41°11’34.2″N 73°50’22.8″W

An  open-air laboratory in New Castle, New York brought to you by the Metropolitan New York Library Council

Shape and Be Shaped by the Field

Librarians, archivists, cultural workers — please join us as we think about the parameters of our work, together. How and why do we do it? Who do we do it for? Are there other ways we might approach it?
We share this place with sassafras and salamanders, and we owe them a commitment to stewardship and care. What might we learn from them about this site, its connection to the world, how these creatures organize and communicate, and what else is possible?
2025 Field Report

Upcoming Events

Join us for outdoor events, activities, and workshops, and be a part of the Library Field!

Propose an Event

Are you a METRO member? Do you have an idea for something you’d like to do at the Library Field? Drop us a line, and learn more about what is possible when we are working outdoors.
Reach out

Host a Retreat

Whether you are a METRO member or not, the Library Field is a great place to take a team to think differently about your work.
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METRO

METRO is one of New York State’s nine regional library councils, chartered by the New York State Board of Regents and established in Education Law in 1966. We serve the boroughs of New York City as well as Westchester County, though many of our services have impact far beyond our local service area. Our mission is to create a sustainable culture of creativity, collaboration, and open exchange for libraries, archives, museums, and cultural institutions in the Metropolitan New York region and around the world. We accomplish our mission through leadership, grantmaking, resource sharing, professional learning, research, technology services, creative practice, and more.

Spirit of Interrogation
Commitment to networked knowledge
Supportive yet self-guided environment

METRO’s member organizations include a diverse assortment of public and academic libraries, archives, museums and museum libraries, academic centers, artists, designers, architects, and others. If your organization is interested in joining METRO, you can learn more here.