Finding Books in Hebrew in New York's Libraries

There are many libraries in NYC that have excellent collections of Hebrew books. But to access some of them you have to be a student, like Colombia University and NYU. At the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) a person can enter to the library, but cannot take out books unless he is a student or becomes a member of the library by paying $360 a year.

The best, easiest and cheapest way to get books in Hebrew is by using the New York Public Library (NYPL). The NYPL has the largest collection of Hebrew fiction books in NYC. The library also has Hebrew books for babies and children. And it is free, you just need to get a library card. There are many branches to NYPL; you can order books on the library website at http://www.nypl.org/ and have the books sent the branch closest to you.

I don't know a lot about the Brooklyn Public Library and the Queens Public Library. I would be happy if someone can let me know about their books in Hebrew.

Buying Hebrew Books on the Web

Buying books through Israeli websites is one way to purchase books in Hebrew, but shipping can expensive (between $10-$15) and take a long time (10-14 days). In the USA there are some Hebrew bookstores that sell books on the web.

Orly's Bookstore at www.orlysbookstore.com

Sifrutake at www.sifrutake.com

Yediot at www.Yediotbooks.com

Steimatzky USA at www.stmus.com

Bookstores in NYC

There are few Hebrew bookstores in New York. Please let me know about other Hebrew bookstores (or bookstores with Hebrew books) in the area.

Sifrutake Queens
68-30 Main Street Flushing, NY 11367
Tel: 718-575-5745 Fax: 718-575-5746

Sifrutake Brooklyn
486 Ave. P Brooklyn, NY 11223
Tel: 718-382-9128 Fax: 718-382-9134

מפגש ידיעות אחרונות
136 East 39 st, New York, NY
טל': 212-681-6116

Finding Hebrew Books in the Big Apple

As one that loves to read Hebrew books and likes to live in the big city, I have difficulty finding recent and older books in Hebrew. Since I came to N.Y.C, I have tried to find some fiction books, non fiction books, reference books and especially baby books, (since I have a new baby), but with little success. Therefore, I am creating this blog to help lovers of Hebrew books to locate Hebrew books in NYC. I would like to encourage readers to contribute their experience finding Hebrew books in New York.