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| | New York Public Library - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The New York Public Library (NYPL), one of three public library systems serving New York City, is one of the leading libraries in the United States. |
 | | John Bigelow (1817–1911), a New York attorney, was a trustee of the Tilden will, and formulated a plan to combine the resources of the financially-strapped Astor and Lenox libraries with the Tilden bequest to form "The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations". |
 | | The library consolidated with The New York Free Circulating Library in February, 1901, and Andrew Carnegie donated $5.2 million to construct branch libraries, with the proviso that the City of New York fund their maintenance and operations. |
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