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Search PAWS Catalog Search the PAWS Catalog
PAWS (Public Access Web System) is the catalog of the Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library, providing access to talking books, books in braille and other special format material to eligible borrowers. Please contact the library to set up your PAWS catalog account. Be ready to provide an email address and a password. You should also contact the library directly if you would like talking books with numbers below RC50000.

Search NLS Catalog Search NLS Catalog
The Catalog of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), The Library of Congress.

Search LEO Catalog LEO
LEO is the catalog of the eighty-five Branch Libraries with access to 1 million titles and the status of 6 million holdings.

Search CATNYP Search CATNYP
CATNYP contains over 5 million records, representing a substantial portion of The Research Libraries' collections. These collections are housed in four research centers in Manhattan — Science, Industry & Business Library; Humanities & Social Sciences Library; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts; and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. These items do not circulate.

ebookseNYPL:
eBooks, music, and video downloadable from The New York Public Library.

Search E-Resources Search E-Resources
Full-text magazine and journal articles; reliable encyclopedias and directories; homework help and civil service test practice; information on business, consumer health, art, history, biographies, literature, organizations; artículos en Español.

Recommended Reading Recommended Reading
For Adults. Booklists compiled by librarians at the Andrew Heiskell Library and The New York Public Library. For recommended titles for children and teenagers, see the Kids and Teens pages.

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