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New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center

40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY 10023-7498
(917) 275-6975

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Please be advised that the Lincoln Center Plaza entrance to theLibrary for the Performing Arts will be closed on February 15th and 16th. Patrons will still be able to enter (and exit) the Library at the 111 Amsterdam Avenue (just south of 65th st.) entrance during this time. This temporary change will not affect hours of operations or access to collections.

  • Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Image

     TOFT (Theatre on Film and Tape Archive) videorecords live theatre productions and interviews.

  • Search the Song Index Image

    Search the Song Index: Find over 40,000 songs, from Broadway show tunes to pop and jazz standards.

  • Reserve Film and Video Collection is now open! Image

    The Reserve Film and Video Collection is now open! Thousands of 16mm films, VHS videocassettes and DVDs.

The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts houses one of the worlds most extensive combination of circulating, reference, and rare archival collections in its field. These materials are available free of charge, along with a wide range of special programs, including exhibitions, seminars, and performances. An essential resource for everyone with an interest in the arts--whether professional or amateur--the Library is known particularly for its prodigious collections of non-book materials such as historic recordings, videotapes, autograph manuscripts, correspondence, sheet music, stage designs, press clippings, programs, posters and photographs. Contact us!

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Upcoming Events

Today
1:30 p.m. New York Opera Forum presents "Faust"
Monday, February 13, 2012
6 p.m. Life is a Cabaret
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
12 noon Toe-Tappin' Tuesdays - Dixieland Jazz with the Gotham Jazzmen
2:30 p.m. "Way Down East" (1920) and "The Hazards of Helen" (1915)
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
2:30 p.m. Joy In Singing
More upcoming events