The SVA Library will have extended hours from April 24th - May 5th for the end of the Spring 2019 semester as follows: Monday - Thursday: 8:30am - 11:00pm Friday: 8:30am - 10:00pm Saturday: 12 noon - 8:00pm Sunday: 12 noon - 10:00pm     ... read more

The library has begun a trial of EAI Educational Streaming, a new platform from Electronic Arts Intermix, a major resource for video and media art. It includes videos, biographies, and related articles and media for over 60 artists, like Martha Rosler, John Baldessari and Pipilotti Rist, with more artists being added on an ongoing basis.   This trial expires May 12th, 2019.  ... ... read more

    The Library currently has trial access to Films on Demand, a streaming video platform with over 30,000 educational films, performances, documentaries, and training videos. Find it on our A-Z Databases page. This trial is active until April 17, 2019. FOD has recently updated their platform: Appealing new, user-friendly design Fully responsive and mobile friendly Gre... ... read more

The SVA Library will be open the following hours during Spring Break: Monday, March 4th - Thursday, March 7th: 9:00am - 6:00pm Friday, March 8th - Sunday, March 10th: Closed Regular hours resume on Monday, March 11th.     ... read more

Get an NYPL card at Library West on Monday, February 25th from 12-2pm! A librarian from NYPL will be on hand to sign you up and answer your questions.     ... read more

The SVA Library is holding its 3rd annual Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on Thursday, March 21st! What is an Edit-a-thon? An Edit-a-thon is a community organized event that aims to teach folks how to edit, update, and add articles on Wikipedia. Less than 10% of contributors to Wikipedia identify as female. Art+Feminism is a campaign to improve coverage of cis and transgender wome... ... read more

This Thursday, Februray 7th, 2019, join us at 5:00pm at the main library for Dog Therapy! We’ll welcome previous doggie visitors April, Coco, and Olive Oyl for a de-stress sesh, thanks to SVA Student Health & Counseling and New York Therapy Animals.     ... read more

In observance of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, the SVA Library will be closed on Monday, January 21st, 2019. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday the 22nd.     ... read more

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