Teacher Sets: Home

This guide is designed to give you an overview of MyLibraryNYC in terms of features, training, communication and support.

Program Overview

MyLibraryNYC is a partnership between the Department of Education's Department of Library Services and the New York City's Public Library Systems: Brooklyn Public Library, New York Public Library and Queens Public Library to raise student achievement through digital access to and school-site delivery of the millions of books and informational resources available in the libraries' collections.

Benefits Include:

Free requests of Teacher Sets – curated text collections by topic, grade level, and format to enhance instruction and learning. We have over 10,000 sets:

on key curricular subjects
in multiple languages
for book clubs
to support reading (large print options, Playaway audio books, VOX read-a-louds)
to develop hands-on learning (games, puppets, graphic calculators, launchpads)

Opportunities to build a collaborative partnership with the local library branch to provide programming services around reading and literacy from MyLibraryNYC School Outreach Librarians;

Invitations to special events such as author talks, gaming contests, exhibitions and more!

Payment of Destiny Library Maintenance fee with includes Titlepeek book cover images, integration of the NOVEL databases, and Follett Tech Support availability

The DOE is committed to creating and supporting learning environments that reflect the diversity of New York City. To ensure that our website serves the needs of everyone, it follows the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0, Level AA. That means the sites work for people with disabilities, including those who are blind and partially sighted. We are committed to creating accessible digital experiences for all website visitors. If you require assistance with any documents on our site, please please call 917-521-3654, email mdodes2@schools.nyc.gov, or mail to: Michael Dodes, 4360 Broadway, 4th Floor, New York, NY, 10033 for assistance.