Here’s a fun fact for you to appreciate on a leisurely Sunday… NYPL’s Ottendorfer Branch opened in 1884 as New York City’s first free public library. The landmark library is one of the oldest in the system.

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Here’s a fun fact for you to appreciate on a leisurely Sunday… NYPL’s Ottendorfer Branch opened in 1884 as New York City’s first free public library. The landmark library is one of the oldest in the system.