A look at how members use the Library's print collection.
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
