The Library is open to all current students, faculty, and staff of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art.
Upon entering the foundation building, please swipe your valid ID at the security desk.
Alumni of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art enjoy perpetual access to The Cooper Union Library, which includes access to the Library's rich print and archival collections, WiFi, as well as onsite access to the Library's collection of licensed e-journals and databases. (Please note this excludes access to consortium libraries, such as NYU Bobst.)
To visit the library as an alumnus, please show your alumni card and sign in at the foundation building security desk.
If you don’t have or lost your alumni card, please contact alumni@cooper.edu
The Library is also open to current students and faculty of degree-granting programs at our consortium institutions:
Upon entering the building, please show your school ID and sign in at the security desk.
If you need access to the collections of The Cooper Union Library but are not affiliated with one of the previously mentioned institutions, please contact us to schedule an appointment.
Upon entering the building, please show your ID and sign in at the security desk.
As a member of the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO), The Cooper Union Library is also open to patrons from other METRO libraries who have been issued a yellow referral card for a specific item.
Upon entering the building, please show your ID and sign in at the security desk.