Formerly called the Mid-Manhattan Library, the steel and granite library dates from 1914 and was built as a department store. Its original structure has been retained and the renovation introduces a three-storey "vertical library", business and educational facilities and a publicly accessible rooftop garden and café. Wood Slat Ceiling, Wood Slats, Stavros Niarchos, New York Library, Urban Icon, Long Room, Mansard Roof, Storing Books, Reading Room