In light of the recent order by President Donald Trump to rescind DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, an action that would affect 800,000 immigrants in the U.S. potentially inciting their deportation, the library would like to remind our patrons that immigrants and the work they create compose a large part of SVA Library’s collection. We would like to highlight a few boo... ... read more

On Wednesday and Thursday, September 6th and 7th, SVA students, faculty, and staff can visit the SVA Library to sign up for a library card from the New York Public Library. An NYPL librarian will be on hand to sign you up and answer your questions from noon - 2pm both days.     ... read more

Reknowned horror filmmaker, Tobe Hooper passed away on August 26th, 2017 at the age of 74. Hooper forever changed the cultural language of horror with his low-budget, highly controversial (and oft banned) 1974 masterpiece, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre -- a film so disturbing that it remains discomfiting to this day. The success of the film gave Hooper numerous opportunities in Hollywo... ... read more

The SVA Library will close at 1pm on Friday, September 1st for Labor Day weekend, and remain closed through Monday, September 4, 2017. The library will reopen on Tuesday, September 5th at 8:30am. Our regular Fall semester hours are: Monday - Thursday: 8:30am - 10pm Friday: 8:30am - 7:30pm Saturday: Noon - 5:30pm Sunday: Noon - 8:00pm ... read more

The SVA Library provides access to the Colourbox stock image database for all current students, faculty, and staff. Colourbox contains millions of royalty free images, vector illustrations, and videos. Each Fall, a new access key is released for our education license. The Fall 2017 key, which is valid until September 1, 2018 will be distributed via the college's SVA Today email and is also... ... read more

The SVA Library has just begun a 30-day trial of the Safari database from O'Reilly Media. Safari is an online resource to help boost your learning and give you tools to help in your school and everyday projects. Through the trial, SVA students, faculty and staff will have unlimited access to over 40,000 ebooks, videos, audio books, and tutorials covering everything from computer to... ... read more

New students and their families are invited to join us on Sunday, August 27th from 3-5pm for an Orientation Open House. Meet SVA Library staff, learn about our amazing collections, and check out books, comics, DVDs and more! Light refreshments will be served.   ... read more

Mark your calendars; the solar eclipse of 2017 is upon us! On August 21st, what some people are calling ‘The Great American Eclipse’, will take place on our home planet, Earth. Although solar eclipses occur between 2 to 5 times a year, what makes this Eclipse special is that it is a TOTAL solar eclipse of the Sun. New York City is not in the Path of Totality – the only a... ... read more

  Did you know that the SVA Library buys some books and DVDs by special request from students and faculty?  If you can't find a book or DVD in our collection, email us at reference@sva.libanswers.com, or complete the form on our website, http://www.sva.edu/form/request_for_purchase.  If the item fits into our collection scope and budget, we'll purchase it an... ... read more