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The Astor Library was a free public library in the East Village, Manhattan, developed primarily through the collaboration of New York City merchant John Jacob Astor and New England educator and bibliographer Joseph Cogswell. It was primarily meant as a research library, and its books did not circulate. It opened to the public in 1854, and in 1895 consolidated with the Lenox Library and the Tilden Foundation to become the New York Public Library (NYPL). During this time, its building was expanded twice, in 1859, and 1881.

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  • The Astor Library was a free public library in the East Village, Manhattan, developed primarily through the collaboration of New York City merchant John Jacob Astor and New England educator and bibliographer Joseph Cogswell. It was primarily meant as a research library, and its books did not circulate. It opened to the public in 1854, and in 1895 consolidated with the Lenox Library and the Tilden Foundation to become the New York Public Library (NYPL). During this time, its building was expanded twice, in 1859, and 1881. (en)
  • De Astor Library was een openbare bibliotheek aan de 425 (ten tijde van de bouw Lafayette Place geheten) in New York, die in 1854 werd opgericht dankzij de samenwerking tussen de multimiljonair en financier John Jacob Astor en de boekenliefhebber, bibliothecaris en docent . In 1895 ging deze bibliotheek op in de New York Public Library. (nl)
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  • The Astor Library was a free public library in the East Village, Manhattan, developed primarily through the collaboration of New York City merchant John Jacob Astor and New England educator and bibliographer Joseph Cogswell. It was primarily meant as a research library, and its books did not circulate. It opened to the public in 1854, and in 1895 consolidated with the Lenox Library and the Tilden Foundation to become the New York Public Library (NYPL). During this time, its building was expanded twice, in 1859, and 1881. (en)
  • De Astor Library was een openbare bibliotheek aan de 425 (ten tijde van de bouw Lafayette Place geheten) in New York, die in 1854 werd opgericht dankzij de samenwerking tussen de multimiljonair en financier John Jacob Astor en de boekenliefhebber, bibliothecaris en docent . In 1895 ging deze bibliotheek op in de New York Public Library. (nl)
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