The library scenes in the first Ghostbusters movie were shot in the NYPL main branch. Make sure to take a tour of the building while you're here; it's an architectural masterpiece.

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3.0

August 12, 2005

no browsing allowed?. Personally, an unbrowsable library is a borderline useless library for me. What do you mean, I have to know what I want when I walk in the door, write it down on a piece of paper and wait for it to be delivered? So the library is huge --…

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3.0

July 27, 2005

New York Public Library 455 5th Ave.. This branch of the New York Public Library has a very vast collection in nearly anything you could ask for. They also have wonderful lecture series, classes and the like, for many different topics. This branch seems to have a specialty…

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5.0

July 23, 2005

New York public library outshines all the rest. I never seem to get over the sheer magnitude of this library. From the moment you see it which the majestic Lions out front to the millions of books and research materials available to all who enter the doors, there is something for…

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5.0

July 19, 2005

Anything you need - free. This is one of the best and most extensive libraries I've been to. Most of my enthusiasm comes from the online reservation system - reserve online and then go pick up. This library has just about anything you can think of and if it…

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5.0

July 16, 2005

One place for all your research needs. This library has the most extensive research capabilities and helpful staff. If you have a specific topic in mind, this is the place to start, and there are so many avenues to consider, especially with original documents through to the…

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