The Library is delighted to announce its full lineup of September-December events.
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Electronic Resources
The Library offers e-books, online audiobooks, reference works, magazines, and scholarly journals inside the building and remotely.
Membership is required for access to many of these resources.
For assistance, ask at the reference desk or email reference@nysoclib.org.
General Reference
History and Biography
- American Founding Era Collection
- American National Biography
- City Readers: Digital Historic Collections at the New York Society Library
- Historical Statistics of the United States
- Marquis Who's Who
- NYC Marriage & Death Notices 1836-1868
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Project MUSE History E-books
The New York
Society Library
53 East 79th Street
New York, NY 10075
212.288.6900
reference@nysoclib.org
Hours of Operation
Monday / Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday / Sunday
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The Library Will Be Closed
Saturday, September 2
Sunday, September 3
and Monday, September 4 for Labor Day.
All areas except Circulation close 15 minutes prior to building closing time.