Security Policy

  • All visitors to the Academy Library are now required to register for a Library Visitor's Card. Please stop by the Reference Desk at your next visit, with your picture ID, to receive your Visitor's Card.

  • No parcels or bags larger than 12" high and 12" wide and 2" deep may be brought into the Library (backpacks, laptop cases, large purses, and briefcases included). These items must be checked in the coatroom located on the main floor.

  • Outerwear must be checked in the coatroom located on the main floor. Suit jackets are allowed.

  • Food and drink, including water, are prohibited in the Library.

  • Cameras are not permitted in the Library without prior arrangement. If you are interested in photographing library materials, please contact Historical Collections at (212) 822-7313 or history@nyam.org. To photograph the interior space of the Library, please contact the Education and Conference Center at (212) 822-7235.

  • The New York Academy of Medicine reserves the right to inspect all parcels and bags brought into the Academy building.

Announcement

Library Patrons

Due to a planned renovation project, the Coller Rare Book Reading Room will be closed to readers from February 1, 2013.  We anticipate that the room will reopen for use on June 1 2013. 

Please contact history@nyam.org or 212-822-7313  with queries. We will do our best to accommodate readers and reference requests, but please note that some parts of the collection will not be accessible, response times will be slower and appointment times may be limited. 

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