diff --git a/nypl-collections.py b/nypl-collections.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+class NYPLsearch:
+  def __init__(self,token=None):
+    self.token = token or ""
+
+    try:
+      assert self.token
+    except:
+      AssertionError:
+        print "You will need to use your Authenticaton Token.\n
+               This can be retrieved at http://api.repo.nypl.org/sign_up"
+
+    self.base = "http://api.repo.nypl.org/api/v1/items"
+
+