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The Dongan Hills Branch of The New York Public Library, which occupied a rented storefront on Richmond Road from 1957 to 1974, moved to its present location in the spring of 1975. A modern, air-conditioned, one-story branch, Dongan Hills houses nearly 45,000 books, periodicals, CDs, DVDs, and other materials. In 2008, the  branch was renovated with new carpeting, a beautiful Read more...

The City Island branch of the New York Public Library is located in the center of a mile-long, three-block-wide stretch of land in the Bronx, on the Long Island Sound. City Island has been described as “Martha’s Vineyard with a Bronx accent.” The City Island Branch has been serving the island community since 1911, and had been in its current location Read more...

The Castle Hill Branch of The New York Public Library, a modern spacious brick building located on Castle Hill Avenue near the corner of Bruckner Boulevard, was opened in July 1981. Fully accessible to people who use wheelchairs, the one story facility houses an adult, young adult, and children’s collection. A multi-use meeting room is available for community group meetings, Read more...

We are home to the Enrico Fermi Cultural Center collection, which consists of materials in Italian including newspapers, books, videos, and audiobooks. Additionally, the collection includes information about the Italian American experience. The Belmont Branch of The New York Public Library, located in the heart of the Little Italy of the Bronx, has been serving the public since 1981. Also Read more...

The Clason’s Point Branch of The New York Public Library, a modern, spacious, brick building located on Morrison Avenue between 172nd Street and Westchester Avenue, was opened in May 1974. Open to the public since 1952, the library was previously located at Harrod Place. Fully accessible to people who use wheelchairs, the one-story facility houses an adult, young adult, and children’s Read more...

Windsor Terrace’s first library service began in 1922 with a deposit station that housed a 3,000-book collection in a pharmacy. The most notable later move was to a library created from two abandoned street cars. The present 7,000-square-foot library opened in 1969 after a local campaign to upgrade the library service. With the addition of two new self-check units, the branch continues to Read more...