NYPL and Foursquare FAQ
You can now follow NYPL on Foursquare and check in to your favorite Library. The location-based social network lets you connect with NYPL and its collections, programs, and services through tips at 90 libraries in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island.
NYPL Foursquare FAQ
- What is Foursquare?
- What does “checking in” mean?
- What is a tip?
- What is a mayor and how can I get “elected”?
- What is a badge and how can I get one?
- What is a special?
- Which NYPL locations are participating?
What is Foursquare?
Foursquare is a location-based social network that lets you interact with friends and places directly from your mobile devices. You can learn more about the locations you visit, unlock specials and promotions, and earn badges by checking in on Foursquare.
For more information visit foursquare.com.
What does “checking in” mean?
When visiting a NYPL neighborhood library, you can use your Foursquare mobile app to check in. By doing so, you earn points for each check-in, unlock badges including the Library’s Find the Future badge, and become eligible for special NYPL promotions. Follow NYPL on Foursquare to find out more.
Read the Foursquare FAQ for more information about check-ins
What is a tip?
Tips are short bits of information shared by other Foursquare users at locations. When you check in, Foursquare will display a tip left by a friend or other user. Make sure you follow NYPL on Foursquare to see the Library’s latest tips.
What is a mayor and how can I get “elected”?
The mayor of a venue on Foursquare is the user with the most number of days with check-ins in a 60-day period. Note that only one check-in a day counts toward mayorship. Often mayors get special privileges. At NYPL locations, mayors are entered into a drawing for tickets to a LIVE from the NYPL event and may sign up for a special behind-the-scenes tour of the Map Division.
Read the Foursquare FAQ for more information about mayors
Read the Official Rules for LIVE from the NYPL Ticket Drawings for Foursquare mayors
What is a badge and how can I get one?
Badges are trophies that you can unlock on your explorations of places around the city. The badges are collected and displayed in your Foursquare Trophy Case.
You need to follow NYPL on Foursquare to be able to earn the Find the Future Centennial badge. Hint: Visit the 90 NYPL locations often and check in. The NYPL badge can be earned between March 30 and June 30, 2011 during business hours of the respective location. Note that only one check-in per day counts toward the badge. The free Foursquare Friends Membership is only available to residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia.
What is a special?
Specials are promotions that can be unlocked in a variety of ways. NYPL offers specials for mayors at all locations and frequency specials at select locations. Check in to find out where they are.
Read the Foursquare FAQ for more information about specials
Which NYPL locations are participating?
You can earn the badge by checking in at the following NYPL locations on Foursquare:
Venue Name:
Venue URL:
New York Public Library - 58th Street Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/897294
New York Public Library - 67th Street Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/266595
New York Public Library - 96th Street Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/511119
New York Public Library - 115th Street Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/1029658
New York Public Library - 125th Street Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/13306678
New York Public Library - Aguilar Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/2261418
New York Public Library - Allerton Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/7368000
New York Public Library - Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/107320
New York Public Library - Baychester Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/13309141
New York Public Library - Battery Park City Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/721091
New York Public Library - Belmont Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/5076885
New York Public Library - Bloomingdale Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/147934
New York Public Library - Bronx Library Center
http://foursquare.com/venue/1208744
New York Public Library - Castle Hill Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/13309618
New York Public Library - Chatham Square Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/137406
New York Public Library - City Island Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/1853954
New York Public Library - Clason's Point Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/13310627
New York Public Library - Columbus Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/90007
New York Public Library - Countee Cullen Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/1060849
New York Public Library - Dongan Hills Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/7871308
New York Public Library - Eastchester Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/94411
New York Public Library - Edenwald Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/5389217
New York Public Library - Epiphany Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/380189
New York Public Library - Fort Washington Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/1590334
New York Public Library - Francis Martin Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/13310835
New York Public Library - George Bruce Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/6334770
New York Public Library - Grand Central Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/231626
New York Public Library - Grand Concourse Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/4431451
New York Public Library - Great Kills Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/2356727
New York Public Library - Hamilton Fish Park Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/232658
New York Public Library - Hamilton Grange Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/1740344
New York Public Library - Harlem Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/972076
New York Public Library - High Bridge Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/3511821
New York Public Library - Hudson Park Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/68159
New York Public Library - Huguenot Park
http://foursquare.com/venue/13979256
New York Public Library - Hunt's Point Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/4200492
New York Public Library - Inwood Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/252815
New York Public Library - Jefferson Market Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/418685
New York Public Library - Jerome Park Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/2339729
New York Public Library - Kingsbridge Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/5072220
New York Public Library - Kips Bay Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/246560
New York Public Library - Macomb's Bridge Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/13308439
New York Public Library - Melrose Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/13311353
New York Public Library - Mid-Manhattan Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/5209411
New York Public Library - Morningside Heights Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/432384
New York Public Library - Morris Park Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/7670084
New York Public Library - Morrisania Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/13469692
New York Public Library - Mosholu Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/1982091
New York Public Library - Mott Haven Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/3892845
New York Public Library - Muhlenberg Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/46302
New York Public Library - Mulberry Street Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/102411
New York Public Library - New Amsterdam Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/231000
New York Public Library - New Dorp Public Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/2108881
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (LPA)
http://foursquare.com/venue/532743
New York Public Library - Ottendorfer Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/721151
New York Public Library - Parkchester Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/451531
New York Public Library - Pelham Bay Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/9210326
New York Public Library - Port Richmond Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/13474136
New York Public Library - Richmondtown Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/5146732
New York Public Library - Riverdale Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/3969296
New York Public Library - Riverside Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/178427
New York Public Library - Roosevelt Island Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/7938031
New York Public Library - Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
http://foursquare.com/venue/69423
New York Public Library - Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL)
http://foursquare.com/venue/249237
New York Public Library - Sedgwick Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/5032016
New York Public Library - Seward Park Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/392525
New York Public Library - Soundview Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/1281013
New York Public Library - South Beach Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/13474469
New York Public Library - Spuyten Duyvil
http://foursquare.com/venue/9246695
New York Public Library - St. Agnes Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/973129
New York Public Library - St. George Library Center
http://foursquare.com/venue/1849727
New York Public Library - Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
http://foursquare.com/venue/31643
New York Public Library - Terence Cardinal Cooke-Cathedral Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/162924
New York Public Library - Throg's Neck Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/8915371
New York Public Library - Todt Hill-Westerleigh Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/5137307
New York Public Library - Tompkins Square Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/109290
New York Public Library - Tottenville Public Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/4931068
New York Public Library - Tremont Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/8053106
New York Public Library - Van Cortlandt Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/5811639
New York Public Library - Van Nest Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/13471751
New York Public Library - Wakefield Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/7424181
New York Public Library - Webster Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/404294
New York Public Library - West Farms Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/12038816
New York Public Library - West New Brighton Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/13474811
New York Public Library - Westchester Square Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/5943314
New York Public Library - Woodlawn Heights Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/1530516
New York Public Library - Woodstock Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/9471733
New York Public Library - Yorkville Library
http://foursquare.com/venue/84653
New York Public Library - Rose Main Reading Room
http://foursquare.com/venue/146032
New York Public Library - Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
http://foursquare.com/venue/400786
New York Public Library - Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Wertheim Study
http://foursquare.com/venue/7048791
New York Public Library - Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Celeste Bartos Forum