How to Access the Library's Digital Resources 24/7
Remote Library Services
Discover the Library's wide range of digital resources — including e-books, databases, our Digital Collections, and more. (En español)
Manage Your Account Online
Need to manage your account after hours or remotely? Use the numbers on the back of your library card, plus your four-digit PIN, to log in to your account online. You can renew books and more.
E-Books & E-Audiobooks
Explore more than 300,000 e-books and e-audiobooks available for free from NYPL—from children's books to bestsellers.
Apply for a Library Card Online
New York residents can apply for a library card online and gain access to an array of digital resources—including e-books, audiobooks, databases, and more. Plus, patrons can visit an NYPL location and upgrade their card status to borrow physical materials.
Digital Collections
Search more than 800,000 digitized items, including historic prints, photographs, maps, and manuscripts.
Email Updates
Stay up-to-date with the latest news from the Library by subscribing to our newsletters.
Additional E-Materials
Discover bestselling magazines, world newspapers, streaming classical and world music, and more from home with your library card. Learn about how to use these online databases with this guide.
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Flipster
Browse over 100 popular magazines, including Bon Appetit, Sports Illustrated, Time, and People, through this digital platform.
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LinkedIn Learning
LinkedIn Learning is an online educational site that includes over 5,700 courses (and over 180,000 videos) in popular fields like web design, web development, IT, education/instruction, media production, and business. Experts create and deliver all courses as well as provide supplemental materials like exercise files and relevant work samples.
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Mango Languages
Learn a new language with this interactive database that provides step by step lesson plans for 71 different languages. This database also features ESL lessons for Arabic, Cantonese, Mandarin, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, and Vietnamese speakers. A text translator is provided. Also available as a mobile app.
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Learning Express Library
Looking for test prep materials? We have you covered! This online resource provides not only test prep covering all levels and areas of education, but also courses to help build core skills such as writing, math, and public speaking.
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Career Cruising
A bilingual (English/Spanish) interactive multimedia source that features profiles and information about hundreds of different jobs and occupations.
Explore NYPL's Digital Resources
Community Support Resources
The Library is here to help our communities to find the resources they need. Explore these categories to find a selection of links for economic resources, health and wellness services, housing information, and more.
Remote Learning Resources: Kids & Teens
The Library has loads of resources available for all ages. You can find complete, trustworthy information quickly using the Library’s online tools. Visit this vital digital tool for young learners and their parents and caretakers.
Remote Learning Resources for Educators
The Library has a wide array of resources to support New York’s educators, whether they’re teaching online, looking for materials to support their curriculum, or connecting students with engaging learning aids.
Research at NYPL: Remote Access to Collections and Services
Need remote access to the Library's research collections and services? Get help from the research librarians and curators at AskNYPL, explore thousands of scholarly e-books, use our electronic document delivery services, and more.