The SVA Library has just begun a 30-day trial to Building Types Online, a resource for the study and practice of architectural design. BTO has a large international collection of contemporary buildings, from housing and offices to museums, schools and other building types, with a focus on floor plans and other architectural drawings. It offers exclusive and unparalleled, highly flexible... ... read more

The SVA Library will close for Winter Break on Wednesday, December 19th, 2018 at 6pm and remain closed through Tuesday, January 1st, 2019. We'll reopen at 9am on Wednesday, January 2nd, 2018. During intersession, the main library will be open 9am-6pm Wednesday, January 2nd through Friday, January 4th, and Monday, January 7th through Friday, January 11th, 2019. The library will be closed Saturd... ... read more

The SVA Library will close at 1pm on Wednesday, November 21st, and remain closed through the weekend. The library will reopen at 8:30am on Monday, November 26th. For complete library hours, visit SVA LibCal.   ... read more

Friday, November 9 , 7PM SVA Library West, 133/141 West 21st Street, lower level  Free and Open to the Public  SVA Library presents Carrier Pigeon founders Matt Barteluce (MFA 2010 Illustration as Visual Essay) and Russ Spitovsky (MFA 2009 Illustration as Visual Essay; BFA 2003 Illustration), along with other magazine contributors, who will talk ab... ... read more

The SVA Library will hold its Fall Book Sale from Wednesday, November 14th - Friday, November 16th from 10am-6pm daily. All books will be priced $2 and $5; payment by debit or credit card only. ... read more

New York Therapy Animals returns to SVA Library on Wednesday, November 14th for Dog Therapy! Pet a pup and de-stress from 3:30-4:30pm. Courtesy of SVA Student Health and Counseling.     ... read more

If you, like me, are a fan of Japanese woodblock prints, you’ll be excited to learn of Ukiyo-e-- a  gigantic archive of high quality images of Ukiyo-e prints. These Japanese prints are images that depict stories of urban society and its sensual pleasures but also remind us of the transitory and fleeting nature of this life and our worldly delights. The word ‘Ukiyo-e’ trans... ... read more

The SVA Library has begun a trial of Drama Online from Bloomsbury. This trial will run until November 17, 2018. It can be accessed from the Library's Databases page.   Drama Online contains thousands of playtexts from Methuen Drama, The Arden Shakespeare, and Faber and Faber. The platform also includes 700 images from the Victoria and Albert Museum and American Shakespeare Centre.... ... read more

UPDATE: This event has been cancelled, but will be rescheduled for a future date. In the meantime SVA students, faculty and staff can apply for an NYPL card online, and then pick it up at any NYPL branch library. On Tuesday, November 6th, get an NYPL card at Library West from 11am-2pm! 133 W 21st Street, lower level. Get access to the New York Public Library's collection of o... ... read more

The SVA Library hosts Lucian Kahn for a tabletop game design talk and play-test on Mon, 10/29 at 6:30pm at Library West. Talk is open to the SVA community but you must RSVP to play. ... read more