NYPL Digital Library Card: Home

New York City has its advantages, even if you're stuck inside due to cold weather or, say, a pandemic. If you live, work or attend school in New York, you can apply online for a free digital library card from the New York Public Library, which gives you free access to a bonafide bonanza of resources that you don't have to leave your couch to check out:

• Online magazines and newspapers 
• Articles and databases 
• Digitized maps and atlases
• eBooks, audiobooks, and video
• Photographs and images
• ...and so much more (even menus!)

There's some overlap with The Cooper Union library's digital resources, but generally an NYPL card acts more as an expansion pack, bringing even more options for education, entertainment, and inspiration into your living room. 

Apply for an NYPL digital library card online at www.nypl.org/library-card/new, and feel free to email us at library@cooper.edu with any questions - we're happy to troubleshoot with you!