Administrative Contact List


Website Contact Information

Mailing address:
The New York Public Library
Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street
New York, NY 10018

General Information (Switchboard) 212-930-0800
Hours of Services 212-661-7220
Exhibitions & Events 917-ASK-NYPL (917-275-6975)
Telephone Reference 917-ASK-NYPL (917-275-6975)
Photographic Services & Permissions 212-930-0091
Press Inquiries 212-592-7700
Friends of the Library 212-930-0653
Security (24-Hour Emergency Phone) 212-930-0512
     
Gift Shops / Library Shops
Library Shop - 40thStreet & 5thAvenue 212-340-0839
Library Shop - 42nd Street & 5th Avenue 212-930-0641
Schomburg Shop - 135th Street & Malcolm X Blvd 212-491-2206
     
     
President's Office 212-930-0735
Paul LeClerc President & CEO 212-930-0736
Elaine Cunningham Executive Secretary 212-930-0735
Gracelyn Pilgrim Office Manager 212-930-0698
     
     Office of the Legal Counsel 212-930-0552
     Robert Vanni Vice President and General Counsel  
 
 
Communications & Marketing 212-592-7700
     Anthony Calnek Vice President for Communications & Marketing 212-592-7700
     
     Public Relations    
     Herb Scher Director 212-592-7700
     
     Marketing  

     Susan Halligan

Director of Marketing 212-592-7727
     
     Publications  

     Karen Van Westering

Director 212-592-7716

     Ellen White

Managing Editor 212-592-7718
     
     Graphic Design Office    
     Tina Hoerenz Manager 212-592-7720
     Marc Blaustein Art Director 212-592-7721
     
     
External Affairs 212-930-0739

     Catherine Carver Dunn

Senior Vice President 212-930-0611
     Stephen Shepard Assistant to SVP 212-642-0122
     
     Government Affairs & Programs 212-930-0952
     Catherine Dente Director, Government and Community Affairs 212-930-0051
     Robert Bellinger Associate Manager, Government and Community Affairs 212-930-0554
        
     
     Development / Fundraising 212-930-0739
     Heather Lubov   Vice President for Development 212-930-0692  
     Frances Q. Tschinkel Director for Public Affairs and Memberships 212-930-0778
     Kathleen Donovan Riegelhaupt Director, Foundation and Government Grants 212-930-0738  
     Robert Kenselaar Manager, Campaign Projects 212-930-0628
     Amy Karazsia Director, Individual Giving 212-930-0630
     Vanessa Novak Director, Corporate Relations 212-930-0765
     Denise Szabo Director, Development Services 212-930-0742
     John M. Bacon Director, Planned Giving 212-930-0568
     
     Friends Office 212-930-0653
     Jessica Cassidy Manager, Friends Program 212-930-0968
     
     Volunteer Office 212-930-0502
     Maura Muller Manager, Volunteer Program 212-930-0502
     Tour Information   212-930-0501
     
     
Capital Planning & Construction 212-930-0614
     Joanna Pestka Senior Vice President  
     
     
Administration & Finance   212-930-0745

     David Offensend

Senior Vice President/Chief Administrative Officer 212-930-0600
   
     Finance 212-592-7400
     Jeffrey Roth Vice President, Budget and Planning  
     Sharon Hewitt Watkins Assistant Vice President and Controller  
     
     Accounting 212-592-7400
     
     Budget   212-592-7400
     Johanna Patch Director, Planning and Analysis  
     
     Office of Procurement & Supplier Management 212-592-7600
     Joseph Brucia Director of Procurement  
     
Staff Services Department 212-592-7322
     Louise Shea Vice President  
     
Office of Staff Development    
     Gary A. Wasdin Director 212-340-0895
     
Information Technology  
     David M. Sturm Vice President & Chief Information Officer 212-621-0661
     
     Client Support Services 212-621-0500
     Vincent Perfetti Manager 212-642-0151
     
      Data Center Operations 212-621-0666
      Tony Centrone Manager 212-621-0212
     
      Engineering & Network Services 212-621-0225
      Richard Stalzer Manager 212-621-0225
     
      Internet & Software Development 212-621-0244
      Judith Johnson Manager 212-621-0244
     
      Client Communications, Finance and Administration 212-621-0226
      Robert Fornabaio Manager 212-621-0226
     
     Operations Support & Service 212-930-0509
     Robert Frace Assistant Manager 212-714-8529
     
Facilities Operations 212-930-0509
      James Minto Director 212-930-0508
     
Security (24 Hour Emergency Phone) 212-930-0512
      James Pisaniello Director 212-930-0945
     
Shipping and Printing 212-714-8529
      Joel Schlissel Duplicating Supervisor 212-714-8517
     (Position Vacant) Shipping Supervisor 212-714-8535
     
Earned Income   212-930-0745
     
NYPL Express
[Research/Document Delivery/Permissions]
212-592-7201
      Margaret Vollmer Coordinator 212-592-7201
      Thomas Lisanti Manager, Rights & Permissions 212-930-0091
     
Events and Space Rental Office 212-930-0730
      Kathryn Laino Director 212-930-0730
     
Retail Marketing Office 212-930-0687
      Sara Abraham Director 212-930-0591
     
     
Library Administration David S. Ferriero, Andrew W. Mellon Director of The New York Public Libraries 212-930-0674
     
Library Sites and Services  
      Anne L. Coriston Director 212-930-0953
      Bonnie Birman Deputy Director 212-340-0933
     
      Contact Information for Library Networks  
     
Office of Adult and Information Services, oas@nypl.org 212-340-0911
Questions about computer classes, films, lectures, author readings, book discussions, poetry workshops, concerts, exhibits, and other events for adults; Books to Remember, No Crystal Stair; booklists for adult readers, online databases, Ask Librarians Online, Best of Reference.  
     
Office of Community Outreach Services 212-340-0918
Questions about ESOL and citizenship classes, literacy classes, services to seniors, assistive technology, library events in languages other than English, services to pre-release and ex-inmates.  
     
Office of Children's Services, kids@nypl.org 212-340-0906
Questions about books for children through 6th grade, library events for children, summer reading, schools outreach, On Lion for Kids, 100 Picture Books, New York is Book Country.  
     
Office of Young Adult Services, teenlink@nypl.org 212-340-0909
Questions about books for teens 7th through 12th grade, summer reading, schools outreach, CLASP, TeenLink, and Books for the Teen Age.  
     
Branch Libraries Information Systems, ils@nypl.org 212-340-0946
Overdues, fines, collection agency cases, problems with iPAC, LEO catalog, telnet, eBooks, eNYPL, downloadable media  
     
     

LIVE from the NYPL (Public Programs)

  212-930-0855
Paul Holdengräber, Director 212-930-0718
Kim Irwin, Associate Manager 212-930-0843
Meg Stemmler, Assistant 212-642-0149

   

Technical Services

Cynthia Clark, Director  
   

Humanities and Social Sciences Library

Stewart Bodner, Site Manager

H. George Fletcher, Brooke Russell Astor Director for Special Collections

Contact Information for Humanities and Social Sciences Library Collections

   

The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Jacqueline Z. Davis, Barbara G. and Lawrence A. Fleischman Executive Director for the Performing Arts

Contact Information for Performing Arts Collections

   

Schomburg Center for Research in
Black Culture

Howard Dodson, Director

Contact Information for Schomburg Collections

   

Science, Industry and Business Library

Kristin Mc Donough, Robert and Joyce Menschel Director

Contact Information for SIBL Collections

   

Digital Library Collection

Josh Greenberg, Director
  Contact Information for Digital Collections