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General Research Division

Third Floor, Room 315

Phone: (917) 275-6975

Fully accessible to wheelchairs

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We encourage you to plan ahead of your visit. E-mail callaheadsasb@nypl.org with item information from our catalog to have on-site materials ready for easy pick-up at the Rose Main Reading Room. Request off-site materials quickly and easily with our new electronic form, available only in relevant item records via our Classic Catalog (click on link at the top right of our home page).

Call slips cannot be accepted beginning 30 minutes prior to closing.

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The General Research Division serves as the central research hub in the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. Our staff of librarians is on hand to help you with research questions, navigate our Catalog, use our abundant electronic databases, and make referrals to other NYPL divisions or local libraries.

Our materials include academic areas such as literature, philosophy, religion, anthropology, sociology, world history, and biographies.  We also collect extensively in sports, comic books, genre fiction, archived magazines, cookbooks, Asian & Middle Eastern materials, and Slavic & Baltic materials.

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, July 17, 2013
6 p.m. Sinology 101: Chinese Source Materials at NYPL
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
6:15 p.m. Theology and Literature at NYPL: Book Discussion Series
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
6:15 p.m. Theology and Literature at NYPL: Book Discussion Series
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
6 p.m. Japanology 101: Japanese Source Materials at NYPL
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
12:30 p.m. Research Military History in E-Resources
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