7. BOMB

BOMB is an NYC-based arts magazine that centers the artist's voice by publishing conversations between creative people working across mediums. The founders wanted to document and disseminate candid conversations between artists – without intervention by curators, critics, or journalists. Find BOMB and over 200 other print magazines on the shelves at the Main Library (380 Second Avenue, 2nd Floor).

8. Persepolis

Based on the graphic novel of the same name, Persepolis is the coming-of-age story of a bold and precocious Iranian girl growing up during the Islamic Revolution. You can stream it online in our Sony Picture Classics collection. The SVA Library provides access to hundreds of movies via streaming video databases, which you can watch anytime online by logging in with your SVA credentials. Other streaming video databases you can explore include Projectr, Kanopy, and Swank.

9. Katamari Damacy

Would you like to be a tiny Prince of the Cosmos rolling the world up into a sticky ball in hopes of rebuilding the universe? Then perhaps you would like to check out Katamari Damacy, which is just one of the many available games in the video games collection at Library West. You'll find everything from popular to independent titles for an array of systems. There's even a game room with PlayStation and Xbox consoles, and a circulating Switch.

10. Alice is Missing

Do you like role-playing games? Maybe you're familiar with Dungeons & Dragons, or maybe you're fully immersed in the vast and varied world of RPGs – in either case, Library West has an outstanding RPG collection waiting for you. Alice is Missing is a unique RPG in that it is conducted in total silence, via texts, as players unearth clues about the disappearance of a local high school student.

The Main SVA Library is located at 380 2nd Ave, 2nd Floor, and also contains the SVA Archives, as well as a computer lab equipped with 41 iMacs, six Cintiqs, three flatbed scanners, two book scanners, black-and-white and color printing, and the latest versions of Adobe CC, Maya and Final Cut Pro.

SVA Library West is located at 133/141 W 21st St on the lower level. The large lounge has comfortable workspaces and game room with Xboxes, Playstations and Steam/PC gaming systems. (You can also borrow a Switch!)

SVA Library’s Online Collections

The library’s online collections are always open! To get started, check out the Online Resources and Services guide for streaming films, digital magazines, e-books and image databases.

Got a question? Ask a Librarian, or call us at 212-592-2660. See you soon!

Two of the College’s Librarians get students prepped for the new semester with a highlights tour of things you can find in our libraries.