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Library

The Library of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York is a nationally recognized research facility and the single largest member supported law library in the United States. It ranks among the very best of all U. S. law libraries.

 

 

 

MEMORIAL DAY - EARLY CLOSING

 

The House & Library of the New York City Bar will close at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, May 24th and reopen on Tuesday, May 28th.

  

New York City Bar Library
Monday-Thursday 9 am - 9 pm
Friday 9 am - 7 pm
Saturday Closed
Sunday

Closed

 

Holiday Schedule (the House and Library will be closed)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Monday, January 21, 2013
Presidents' Day Monday, February 18, 2013
Memorial Day Monday, May 27, 2013
Independence Day Wednesday, July 4, 2013
Labor Day Monday, September 2, 2013
Columbus Day Monday, October 14, 2013
Thanksgiving Thursday, November 28, 2013
Day After Thanksgiving Friday, November 29, 2013
Christmas Day Wednesday, December 25, 2013

New Years Day

Wednesday, January 1, 2014


The New York City Bar Library has an extensive collection of current and early edition treatises, current and superseded statutes for Federal and all state jurisdictions, case reporters, law reviews, and international law material. The library also contains the single most comprehensive collection of U. S. and New York State appellate court briefs and records on appeal available.

The Library provides significant electronic research resources for members without charge. Both Lexis and Westlaw are available, with access to federal and all states statutes, cases, administrative decisions, and most New York treatise material.  A broad range of forms and many law journals and reviews can also be retrieved.  All of the library PC's also have links to HeinOnline, a massive, imaged database of law reviews and journals, to search, download, read and /or print.  Several CCH reporters are also supported in electronic format. 

In addition, the Library supports limited remote access for small law firms and solo practitioners through the City Bar's homepage. Members can search and download a subset of Westlaw forms (including McKinney's Forms and New York Forms: Legal and Business), HeinOnline and LLMC Digital, a database of historic federal, state, legal and foreign material. 

Our knowledgeable reference librarians assist more than 2,000 visitors to the library every month. The professional staff is thoroughly familiar with the Library's collection and is prepared to direct you to appropriate sources - print or electronic - and assist in formulating research strategies. To reach the reference desk call 212.382.6666.

 

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The New York City Bar gratefully acknowledges the support of LexisNexis in providing online research services to the staff of the Association.