Libraries to work from in New York
200 public and university libraries in New York you can take a laptop into, free and quiet by default. Of these, 17 have confirmed Wi‑Fi, 4 have power outlets and 1 stays open past 9pm.
200 in New York
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New Amsterdam Library
9 Murray Street, ★ 4.2, POWER, WORK 100
Battery Park City Library
175 North End Avenue, ★ 3.9, WI-FI, WORK 99
53rd Street Library
18 W 53rd St, WI-FI, WORK 100
Adam & Sophie Gimbel Design Library
2 W 13th St, WI-FI, WORK 90
AMDA Performing Arts Library
211 W 61st St, WI-FI, WORK 100
BEOC Library
111 Livingston St, POWER, WORK 100
BMCC Library
199 Chambers St, WI-FI, WORK 100
Brooklyn Public Library
10 Grand Army Plz, WI-FI, WORK 100
Brooklyn Public Library - Cortelyou Branch
1305 Cortelyou Rd, WI-FI, WORK 100
Brooklyn Public Library - Kensington Branch
4207 18th Ave, WI-FI, WORK 100
Brooklyn Public Library - Red Hook
362 Van Brunt St, WI-FI, WORK 100
East Flatbush Library
9612 Church Ave, WI-FI, WORK 100
Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library
203 W 115th St, WI-FI, WORK 100
Hudson County Community College Library
71 Sip Ave, WI-FI, POWER, WORK 100
North Bergen Free Public Library
510 81st St, WI-FI, WORK 100
North Bergen Free Public Library Kennedy Branch
2123 Kennedy Blvd, WI-FI, WORK 100
Queens Public Library Tech Lab at Queensbridge
10-43 41st Ave, WI-FI, WORK 100
Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
70 Washington Square S, WI-FI, WORK 100
Theresa and Edward O'Toole Library
99 Glenwood Ave, WI-FI, POWER, WORK 100
New York City Municipal Archives
31 Chambers Street, ★ 4.3, WORK 77
The Levi Yitzchok Library
305 Kingston Ave, WORK 57
Poets House
10 River Terrace, ★ 4.8, WORK 96
Beekman Library- Pace University
15 Beekman Street, ★ 4.5, WORK 90
Chatham Square Library
33 East Broadway, ★ 4.2, WORK 69
125th Street Branch Library, The New York Public Library (NYPL)
224 E 125th St, WORK 82
58th Street Library
127 E 58th St, WORK 87
96th Street Library
112 E 96th St, WORK 82
Adams Street Library
9 Adams St, WORK 82
Aguilar Library
174 E 110th St, WORK 82
Albright Fashion Library
62 Cooper Sq #2, WORK 82
Alliance University Eastman Library
2 Washington St #19fl, WORK 70
American Hungarian Library
215 E 82nd St, WORK 87
Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library
40 W 20th St FRNT 1, WORK 82
Arthur W. Diamond Law Library
435 W 116th St, WORK 82
Associated Library
244 5th Ave, WORK 80
Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
1172 Amsterdam Ave #300, WORK 82
Bayonne Public Library
697 Avenue C, WORK 70
Bern Dibner Library of Science and Technology
5 Metrotech Ctr, WORK 82
Bloomingdale Branch Library
150 W 100th St, WORK 82
BLUE: Tatter Textile Library
505 Carroll St, WORK 82
Borough Park Library
1265 43rd St, WORK 82
Bridgeman Art Library
274 Madison Ave, WORK 70
Brooklyn Art Library
28 Frost St, WORK 70
Brooklyn Public Library
8202 13th Avenue, WORK 82
Brooklyn Public Library
665 New Lots Ave, WORK 82
Brooklyn Public Library
5108 4th Ave, WORK 82
Brooklyn Public Library
7 Wolcott St, WORK 82
Brooklyn Public Library
6802 Fort Hamilton Pkwy (at, 68th St, WORK 82
Brooklyn Public Library
240 Division Ave, WORK 82
Brooklyn Public Library
617 Dekalb Ave, WORK 82
Brooklyn Public Library - Bay Ridge
7223 Ridge Blvd, WORK 82
Brooklyn Public Library - Bedford Branch
496 Franklin Ave, WORK 82
Brooklyn Public Library - Brooklyn Heights Branch
286 Cadman Plz W, WORK 82
Brooklyn Public Library - Brower Park Branch
725 St Marks Ave, WORK 82
Brooklyn Public Library - Bushwick Branch
340 Bushwick Ave, WORK 82
Brooklyn Public Library - Clarendon
2035 Nostrand Ave, WORK 82
Brooklyn Public Library - Crown Heights Branch
560 New York Ave, WORK 82
Brooklyn Public Library - DeKalb Branch
790 Bushwick Ave. at, Dekalb Ave, WORK 82
Brooklyn Public Library - Greenpoint Branch
107 Norman Ave, WORK 82
