| Elmer Holmes Bobst Library | |
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 The south facade of the Bobst Library, along West 3rd Street | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Library |
| Address | 70 Washington Square South |
| Town or city | New York City (Greenwich Village, Manhattan), New York 10012 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40°43′46″N 73°59′50″W / 40.72944°N 73.99722°W |
| Completed | September 12, 1973 |
| Opened | September 12, 1973 |
| Owner | New York University |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 12 |
| Floor area | 425,000 square feet (39,500 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Philip Johnson and Richard Foster |
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| Collection | |
| Size | 3.3 million volumes, 20,000 journals, and over 3.5 million microforms |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | Almost one million books annually |
The Elmer Holmes Bobst Library (/boʊbst/ BOHBST), often referred to simply as Bobst Library or just Bobst, is the main library at New York University (NYU) in Lower Manhattan, New York City. The library is located at 70 Washington Square South between LaGuardia Place and the Schwartz pedestrian plaza, across from the southeast corner of Washington Square Park and next to Gould Plaza.
Opened on September 12, 1973, Bobst Library is named after its benefactor, Elmer Holmes Bobst, who gave US$11.5 million[1] toward its completion. Bobst – a philanthropist who made his money in the pharmaceutical industry,[2] and a confidant of U.S. President Richard Nixon[3] – was a long-time trustee at New York University.
- ^ "The Fales Library & Special Collections Guide to the Elmer Holmes Bobst Collection 1862-1978". Fales Library and Special Collections. Archived from the original on August 26, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
- ^ "A Brief History" on the New York University website
- ^ Trigoboff, Sara (December 13, 2010). "NYU History Lesson: The Not-So-Admirable Elmer Holmes Bobst". NYU Local. Retrieved November 11, 2011.