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Interior of the New York Society Library showing walnut panelling, sculpted fireplace mantels and glass-partitioned offices after renovation.

New York Society Library completes major renovation of historic Upper East Side home

The city’s oldest library has expanded its stacks, added member spaces and opened a conservation lab while staying open throughout the works.

The New York Society Library has completed its most extensive building-wide renovation since the 1980s, expanding stacks, creating a conservation lab and adding study and events space within its 1937 Italianate townhouse on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.