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Bank Street Library

Welcome to the Bank Street Library

The Library is home to a children’s collection, a graduate school collection, electronic resources (databases and computers), and an archive. We offer spaces for patrons to enjoy books, and work on assignments. We hope to see you soon on the 5th floor of Bank Street College.

Register with the Library

If you are a new Bank Street graduate student, or parent and would like to check-out books in print, please register with us first. Registering will allow you to log in to the catalog, place holds on books, and take them home to read. Please note, School for Children students do not have to register.

When you receive registration confirmation, log into the library catalog, search for the books you wish to borrow, and place a hold
Staff will pull the books, check them out to you, and place them in brown paper bags inside the first door to the College

Questions? Email us librarian@bankstreet.edu.

How to Renew Books Online

Look for the Login link (top right-hand corner) after clicking the My Account / Renew Books button below
Your username is your full Bank Street email address
Parents, your username is the email address you use to communicate with Bank Street School for Children.
The generic password is changeme
Visit our Renew Books, Place Holds webpage for more information.

My Account / Renew Books

Who to Ask for Help?

General library issues, inter-library loans, rights, and permissions: Kristin Freda
Acquisitions: Nora Gaines
Reference help: Peter Hare
Circulation issues: Alex Iwachiw
Archive queries: Brett Dion

Returning Books
Returning Books

To return Bank Street Library books, you can either:
- Place them in the blue bins in the old scooter parking area (lobby vestibule)
- Library patrons, please drop off books between 9:30 AM and 8:00 PM Monday–Friday.
- Or mail them to:
  Attention: Library
  Bank Street College of Education
  610 West 112th Street
  New York, NY 10025
Databases
We recommend using the Search Everything tab in the search box above to find journals, articles, and eBooks for assignments. If you are unsure of how to use databases from home, please view a small collection of 3-minute videos on our Research Tools webpage.

How to Login to Databases from Home
1. Login with your full Bank Street email address and password
2. Some online classes have their own special access code
eBooks
eBooks

We recommend using the Search Everything tab in the search box above. Check eBooks (under Source Types) on the left-hand side of your results page (you might have to click Show More).

You can also use the Find Books tab in the search box above. Check Electronic Books (under Collection), or Websites or downloadable (under Format) on the left side of your results page.

eBook FAQ
- Login with your full Bank Street email address and password.
- Reading online through a browser is an easy option and suits most people’s needs.
- If you want to print or read offline, you will need to create an account with EBSCO. See our eBook Research Guide on how to do this.
- Download Adobe Digital Editions. This program keeps track of your reading and syncs across devices.

Summer Reading 2021

What are you researching today? Research Guides are created by librarians and library staff to assist you in your research projects. Our latest guides are: Summer Reading 2021 and Anti-Racist Booklist.

Research Guides

BookFest @ Bank Street

Best Children's Books

Irma Black Award

The Cook Prize

Library Orientations Fall Semester, 2021

If you need help, see a Reference Librarian for a one-on-one research consultation. Make an Appointment

Date	Time	Online Class	Link
Monday, September 20	4:00 PM–4:30 PM,	Books, eBooks & Databases	ZOOM
Tuesday, September 21	4:00 PM–4:30 PM,	Books, eBooks & Databases	ZOOM
Thursday, September 23	4:00 PM–4:30 PM.	APA 7th Citation Basics	ZOOM

See email announcement in September, 2021 for Zoom links. For immediate assistance, fill out our Ask For Help Online form.

Ask for Help Online

Library Hours This Week

Monday
BUILDING CLOSED: Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Tuesday–Thursday
9:00 AM–8:00 PM

Friday
9:00 AM–5:00 PM

Saturday & Sunday
BUILDING CLOSED

Library Calendar

Research Tools

The Library has a variety of research options available to graduate school students. Please note that only the research databases require a login.

Research Tools

Literature Resources

Book lists and recommendations are located on the Library website, in Educate (Bank Street’s institutional repository), or in a Research Guide. No logins are required to review resources, and whenever possible we try to hyperlink titles to the Bank Street Library catalog.

Literature Resources

From the Library Blog

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Library Workshops

Library Workshops: September 2021

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Peter Hare

The Library will be conducting three workshops in September 2021. You do not need to register or sign-up. You’re welcome to come to one or all sessions. Workshops will be recorded for later viewing. We hope to see you there.