$7.8 Million 5700 Square Foot Brand New Roosevelt Island NY Public Library Branch Opens Today - Come Take A Virtual Tour, It's Beautiful
Great news for Roosevelt Island today. The brand new Roosevelt Island NY Public Library branch is open and available for limited grab and go service during the current Coronavirus pandemic.
📸: A look at the new @nypl Roosevelt Island branch, which opened today with grab-and-go service at 504 Main Street on the Island. The 5,200-square-foot branch's design meets the standards for LEED Silver Certification. It also meets ADA requirements. pic.twitter.com/wcMp7e34Gu
— NYC DDC (@NYCDDC) January 25, 2021
This morning,
Roosevelt Island NYPL Branch
Manager Carlos Chavez gave a tour of our new local library. Come along and see
for yourself.
New York Public Library President
Anthony Marx, Manhattan Borough President
Gale Brewer,
NYC Council Member
Ben Kallos, NY State
Assembly Member
Rebecca Seawright
and Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) Acting President Shelton Haynes attended today's opening and all had some
very interesting comments. Take a listen.
... Plans for the new Roosevelt Island branch library on the first floor at 504 Main Street were first announced way back in July 2012 but construction did not start until October 2018. At that time, residents were told to expect substantial completion of the new library by December 2019. As we know, that did not happen due to a variety of delays and then the Coronavirus Pandemic shutdown....Happily, starting today, the Roosevelt Island Library is now open for all.

Below is NYPL press release about today's opening of the Roosevelt Island library branch.Earlier today on Roosevelt Island checking out our new library.
— Ben Kallos, NYC Council Member (@BenKallos) January 25, 2021
After years of construction and much anticipation this brand new modern location is done.
Thank you to @nypl and @NYCDDC for all the work to get this finished. @Rooseveltisland pic.twitter.com/x60eItp4ci
The New York Public Library is opening a beautiful, brand new Roosevelt Island branch at 504 Main Street on Monday, January 25. The new 5,200-square-foot location will open with grab-and-go service, and replace Roosevelt Island’s former branch, a one-room library that, while beloved, could no longer serve the needs of the growing community."As our resilient City enters a hopeful new year, the Library is proud to kick it off by giving Roosevelt Island the new library that they have long needed, wanted, and deserved,” said Anthony Marx, President of The New York Public Library. “It’s a new beginning for a community that for so long has loved and relied on its library, a trusted center of life where patrons access information and open doors of opportunity. We are eager to welcome our neighbors to their new space and support them as they continue to weather unprecedented challenges and work towards recovery and a brighter future.”