The Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL) was a

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of the

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(NYPL) system in

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. SIBL was created in 1996 when materials relating to science, business, and related fields were relocated from the Main Building (now the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building) to a new branch was located within the former B. Altman and Company Building. The SIBL branch entrance was on

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between 34th and 35th Streets. The branch consisted of space on two levels: street level and one level below ground. In 2016, the NYPL announced that the SIBL would close after the completion of an upcoming renovation of the

Mid-Manhattan Library The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), popularly known as the Mid-Manhattan Library, is a branch of the New York Public Library (NYPL) at the southeast corner of 40th Street and Fifth Avenue in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New ...

. The Mid-Manhattan Library, which reopened in 2020 as the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, contains a business center that replaces the SIBL's collection.

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34th Street (Manhattan) Libraries in Manhattan Madison Avenue Midtown Manhattan Defunct New York Public Library branches 1996 establishments in New York City 2020 disestablishments in New York (state) Defunct libraries {{Manhattan-struct-stub