Lucian Kahn is the designer of the ghostly storytelling game Dead Friend: A Game of Necromancy and project director of the anthology You & I: Roleplaying Games for Two, both of which were nominated for 2019 Indie Groundbreakers Awards in the category of Most Innovative.  Join us at Library West to hear about Kahn's most recent game, Visigoths vs. Mall Goths, a t... ... read more

BFA Computer Arts & SVA Library are teaming up to host a virtual reality dance party! Join us in playing Beat Saber - a VR rhythm game where you slash beats of music as they fly toward you in a futuristic world. Never played before? No experience necessary!  ... read more

Have you ever wanted to play D&D but didn't know where to begin? Join us on October 4th for this student-led workshop! We will guide you in developing your character and then play a one-shot. RSVP to join!  ... read more

Radical Empathy RPG is a role-playing game led by students and centered around playing as a character completely different from yourself. Characters will be diverse with a focus on LGBTQ+ themes, but you do not need to be LGBTQ+ to play!  “It takes guts to step out of your comfort zone and step into the shoes of another. We should all do this more often. If we did, we would make a be... ... read more

Dennis Detwiller is a 12x ENnnie award & 4x Origins award-winning writer, designer, illustrator, creator, and producer of video and tabletop games, including the critically acclaimed role-playing game, Delta Green. His credits include [PROTOTYPE], Necropolis, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rooftop Run, Magic: The Gathering, and Unspeakable Oath. Dennis attended cl... ... read more

On Wednesday, September 18th at 3:30pm, join us for a demonstration and discussion of the SVA Library's new database, Library Stack, led by platform creator, Ben Tiven. Library Stack is an online database of digital publications from the visual arts, focusing on overlooked ephemera such as artists’ ebooks, podcasts, filmed lectures, field recordings, typefaces, PDF journals and s... ... read more

Join us at Library West to kick off a two-day Mid-Autumn Festival celebration! We will have a mini Japanese language lesson followed by a screening of Studio Ghibili's The Tale of The Princess Kaguya.  Then on Friday, Sept. 13, join the International Student Office for a celebration with food and mooncakes on the 24th Street Residence Terrace from 6-8PM!... ... read more

The Main Library and Library West will both close at 1pm on Friday, August 30th and remain closed through Monday, September 2nd. Regular Fall semester hours begin on Tuesday, September 3rd. View our current hours here.      ... read more

After the Orientation Luncheon, new students and their families are invited to join us for our Open House! Have some snacks, meet the library staff, and check out books, comics, movies, and more! When: Sunday, August 25th, 3-5pm Where: 380 2nd Ave, 2nd Floor (at 22nd St)   ... read more

Did you know that the library provides access to several streaming film resources? You've probably heard of Kanopy, but did you know about EAI Educational Streaming, Art & Architecture in Video, or the BBC Drama Collection? In addition to these subscription resources, we can also direct you to film and video sources on the open Internet like UbuWeb, VDB TV, the Archive of American Televisi... ... read more