Adult Collections

The New Rochelle Public Library maintains comprehensive book collection for adults, young adults, and children. The informational and recreational needs
of the community are met with a book collection in excess of 260,000 volumes.
In addition to the traditional book collections, the following special collections
of the Library are noted:

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• Located on the 2^nd floor, the E. L. Doctorow Local History Collection collects and preserves old and current library materials pertaining to the history of New Rochelle, and those works about Westchester County and New York State that assist patrons in putting New Rochelle’s own history
  in perspective.

• The New Rochelle Photograph Collection

• The Local Author Collection on the 2^nd floor collects and preserves significant works by authors, illustrators, and performers who are
  identified with the City of New Rochelle through birth and/or residency.

• Large Print Books are located on the 1^st floor. Popular titles of both fiction and non-fiction are part of this collection. In addition, the Library also has current issues of the "Reader’s Digest" and "The New York Times" large print editions.

• Foreign Language Books are located on the 2^nd floor. Small collections
  of French, German, Italian, and Portuguese books as well as a larger collection of Spanish language books, both fiction and non-fiction, are located here. In addition, the Library also has a Foreign Language Cassette collection on the 3^rd floor for those wishing to learn a foreign language.

• Business Collection on the 2^nd floor is a reference collection designed
  to help the small business person or job seeker

• Law Collection on the 2^nd floor is designed to meet the needs of the lay person seeking information on basic legal matters at the local and
  state level

• Parenting Collection on the 3^rd floor covers all aspects of raising a child
  from birth through adolescence. It includes information on home schooling, learning disabilities, discipline, etc. in both book and video formats.

• Books on Tape are available on the 3^rd floor for adults, the 2^nd floor for
  young adults, and the Children’s Room for our younger readers.
  The 3^rd floor collection is extensive and covers both fiction and non-fiction titles and includes both unabridged and abridged titles.

• CD-ROM’s are available both in the Children’s Room and on the 3^rd floor. Educational games are emphasized for children, while the 3^rd floor
  collection includes instructional and informational CD-rom’s.

• Music CD’s are located on the 3^rd floor. Classical, folk, jazz, and popular music are all well represented in this collection.

• Videos are on the 3^rd floor. The Library has an extensive collection of
  videos for patrons of all ages. Feature films in English and foreign languages
  as well as instructional and educational videos are available
  for one week loan.

• Musical Scores are located on the 3^rd floor. This collection runs the gamut from classical to modern and includes many Broadway shows and "fake" books.