Brooklyn Public Library - Leonard Branch
81 Devoe St, WORK 82
Brooklyn Public Library - Midwood Branch
975 East 16th St. at, 1609 Avenue J, WORK 82
Brooklyn Public Library - Paerdegat
850 E 59th St, WORK 82
Brooklyn Public Library - Rugby Branch
1000 Utica Ave, WORK 82
Brooklyn Public Library - Ryder Branch
5902 23rd Ave, WORK 82
Brooklyn Public Library - Saratoga Library
8 Thomas S Boyland St, WORK 82
Brooklyn Public Library - Washington Irving Branch
360 Irving Ave, WORK 82
Brooklyn Public Library - Windsor Terrace Branch
160 E 5th St, WORK 82
Brooklyn Public Library Cypress Hills
1197 Sutter Ave. at, Crystal St, WORK 82
Brownsville Library
61 Glenmore Ave, WORK 82
Butler Library
535 W 114th St, WORK 82
C.V. Starr East Asian Library
Kent Hall, 1140 Amsterdam Ave # 300, WORK 70
Canarsie Library
1580 Rockaway Pkwy, WORK 82
Carroll Gardens Pop-Up Library
250 Baltic St, WORK 82
Center for Puerto Rican Studies - Library & Archives
695 Park Ave, WORK 82
Clinton Hill Library
380 Washington Ave, WORK 82
Columbia University Libraries
535 W 114th St, WORK 77
Columbus Library - NYPL
742 10th Ave, WORK 82
Conservation Center Library
14 E 78th St, WORK 82
Dag Hammarskjold Library
405 E 42nd St, WORK 70
Donnell Library Center
20 W 53rd St, WORK 82
Eastern Parkway Library
1044 Eastern Pkwy, WORK 82
Economic and Social Affairs Library
2 United Nations Plz, WORK 70
Eli Siegel Collection Library
141 Greene St, WORK 82
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square S, WORK 82
Epiphany Library
228 E 23rd St, WORK 82
Fairview Library
213 Anderson Ave, WORK 70
First Department Law Library
27 Madison Ave, WORK 82
Flatbush Library
22 Linden Blvd. at, Flatbush Ave, WORK 82
Fort Hamilton Library
9424 4th Ave, WORK 82
Frick Art Research Library
10 E 71st St, WORK 82
Friends of Park Slope Library
431 6th Ave, WORK 82
George Bruce Library
518 W 125th St, WORK 82
Gladys Marcus Library
27 W 27th St, WORK 82
Hamilton Fish Park Library
415 E Houston St, WORK 82
Hampden Booth Theatre Library
16 Gramercy Park S, WORK 82
Harlem Library
9 W 124th St, WORK 82
Hccc Library
70 Sip Ave, WORK 82
Himalayan Library
76-11 37th Ave #202, WORK 82
Hoboken Public Library
500 Park Ave, WORK 70
Hudson Park Library
66 Leroy St, WORK 82
Interchurch Ecumenical Library
475 Riverside Dr #250, WORK 82
ISAW Library
15 E 84th St, WORK 82
Jack Brause Library
11 W 42nd St #510, WORK 82
JBI Library
110 E 30th St, WORK 82
Jefferson Market Library
425 6th Ave, WORK 82
Jersey City Free Public Library
1017 West Side Ave, WORK 82
Jersey City Free Public Library
1841 John F. Kennedy Blvd, WORK 82
Jersey City Free Public Library
472 Jersey Ave, WORK 82
Jersey City Free Public Library Five Corners Branch
678 Newark Ave, WORK 82
Jersey City Free Public Library Pavonia Branch
326 8th St, WORK 82
Jersey City Free Public Library: Cunningham Branch
275 Martin Luther King Dr, WORK 82
Jersey City Free Public Library: Heights Branch
14 Zabriskie St, WORK 82
Jersey City Free Public Library: Lafayette Branch
307 Pacific Ave, WORK 82
Jersey City Free Public Library: Miller Branch
489 Bergen Ave, WORK 82
Jersey City Free Public Library: West Bergen Branch
546 W Side Ave, WORK 82
Kips Bay Library
446 3rd Ave, WORK 82
Kristine Mann Library
28 E 39th St, WORK 82
Lehman Library (Columbia | SIPA)
420 W 118th St, WORK 82
Leon Ginzberg Surgical Library - Beth Israel Medical Center
350 E 17th St, WORK 82
Library of Congress Washington Dc
10 1st Ave, WORK 82
Library Services Center (nypl)
3111 Thomson Ave, WORK 82
Library State Park
Freedom Way, WORK 80
Library180
180 Maiden Ln, WORK 77
Lila Acheson Wallace Library
60 Lincoln Center Plz, WORK 82
Lincoln Center Library For Performing Arts(NYPL)
Hearst Plaza, Lincoln Square, WORK 80
Lloyd Sealy Library
524 West 59th Street Haaren Hall, WORK 82
Low Memorial Library
535 W 116th St, WORK 80
Macon Library
361 Lewis Ave, WORK 82
Maloney Library
150 W 62nd St, WORK 70
Manhattan Center Library
75 Varick St, WORK 80
