As we shared Friday, all New York Public Library locations are temporarily closed through at least Tuesday, March 31 due to the rapidly changing situation in New York City around novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

While our locations are closed, we remain committed to serving the public. In order to better serve our patrons, we have worked with our database vendors to expand offsite access to e-resources that are usually only available from our locations, including Ancestry.com, JSTOR, and The New York Times archive. Our e-newsletter, NYPL Connect, will be a periodic update to our patrons about library services they can access remotely from their homes as we expand our digital resources and offerings. Sign up for NYPL Connect if you'd like to stay up-to-date. Below you’ll find highlights to explore.

Featured Resource: Borrow E-Books with SimplyE

Explore a wide array of digital resources during our closure period, including hundreds of thousands of e-books and audiobooks. Plus, new users who live in New York State can apply for a library card directly through the app!

Resources for Children and Teens

Online Tools for Kids and Parents

The New York Public Library has loads of resources available for all ages. You can find complete, trustworthy information quickly using the Library’s online tools. Wherever you are, you can access a wide range of resources with your library card.

Bookflix: Read Alouds for Kids

Missing storytime or reading aloud at the Library? With your library card, you can use Bookflix to listen to read-alouds and learn about science, music, history, and more. Also available in Spanish. For Pre-K–Grade 3.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

Students can use the Opposing Viewpoints database to help develop critical thinking skills on thousands of current social topics in the form of primary source documents, statistics, websites, and multimedia. For Grades 9–12.

Explore Our E-Resources

Get Remote Resources to Research Collections

During the temporary closure of The New York Public Library's locations, the Library's Research Collections and Services remain available to help researchers access information and materials. From personalized email consultations with research librarians to expanded access to our online research databases, find a wide variety of ways you can use the Library's online tools.

New! Access Ancestry.com from Home

During our closure, enjoy expanded access to Ancestry.com from home, previously only available at the Library. Access billions of names in thousands of genealogical databases including Census and Vital Records; birth, marriage, and death notices; the Social Security Death Index; and more.

Use Our Genealogy Research Guides

Want to get started on genealogical research, but don’t know how? Our librarian-curated genealogy research guides will teach you how to conduct genealogical research using a wide array of Library resources, including newspapers, directories, Census data, and more.

Connect with NYPL

Play Literary March Madness 2020: Book Series Edition

Need a distraction? Though the NCAA March Madness tournament is canceled, our Seventh Annual Literary March Madness competition begins this week. This year we’re pitting favorite book series—for both kids and adults—against each other and the winner is decided by you! Find out how you can join in with @NYPL on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram—just use the hashtag #LiteraryMarchMadness.

Sign up for the NYPL Connect e-newsletter to stay-up-to date with Library resources available during our temporary closure.

You can also find a comprehensive list of our digital resources on Remote Resources page. This includes access to e-books, research e-journals, online newspapers, and resources for young learners. If you have any questions, please refer to our reference service, Ask NYPL.