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The article reports on the five-year, $1-billion expansion of the New York Public Library (NYPL) in New York City, with the goal of doubling its number of unique users. Herb Scher, NYPL director of public relations, notes that the improvement plan involves a renovation of the Humanities and Social Sciences Library. NYPL President Paul LeClerc says the world of information and ideas has changed profoundly, and the needs of library users have changed in response.

This article offers information on the central Bronx branch of the New York Public Library. The $50-million, five-story is three times the size of the Fordham Library Center that had served the borough for 82 years. Designed by Dattner Architects, the branch offers 127 desktop computers for public use and houses 200,000 books, periodicals, and multimedia items for the community's ethnically diverse users.

Reports on the plans of the Buffalo and Erie County, New York Public Library. Decision to reject a plan developed in 1998 to consolidate some small branch libraries; Reaction of the public to the plan which caused them to change it; Focus of the second plan on developing services and programs for various groups, such as children and the business community.