Mapleton Library
1702 60th St, WORK 82
Maria's Libraries
93 Sterling St, WORK 77
McEntegart Hall Library
222 Clinton Ave, WORK 70
Memorial Library
58 E 79th St #2F, WORK 82
Mid-Manhattan Library Interim Location
476 5th Ave, WORK 82
Morningside Heights Library
2900 Broadway, WORK 82
Muhlenberg Library
209 W 23rd St, WORK 82
Mulberry Street Library
10 Jersey St, WORK 82
New York Law School Library
185 W Broadway, WORK 82
New York Public Library
476 5th Ave, WORK 82
New York Public Library
328 E 67th St, WORK 82
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, WORK 82
New York Society Library
53 E 79th St, WORK 82
New York University Law School Library
40 Washington Sq S, Rm 102, WORK 82
NJCU Library
2039 John F Kennedy Blvd, WORK 82
NYPL The New York Public Library
42 5th Ave, WORK 82
NYU Health Sciences Library
577 1st Ave, WORK 70
Ottendorfer Library
135 2nd Ave, WORK 82
Pacific Library
25 4th Ave, WORK 82
Pratt Institute Libraries
200 Willoughby Ave, WORK 77
Queens Public Library
35-51 81st St, WORK 82
Queens Public Library
43-06 Greenpoint Ave, WORK 82
Queens Public Library
40-20 Broadway, WORK 82
Queens Public Library
14-01 Astoria Blvd, WORK 82
Queens Public Library
54-22 Skillman Ave, WORK 82
Queens Public Library
69-70 Grand Ave, WORK 82
Queens Public Library
78-60 73rd Pl, WORK 82
Queens Public Library
72-31 Metropolitan Ave, WORK 82
Queens Public Library at Court Square
25-01 Jackson Ave, WORK 82
Queens Public Library At Hunters Point
4740 Center Blvd, WORK 82
Queens Public Library at Long Island City
37-44 21st St, WORK 82
Queens Public Library at Ridgewood
20-12 Madison St, WORK 82
Queens Public Library at Steinway
21-45 31st St, WORK 82
Queens Public Library Elmhurst Adult Learning Center
86-07 Broadway, WORK 82
Queer Study Hall II Library Redux
15 West Dr, WORK 70
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
6th Floor East Butler Library, 535 W 114th St, WORK 87
Ridgewood Branch Queens Library
2012 Madison Ave, WORK 82
Riverside Library
127 Amsterdam Ave, WORK 82
School of Visual Arts Library
380 2nd Ave Fl 2, WORK 70
Science and Engineering Library - Columbia University
550 W 120th St, WORK 82
Science, Industry And Business Library
188 Madison Ave, WORK 82
Secaucus Public Library and Business Resource Center
1379 Paterson Plank Rd, WORK 82
Service to the Aging Library
1743 86th St, WORK 82
Seward Park Library
192 E Broadway, WORK 82
Social Work Library
1255 Amsterdam Ave, WORK 82
Spaceworks @ Williamsburgh Library
240 Division Ave, WORK 82
St. Agnes Library
444 Amsterdam Ave, WORK 82
St. George Library Center
5 Central Ave, WORK 82
Stapleton Library
132 Canal St, WORK 87
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library
455 5th Ave, WORK 82
Stone Avenue Library
581 Mother Gaston Blvd, WORK 82
Terence Cardinal Cooke-cathedral Library
560 Lexington Ave, WORK 80
The Baal Shem Tov Library
1709 Avenue J, WORK 82
The Chancellor Robert R Livingston Masonic Library
71 W 23rd St, WORK 82
The Fales Library & Special Collections
70 Washington Square S, WORK 82
The Free Black Women's Library
226 Marcus Garvey Blvd, WORK 82
The Gottesman Libraries
525 W 120th St, WORK 77
The Levy Library at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
1184 5th Avenue, WORK 82
The New York Public Library
42 St Nicholas Ave, WORK 82
The Rose Main Reading Room
Public Library, 476 5th Ave, WORK 82
Thomas J. Watson Library of Business and Economics - Columbia University
3022 Broadway, WORK 82
Thomas J. Watson Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Ave, WORK 82
Tompkins Square Library
331 E 10th St, WORK 82
Union City City Library
420 15th St, WORK 82
Union City Public Library
324 43rd St, WORK 82
Walt Whitman Library
93 St Edwards St, WORK 82
Webster Library
1465 York Ave, WORK 82
Weehawken Free Public Library
49 Hauxhurst Ave, WORK 82
West New York Public Library
425 60th St, WORK 82
Yorkville Library
222 E 79th St, WORK 82