• 41 iMacs running various Internet browsers, Apple Pages, Keynote, Microsoft Office, Blender, and Adobe Creative Cloud. Note, new iMacs only have USB-C ports.
• 6 Cintiq stations
• 3 tabloid-size flatbed scanners
• 2 ScannX book scanners
• 2 black & white printers (8.5x11 or 11x17; 25 pages free per day, $.05 per page thereafter)
• 1 color printer/copier (8.5x11 or 11x17; $0.15 per page; $.20 for double-sided)

The following equipment may be borrowed (with a valid SVA ID card) for use within the library:

• Headphones
• Memory card reader
• Wacom tablet
• Cintiq pens
• USB-A to USB-C dongle

Group Study Room Guidelines:

• One room available; seats up to six people.
• Equipped with a Mac Mini and large screen.
• Keyboard and mouse for the Mac Mini can be checked out from the Tech Assistant.
• Equipped with DVD/Bluray player
• Book in person via tablet, online via Google Calendar, or call the library at 212.592.2660
• Scheduling priority is given to groups.
• Groups may schedule the room for a maximum of five hours per day.
• Individuals may schedule the room for a maximum of one hour per day for solo use. 
• The room may be booked up to one week in advance. Unscheduled use is first-come, first-served.

Located in the SVA Library at 380 Second Avenue on the 2nd floor, SVA’s Archives houses two unique collections:

• Milton Glaser Design Study Center and Archives: dedicated to preserving and making accessible significant works by designers, illustrators, and art directors who have close ties to the School of Visual Arts. The collections represent the artistic and intellectual vitality of the SVA community and provide an invaluable resource to students, designers, and researchers who wish to study the breadth of a designer’s work.
• School of Visual Arts Archives: documents the history of the School and provides source material for those who seek to evaluate the impact of its activities on artistic, social, and cultural development. Materials in the Archives include posters, announcements, departmental and student publications, and other printed ephemera and artifacts, dating back to its founding in 1947. The Archives also collects administrative and departmental records and photographs.

The Archives are open to researchers with an advance appointment. Request an appointment by filling out the visitation form.

Alumni must preregister with Alumni Affairs in order to access the SVA Library’s main location at 380 2nd Avenue. Click here and visit the “SVA Library: Alumni Access Instructions” dropdown menu item for details. Alumni cannot access Library West and do not have borrowing privileges.

Continuing Education students can access both the Main Library and Library West with their SVA ID. They do not have borrowing privileges.

Please email Alumni Affairs alumni@sva.edu or the Division of Continuing Education ce@sva.edu with any questions.

• 10 iMacs running various Internet browsers, Apple Pages, Keynote, Microsoft Office, and Adobe Creative Cloud. Note, new iMacs only have USB-C ports.
• One black & white printer (8.5x11; 25 pages free per day, $.05 per page thereafter)
• One color printer (8.5x11 or 11x17; $0.15 per page; $.20 for double-sided)
• One ScannX book scanner

Group Study Room Guidelines:

• Two private study rooms available.
• Each room seats up to four people.
• Book in person via tablet, or call the library at 212.592.2810
• Scheduling priority is given to groups.
• Groups may schedule a room for a maximum of five hours per day.
• Individuals may schedule a room for a maximum of one hour per day for solo use. 
• Rooms may be booked up to one week in advance. Unscheduled use is first-come, first-served.

The lounge at SVA Library West doubles as an event space that students, faculty, and staff can request to reserve. The library is located on the lower level of 133 West 21st Street and is accessible by both stairs and elevator. 

Booking requests should be submitted as early as possible since the calendars fill up quickly. (We ask that you try to make your request at least two weeks in advance.) Book by clicking the button below.

Alumni must preregister with Alumni Affairs in order to access the SVA Library’s main location at 380 2nd Avenue. Click here and visit the “SVA Library: Alumni Access Instructions” dropdown menu item for details. Alumni cannot access Library West and do not have borrowing privileges.

Continuing Education students can access both the Main Library and Library West with their SVA ID. They do not have borrowing privileges.

Please email Alumni Affairs alumni@sva.edu or the Division of Continuing Education ce@sva.edu with any questions.

To print at the Main Library or Library West computer lab, login with your SVA MyID credentials at any computer. When your desktop appears, you will see a small message window from Papercut, showing your account balance. You will need to add money to your account in order to print; do so by clicking Account Details.

• For all 1-sided B&W printing, the first 25 pages are free, and $0.05 per page thereafter. For all double-sided B&W printing, the first 25 sides are free, and $0.05 per side thereafter.
• All 1-sided Color prints are $0.15 per page. All double-sided Color prints are $0.10 per side.

The Main Library Computer Lab has 3 flatbed scanners, 2 ScannX book scanners, and color and B&W printers.

• B&W or Color on US Letter (8.5 x 11 inch) and Tabloid (11 x 17 inch) standard printer paper.

Library West has 1 ScannX book scanner, 1 B&W printer, and 1 Canon all-in-one color copier-printer.

• B&W on US Letter (8.5 x 11 inch) standard printer paper only.
• Color on US Letter (8.5 x 11 inch) or Tabloid (11 x 17 inch) standard printer paper.

You may not swap out paper for your own paper.

Per institutional security protocols, alumni must register ahead of your visit in order to access the SVA Library's main location at 380 2nd Avenue. Click here and visit the “SVA Library: Alumni Access Instructions” dropdown menu item for details.

To print at the SVA Library, log into a computer with your SVA MyID credentials. When your desktop appears, you will see a small message window from Papercut, showing your balance. To view your account details, add a payment card or load more money to your account, click on the link in the message window that says “Account Details.”

If you do not see a message window, begin printing your document as you would normally; Papercut will open and ask you to log in. You should enter your SVA MyID credentials that you used to log in to the computer.

You can also access Papercut by going to myid.sva.edu and signing in with your SVA credentials. On the dashboard, click the Papercut tile to open the app and be signed in automatically.

Printing Costs

Black & white: 25 free prints per day, then $0.05 cents per page thereafter.

Color: No free prints. $0.15 cents per page, $0.20 double-sided. 

Please note that only letter and tabloid sizes are available.

Patrons who return library materials with damage will be charged a ‘damaged item’ or ‘replacement and processing fee,’ based on the damage incurred. Items returned with post-its, page markers, or bent pages will be charged $2 per page. Items returned with underlining or writing will be charged $1-5 per page. Items returned with permanent damage, including water, paint, ink and cut and torn pages will need to be replaced at the borrower's expense. Items overdue by three months automatically lapse into 'Lost' status and the Library has the right to replace these items and bill the patron.

A security guard, surveillance cameras and a detection gate are used to monitor the flow of materials in and out of the library. Students, faculty, and staff must always carry their valid SVA ID and tap in at the library entrance. Alumni who have registered for access must sign in on the iPad at the security desk.

In addition, the SVA Library reserves the right to examine any backpack, bag, portfolio or other carrying device of anyone using the library. Any student found defacing, or attempting to steal any library materials will risk the loss of library privileges and suspension from SVA.

Reference books, rare books, periodicals (magazines), reserve materials, non-circulating DVDs, Blu-rays, & theses are available for in-library use only.

Equipment including Wacom tablets and headphones are available for in-library use from the Computer Lab.