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NYPL’s Historic Seward Park Branch Reopens after RenovationThe Seward Park branch of the New York Public Library reopened May 7 following a two-year, $6.3-million renovation by Kevin Hom and Andrew Goldman Architects.Improvements to the five-story, 20,000-square-foot building on Manhattan’s Lower East Side—one of the largest neighborhood branches in the system—include a new entrance, central air conditioning, a community room, a story-hour room, a new security system, and 30 public computers. The addition of an elevator and an outside entrance ramp make the building ADA-compliant. “The people who built this library more than 95 years ago had great foresight,” said Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields. “At that time this neighborhood was filled with immigrants who needed the resources of such a large library to help them adapt to their new country. Although the neighborhood has evolved, throughout its history this branch has always been one of the most heavily used in the system.” The project was funded through NYPL’s Adopt-a-Branch program, which combines private donations with public funds to renovate branch libraries. Posted May 14, 2004. |
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