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The New York Public Library has about six million volumes, making it the 27th largest library in the United States.<ref>American Library Association Fact Sheet 22, [http://www.ala.org/ala/alalibrary/libraryfactsheet/alalibraryfactsheet22.htm The Nation's Largest Libraries]</ref>  Its massive structure on Fifth Avenue is one of the landmarks of Manhattan.  But contrary to public perception, the New York Public Library was not the gift by [[Andrew Carnegie]] or anyone else.  It is mostly the result of taxpayer funding.

{{stub}}The New York Public Library has about six million volumes, making it the 27th largest library in the United States.<ref>American Library Association Fact Sheet 22, [http://www.ala.org/ala/alalibrary/libraryfactsheet/alalibraryfactsheet22.htm The Nation's Largest Libraries]</ref>  Its massive structure on Fifth Avenue is one of the landmarks of Manhattan.  But contrary to public perception, the New York Public Library was not the gift by [[Andrew Carnegie]] or anyone else.  It is mostly the result of taxpayer funding.

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