The New York Public Library - www.nypl.org

The New York Public Library is one of the nation's great libraries, serving the general public through its many branch libraries and scholars and professionals through its research libraries.

At the New York Public Library visitors can view films, read books and magazines, access the Internet, take courses on everything from business skills to computer tutorials to learning English, all for free.

You can get a library card and borrow a vast range of printed and audio-video material if you live or work in New York State.

The New York Public Library has 86 branches in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island; four research locations, and four central libraries with in-depth collections of specific subjects.