston. It offers varies incentives to its embers such as System-wide OWWL Delivery, System-wide Computer and Networking Support , Advisory Services for Collection Development, Administration and Governance and many more.
Upper Hudson Library System (UHLS) is a conglomerate of twenty-nine autonomous public libraries working together to serve the citizens of New York City in the best and most effective manner! Ramapo Catskill Library System (RCLS), established in 1959 is working to provide coordinated services, training, guidance and leadership to member library trustees and staff .The aim of this New York City library is to enable them to meet the changing needs of the readers in Orange, Rockland, Sullivan and southern Ulster counties.
All the public New York City libraries are working to bring up new and improved ways to promote reading, sharing knowledge and enhancing the standards of cultural and educational trends of their citizens!
