Overview & Hours
Library
The Library of the New York City Bar Association is a nationally recognized research facility and is among the largest member-supported law libraries in the United States.
| New York City Bar Library | |
| Monday-Thursday | 9 am - 9 pm |
| Friday | 9 am - 7 pm |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Holiday Schedule 2019 (the House and Library will be closed)
New Year’s Day - Tuesday, January 1, 2019
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - Monday, January 21, 2019
President's Day - Monday, February 18, 2019
Memorial Day - Monday, May 27, 2019
Independence Day and the day after Independence Day - Thursday, July 4 and Friday, July 5, 2019
Labor Day - Monday, September 2, 2019
Thanksgiving - Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29, 2019
Christmas Eve - Early closing at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, December 24, 2019
Christmas - Wednesday, December 25, 2019
The City Bar's Library has an extensive collection of current and early edition treatises, current and superseded statutes 
for Federal and all state jurisdictions, case reporters, and law reviews. The library also contains a comprehensive collection of U.S. and New York State appellate court briefs and records on appeal.
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 computers include links to HeinOnline, a massive, imaged database of law reviews and journals, to search, download, read and 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), Casemaker, 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.
The City Bar gratefully acknowledges the support of LexisNexis in providing online research services to the staff of the Association.
