Anyone who lives, works, or attends school in New York State can get a NYPL card and pin. See NYPL Get a Library Card page.
For CSI students & faculty:
You need only one of the following:
1. One of the valid New York State IDs: current driver's license, current photo learner's permit, or current non-driver's identification
2. Your CSI employee ID card AND drivers license (any state), or cable, phone or utility bill, or any piece of mail with your name and address (yes, NJ or PA address...)
3. Your CSI student ID card AND any piece of mail with your name and address in NY
The easiest way to get a card is to go in person to a NYPL branch library. There's a NYPL library next to the College (0.3 mile, see picture above). There's no application form to complete, and you'll get your card & pin in minutes.
Direction: when you exit CSI via the main entrance, make a right on Victory Blvd., go straight, pass the 1st traffic light, and the library is on your right. Plenty of free parking. Phone: 718) 494-1642
1. Once you have logged in to Lynda.com, check the Stay logged in box: 
or allow your browser to remember your login. You can access Lynda.com courses on any app (iOS, Android, Windows, Desktop) and at any time.
2. You don't need a NYPL card to check out Lynda.com to see what it can do for you. You can browse its library of courses or topics, or try some free introductory videos.
Our online chat service is available 24/7 and is designed to support the CSI community needing assistance with research and other curricular issues. If a CUNY librarian is not available, an academic librarian from one of our partner libraries will assist you.
New York Public Library provides access to Lynda.com, an online educational site that includes over 3,000 video courses in popular fields like web design, IT, education/instruction, and business. Many courses can help business majors, including MS Excel and a host of business courses. Anyone with a NYPL library card and a 4-digit pin number is able to access Lynda.com for free. And getting a free NYPL library card and pin only takes minutes by going to any one of their branch libraries.
1. The Quickest Way to Connect: Click Here to Login via NYPL Portal
You will then see the Welcome to lynda.com login screen below. Fill in required information.
After that, you'll be logged in to Lynda.com
2. Another Way to Login to Lynda.com
Go directly to Lynda.com, get to NYPL portal login page, then login. See tutorial below:
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NOW you have logged in. Browse the library for courses, or search for any topic or skill you'd like to learn.
Lynda.com has something for everyone. Click the screenshot below to go straight to Lynda.com to see for yourself.
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