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BMCC Library Circulating collection

A list of free art and cultural resources available in NYC and online.

Arts and Culture

E-Books, Anime, Comics, and Fanfiction

  • E-Books at BMCC*
    Search CUNY’s hundreds of thousands ebooks
  • Archive of Our Own (AO3)
    A nonprofit open source repository for fanfiction and other fanworks contributed by users. Archive of Our Own hosts over 6 million works in over 40,000 fandoms.
  • Brooklyn Public Library (BPL)
    Access to thousands of ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, movies, and more! Get a library card!
  • Crunchyroll
    Massive streaming library of anime. The site is free but a premium subscription lets you watch without the ads.
  • HathiTrust
    Partnership of academic and research institutions, offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world. To access their archives, log in as a Guest.
  • New York Public Library (NYPL)
    Download the Simply-E or Libby app to access millions of audiobooks and e-books in all genres. Get a library card!
  • Open Library from Internet Archive
    An open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Requires free registration to “check out” a book.
  • Project Gutenberg
    Over 70,000 out of copyright books.
  • Queens Public Library (QPL)
    Access to thousands of ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, movies, and more! Get a library card!
  • Shonen Jump
    Many popular manga titles, with a strong back catalog and new chapters the same day as Japan.
  • Viki.com
    Asian TV shows and movies online for free. Premium access provides access to additional content and removes ads.
  • Webtoons
    Contains thousands of creator-owned content in many genres from around the world.

Movies

Music

  • Naxos Music Library*
    Streaming music library of mainly classical and world music. Includes some pop and rock, choral, instrumental, gospel, poetry, spoken word, and relaxation music.

Newspapers

Performing Arts

Parks and Nature

*BMCC databases. Login with your CUNY login – what you use for Blackboard and CUNYFirst. If you are not able to access any of the BMCC databases, please contact us via the chat box on the right hand side of the page or email us.