Bronx Library Center
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📚 Library · Bronx
1 hours · Free · No reservation needed
- 🚇About 35 min by subway or carFrom Midtown · Getting there: Subway B/D to Kingsbridge Rd, then a 3-minute walk
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Lots of shadeRain-OK · Handles heat
- ⏱️Typical visit: 1 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall · Winter
The largest library in the Bronx, with a spacious, modern full-floor children's area and lots of Spanish and bilingual story times, only about 10 minutes from both the Bronx Zoo and the botanical garden.
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Bronx, New York
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