The City Bar will close early, at 2:00 pm, on Friday, August 31, and will be closed on Monday, September 3, in observance of Labor Day.
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 2018 (the House and Library will be closed)
New Year’s Day - Monday, January 1, 2018
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - Monday, January 15, 2018
President's Day - Monday, February 19, 2018
Memorial Day - Monday, May 28, 2018
Independence Day - Wednesday, July 4, 2018
Labor Day - Monday, September 3, 2018
Columbus Day - Monday, October 8, 2018
Thanksgiving - Thursday, November 22 and Friday, November 23, 2018
Christmas Eve - Monday, December 24, 2018
Christmas - Tuesday, December 25, 2018
The New York City Bar Library has an extensive collection of current and early edition treatises, current and superseded statutes 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, 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 New York City Bar gratefully acknowledges the support of LexisNexis in providing online research services to the staff of the Association.
