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NYC Library Access
The New York Public Library is one of the world’s great research libraries. Fordham students are eligible for free library
cards. You need identification showing that you are a currently enrolled student.
The Central Research Library at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street contains collections in the humanities and social sciences.
The Research Library for Science, Business and Industry is located at Madison Avenue and 34th Street. The Research Library at
Lincoln Center contains collections in theater, dance, music, and recordings. In addition, there are numerous important branch
libraries, including:
- Belmont: 610 E. 186th Street, Bronx, NY: Italian Studies
- Chatham Square: 33 E. Broadway, NY, NY: Chinese Studies.
- Donnell: 20 W. 53rd Street, NY, NY: Foreign Languages Film & Media, Children’s Literature.
- Early Childhood Resource & Information Center: 66 Leroy Street, NY, NY: Games, materials for young children.
- Hunt's Point: 877 Southern Blvd., Bronx, NY: Hispanic Studies.
- Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped: 40 West 20th Street, NY, NY
- Mid-Manhattan: 455 Fifth Ave., NY, NY: Business, Education, Job Information.
- Newspaper Annex: 521 W. 43rd St., NY, NY: Newspapers, U.S. Patents.
Other newspapers are at Mid-Manhattan and The Research Libraries.
- Schomberg Center: 515 Malcolm X Blvd., NY, NY: African American Studies.
- Fordham Library Center: 2556 Bainbridge Ave., Bronx, NY: Largest branch in the Bronx.
Other Major New York Collections: are accessible using METRO cards. If both Fordham and the New York Public Library do not own the
material you need, you may apply to the Reference Desk for a yellow pass to a library that owns a particular item. You may also apply
for a blue pass to a library with strong holdings in your subject area. Many museums and learned societies maintain libraries. Ask a reference
librarian about them.
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