New York State Library

Using the New York State Library

Visiting the Library

• Hours
• Directions and Parking
• Wireless Internet Access

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• Digital Historical Documents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
  

Who can use the Library?

• Photocopying materials
• Databases available on site
• Internet use policy
• Wireless Internet Access

• 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
• Upstate New Yorkers Who Need Recorded or Braille Books & Magazines (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  • Digital Historical Documents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 modified on June 9, 2008/kd
Last reviewed on June 25, 2004/cj
URL: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/using.htm