The
Community Information Service (CIS) provides quick access to information
about essential services in your neighborhood. Each branch library
of The New York Public Library keeps an up-to-date file of its local
community and city-wide services. You can find information about
community groups, consumer and educational organizations, health
and social service agencies and religious, recreational and cultural
institutions. Many of these programs and services are not listed
anywhere else. The heart of the Community Information Service is
our own online Directory of Community Services (DCS) which is complemented
by a special collection of related handbooks and guides. Individual
branch library pages also provide local
community information including elected officials, neighborhood
demographics, schools, etc.
Directory of Community Services
The Directory of Community Services (DCS) is an online database
in English and Spanish of hundreds of neighborhood not-for-profit
organizations and groups offering programs and services to the public
in Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island. You can access information
about these agencies with three easy-to-use search methods: by organization
name, by subject (such
as Day care, English as a second language, Senior citizens) or by
keyword (find organizations which have that word anywhere in their
record). Subject or keyword searches can be further narrowed by
borough, zip code, languages spoken by staff, wheelchair accessibility,
and other selected criteria.
The DCS is also available online at the 87 branches of The New
York Public Library as well as the divisions of the Research Library.
Visit your local branch library in Manhattan, the Bronx or Staten
Island. Library staff will be pleased to help you with the directory
and other Community Information materials.
Web Access: English
| Spanish
Telnet Access:
DCS via Telnet | Requires telnet
software. At login, type leo.
Community Information Service Collection
- At your neighborhood branch you will find a special collection
of handbooks, guides, pamphlets, and brochures.
- View a printable list of NYC resources in PDF format:
English
|
Spanish
- Best
of the Web -- NYC maps, online guides, resources for seniors,
persons without homes, and more.