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

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

The library has subscribed to five new databases for the 2019-20 school year. All are accessible on our A-Z Databases page. Read on for details!   EAI Educational Streaming This new platform from Electronic Arts Intermix is a major resource for video and media art. It includes videos, biographies, and related articles and media for over 60 artists, like Martha Rosler, J... ... read more

The SVA Library has an ongoing subscription to Flipster, a digital magazine solution for reading complete digital versions of magazines online and via a mobile app. It's available to all SVA students, faculty and staff, and is a great reading option for NYC commuters! For the 2019-20 school year, some of the titles we subscribe to have changed. Read on for a full list and access inst... ... read more

The main SVA Library will close at 1pm on Wednesday, July 3rd and remain closed through Sunday, July 7th for the July 4th Holiday. Library West will be closed Wednesday, July 3rd through Sunday the 7th. Both locations will reopen with normal summer hours on Monday, July 8th. For current hours visit https://sva.libcal.com/hours/  Have a Happy Independence Day!  ... read more

Color printing in the library has been reduced from 25 cents per page to 15 cents per page! If you need help with your Papercut account, just talk to the Tech Assistant in the computer lab.    ... read more

  Artstor will stop supporting OIV on December 31, 2019 to transition to more sustainable teaching tools. OIV users must convert their OIV files to new formats to ensure continued access to their work after that time. As part of this transition, after June 14, 2019 users will no longer be abl... ... read more

Join us at SVA Library West for a summer film series! Every Thursday we will project a double feature from 12-4pm. The theme this week (5/30) is FAMILIES: Hereditary (US, 2018) will screen at 12PM with A Tale of Two Sisters (S. Korea, 2013) following at 2PM. Have a suggestion for a film or a theme? Email sfinch@sva.edu.    ... read more