Aguilar Library

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The History – Founded in 1886, not twenty years after its namesake's death, the Aguilar branch is named after a 19th-century British poet, novelist and theologian of Sephardic Jewish descent. One of the oldest branches in the system, the Aguilar--relocated to its current site in 1905--was designed by architects Herts and Tallant thanks to funds bequeathed by steel magnate Andrew Carnegie. The original cast-iron railings and pressed-glass floor remain following the 1996 renovations. – – The Collection – True to its neighborhood, which flourished with the arrival of…