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My library card expired, how do I renew?
Last Updated: Aug 22, 2024 |
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- PAM - account renewals
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Views: 113569
How can I get my PIN/Password?
Last Updated: Aug 31, 2022 |
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- CIRC - PIN/Password
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Views: 26047
Where can I donate books to NYPL?

Last Updated: Dec 28, 2024 | Views: 18941
How can I get an NYPL library card?
Last Updated: Apr 11, 2024 |
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- PAM - account validation
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Views: 18631
How do I get a Culture Pass? Why isn't my card permitting me to get a Culture Pass?
Last Updated: Feb 13, 2024 |
Topics:
- CulturePass
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Views: 15961
How do I validate my NYPL account?
Last Updated: Apr 11, 2024 |
Topics:
- PAM - account validation
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Views: 15044
How can I see the books I've borrowed?
Last Updated: Sep 26, 2025 |
Topics:
- CIRC - policy
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Views: 11071
How can I access NYPL's subscription to LinkedIn Learning?
Last Updated: Feb 13, 2024 |
Topics:
- Database - Ref
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Views: 9747
I am trying to sign up for a library card, and I keep getting a message at the very end of the process, "Form submission error, Invalid request to ILS: PIN is not valid : PIN is trivial."
Last Updated: Feb 13, 2024 |
Topics:
- CIRC - PIN/Password
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Views: 8642
How do I renew my books, DVDs, CDs and other items?
Last Updated: Feb 27, 2023 |
Topics:
- CIRC - renewals/returns
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Views: 8007

I want to get notifications when hold items have arrived.

Last Updated: Jun 18, 2026 | Views: 970
How can I update my account's username?

Last Updated: Jun 18, 2026 | Views: 71
How can I see NYPL's New Arrivals?
Last Updated: Oct 31, 2025 |
Topics:
- Catalog Search - Circ
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Views: 217
How can I see the books I've borrowed?
Last Updated: Sep 26, 2025 |
Topics:
- CIRC - policy
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Views: 11071
How do I return an e-book?
Last Updated: Sep 17, 2025 |
Topics:
- E-book General - Circ
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Views: 1591
How can I check out e-books?
Last Updated: Sep 16, 2025 |
Topics:
- E-book General - Circ
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Views: 5597
What happened to the SimplyE app?

Last Updated: Aug 27, 2025 | Views: 691
How do I request research library materials?
Last Updated: Aug 18, 2025 |
Topics:
- Offsite Requests
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Views: 2861
How can I get a library card for research if I live outside of the United States?

Last Updated: Mar 25, 2025 | Views: 545
Does OverDrive have movies or TV shows that I can watch online?
Last Updated: Feb 25, 2025 |
Topics:
- Catalog Search - Circ
- Database - Ref
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Views: 1105

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