NYC Public Libraries

New York City has three of the largest public library systems in the country: the New York Public Library (with branches in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island), Brooklyn Public Library, and Queens Public Library.

• Public libraries offer books and ebooks--including a huge selection of novels, short stories, graphic novels, and poetry, as well as non-fiction books on all kinds of topics.
• They provide peaceful places to study (and some may be open when the CCNY libraries are not).
• They offer free classes for adults, teens, and kids, cultural events, and tech resources--including computers, printers, and photocopy machines.
• If you live, work, or go to school in any part of New York State, you can get free library cards from all three. 

You can use your library card from the New York Public Library, or the Brooklyn Public Library, or the Queens Public Library, to gain FREE entrance into a wide range of museums and other cultural institutions through Culture Pass!  You do have to make reservations online.