How to Contact Our Research Centers

Library patron conducts research near a pile of books in the Rose Main Reading Room

There are lots of ways to access The New York Public Library’s expansive research collections, in person and remotely. Our research librarians and curators are standing by to help answer questions about which databases or online resources will be most useful for your queries, strategies for searching the databases, and more.

Not sure where to start? The Library's research divisions contain art, artifacts, manuscripts, multimedia, rare books, and more across a wide range of subjects. Begin your exploration of NYPL's collections by exploring the divisions and collections below.


 

Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (Humanities)

Berg Collection

berg@nypl.org | website

General Humanities

generalresearch@nypl.org | website

Jewish Division

dorotjewish@nypl.org | website

Local History and Genealogy

history@nypl.org | website

Maps

maps@nypl.org | website

Pforzheimer Collection

pforzheimer@nypl.org | website

Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books

manuscripts@nypl.org | website
rarebooks@nypl.org | website

Wallach Art, Prints and Photographs

art@nypl.org | website
picturecollection@nypl.org | website
photography@nypl.org | website
prints@nypl.org | website

Library for the Performing Arts

Dance

dance@nypl.org | website

Music & Recorded Sound

music@nypl.org | Music Division websiteRecorded Sound website

Theatre

theatre@nypl.org | website

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

Art and Artifacts

schomburgart@nypl.org | website

Research and Reference

schomburgreference@nypl.org | website

Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books

schomburgarchives@nypl.org | website

Moving Image and Recorded Sound

schomburgaudiovisual@nypl.org | website

Photographs and Prints

schomburgphotography@nypl.org | website

Thomas Yoseloff Business Center at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

business@nypl.org | website


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