New York Public Library’s Donnell Branch to Share Space With Hotel

Shhh, this is a hotel. The New York Public Library said yesterday that it had signed an agreement to sell the property and the building housing its Donnell branch in Midtown to Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. for $59 million.

November 7, 2007 by Librarians Libraries

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2 Responses

  1. Chuck says:
    November 7, 2007 at 3:26 pm

    i like it
    This is a great idea. More branches should co-located with other businesses in their environment. It would help integrate the library into the community it serves.

    Our joint is located right next to and across the street from retail spots and the business owners report surges in foot traffic from library patrons

  2. Anonymous says:
    November 7, 2007 at 9:36 pm

    Several libraries in
    Several libraries in Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Library system share buildings with other businesses, though not in such grand fashion. The ones I can think of offhand are the Squirrel Hill branch, which sits above a real estate agency and a parking lot, and the Hazelwood branch, which sits above a laundromat and a restaurant. The Downtown & Business branch occupies part of the ground-level and basement space of an otherwise unremarkable office tower in the center city…

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