Exercise Your Mind at the Library

Are you looking to start a new chapter in 2020?

 

Here's a no-sweat resolution for 2020.

Drop and give us 20...
minutes of reading every day

Start 2020 off right! 

Get a library card! Join The New York Public Library today! Enrollment is free.  Offer never ends!  

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Train with our experts. Get book recommendations, take free classes, and more. 

Your brain will thank you.

 

Get a Library Card

Any person who lives, works, attends school or pays property taxes in New York State is eligible to receive a New York Public Library card free of charge. With your free library card, you can borrow books, e-books, audiobooks, magazines, and so much more. Plus, the Library is the place to go for free classes, programs, and research databases. Not in New York? Head to your local library for a card. 

Get Book of the Day Emails

Make 2020 your best reading year yet. Sign up for The New York Public Library's Book of the Day e-newsletter, and you'll get a daily book-recommendation email delivered to your inbox each morning of 2020. Sign up now. 

Read for 20 Minutes Every Day

Reading every day is a great way for people of all ages to keep their minds sharp. Just 20 minutes of reading goes a long way, improving literacy skills and cognitive function. Get started with the recommendations below.

 

Browse Our Best Books of 2019 for Adults

 

Browse Our Best Books of 2019 for Teens

 

Browse Our Best Books of 2019 for Kids