New York State Library

Research Library - Serving the government and people of New York.

Library Development - Statewide leadership, advisory services, and State and Federal funding for library systems and libraries.

Talking Book and Braille Library - Audio and braille magazines and books, including downloadable books, for eligible readers.

News and Announcements

• Reminder: The Library is closed on Monday, May 27, for observance of Memorial Day.
• Upcoming Program - Civil War Medicine: Myth and Reality (May 25)
• Some of our online and print subscription resources are temporarily unavailable.
• Update (March 27) from the State Librarian

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Statewide Initiatives

• Creating the Future
• NOVELNY
• Broadband Funding for Libraries
• librarycareersny.org
• Summer Reading