Gotham City Public Library

The Gotham City Public Library was located in the Diamond District of Gotham City. After the Cataclysm, it was taken over by Edward Nygma and used as a base during the No Man's Land year.

History

Charles Van Dahl visited the library in order to do some research for a novel he was writing. When he was going through some old newspapers at the public library, he discovered an old issue of the Gotham Gazette that headlined "Penguin Busted" and reported on Oswald Cobblepot's past career as a crime boss.^[1]

After the bridges were destroyed and Gotham was declared a No Man's Land, the Riddler found himself confused after he was resurrected by Hugo Strange. Nygma claimed the Main Public Library as his headquarters and would continue to live there for the following months.^[2] He also started to install various traps and contraptions in order to protect his base from invaders.^[3][4]

The Library was at one point invaded by Jim Gordon and Eduardo Dorrance, who tried to arrest the Riddler for the destruction of Haven. However, Nygma was able to escape after activating one of his traps that involved a hidden bomb.^[5]

A few weeks later, the Gotham City Public Library was also invaded by Arthur Penn and Scarface, who tracked down the Penguin in order to kill him and take control of his No Man's Land sector. With the help of the Riddler, Cobblepot was able to destroy Scarface by blowing the dummy's head off. Moments later, the Ventriloquist was then shot dead by Nygma.^[6]

The library also had a book that included the construction plans for Wayne Manor by the original architect. After the destruction of Wayne Manor, the book was found by Alfred Pennyworth and Selina Kyle during a visit to the Main Public Library. Alfred was planning to base the reconstruction of Wayne Manor on the original blueprints from the early 20th century.^[7]

Staff

• Isabella (deceased)

Known Visitors

• Charles Van Dahl
• Oswald Cobblepot
• James Gordon

During No Man's Land

• Edward Nygma (owner)
• Oswald Cobblepot
  • Dale (deceased)
• Lucius Fox
• Alfred Pennyworth
• Barbara Kean
• Bruce Wayne
• Selina Kyle
• James Gordon
• Eduardo Dorrance (invader)
• Arthur Penn and Scarface (invaders, deceased)
• Tank (prisoner)

Appearances

Season 1 "The Blind Fortune Teller" (mentioned) Season 2 "Wrath of the Villains: Prisoners" (mentioned) Season 3 "Mad City: Red Queen" Season 4 "A Dark Knight: The Demon's Head" Season 5 "Year Zero" "Trespassers" "Ruin" "Pena Dura" "13 Stitches" "Ace Chemicals" "Nothing's Shocking" "I Am Bane" "They Did What?"

Notes

• The Gotham City Public Library is a recurring location in the DC Comics, first appearing in the story "The Phantom of the Library" from Detective Comics #106 (December 1945) by Don Cameron and Bob Kane.
• This is the second live-action version of the Gotham City Public Library, the first being in the original 1966 Batman TV series.

Trivia

• The exact location of the Gotham City Public Library in the Diamond District was visible on Edward Nygma's map in the episode "Year Zero".

References

1. ↑ Cannon, Danny (writer) & White, Scott (director) (March 28, 2016). "Wrath of the Villains: Prisoners". Gotham. Season 2. Episode 16. FOX.
2. ↑ Stephens, John (writer) & Cannon, Danny (director) (January 3, 2019) "Year Zero" Gotham. Season 5. Episode 1.
3. ↑ Sosa, Iturri (writer) & Tonderai, Mark (director) (January 31, 2019) "Pena Dura" Gotham. Season 5. Episode 5.
4. ↑ Boston, Seth (writer) & Fink, Kenneth (director) (February 28, 2019) "Nothing's Shocking" Gotham. Season 5. Episode 8.
5. ↑ Sosa, Iturri (writer) & Tonderai, Mark (director) (January 31, 2019) "Pena Dura" Gotham. Season 5. Episode 5.
6. ↑ Boston, Seth (writer) & Fink, Kenneth (director) (February 28, 2019) "Nothing's Shocking" Gotham. Season 5. Episode 8.
7. ↑ James Stoteraux & Fiveash, Chad (writer) & Fink, Kenneth (director) (March 21, 2019) "I Am Bane" Gotham. Season 5. Episode 10.