Using the New York State Library
Visiting the Library
- Hours
- Directions and Parking
- Wireless Internet Access
- General Library Rules
- Policy on Children
- Book Drops
What kind of materials does the Library have?
- New Books
- Catalog | Catalog Guide
- Collections
- Databases available on site
- Digital Historical Documents
- Genealogy
- Manuscripts and Special Collections
- Talking Book and Braille Library
What services are available?
- Photocopying materials
- Public Access Computers
- Wireless Internet Access
- Fax service
Borrowing books
- Using Library materials on site
- Applying for a Library card
- Borrowing books and other Library materials
- Eligibility to borrow
- Interlibrary loan
- Loan periods and renewals
- Lost books and other materials
- Overdue books and other materials
- Pickup and delivery options
- Returning NYSL materials
- Requesting NYSL Materials Electronically through Excelsior
Services to...
- Business Community
- New York State Government Employees
- Teachers
- New York residents who need recorded or braille books (Talking Book and Braille Library)
What is available online?
- Ask a Librarian
- Bibliographies
- Internet Bibliographies (Lists of Web sites)
- Print Bibliographies (Lists of books, articles and documents)
- Catalog | Catalog Guide
- Databases, Indexes and Reference Sources
- E-mail Lists for Registered Borrowers
- Find Your Public Library
- Library Online Forms
- Legislative History Research Tutorial - New York State
- Guides and Finding Aids
- Digital documents
- New York State Documents (publications of NYS government agencies)
- Digital Historical Documents
- NOVELNY Databases
- Regents Exams
- Virtual Exhibits
Last Updated:
November 13, 2012
