Announcement

To our visitors, please note the Library & Archives will be closed for the month of July. Additionally, the Library & Archives are only open by appointment for all other dates. Please fill out this form to make an appointment.

Library & Archives

CENTRO Library & Archives is a treasured place where researchers, academics, teachers, students, genealogists, filmmakers, and the community at large find primary (historical documents) and secondary sources about the history and culture of the Puerto Rican diaspora. Visitors can gain access to books, photographs, documents, artifacts, art, maps, oral histories, moving image and audio clips, and digitized or born digital material pertaining to stateside Puerto Ricans via our Library Catalog, Archival Database, and Digital Collections.

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CENTRO Library provides access to over 14,000 books, 2,550 dissertations and masters theses, over 500 titles of historical newspapers and periodicals on 3,700 reels of microfilm, 600 audio recordings, 514 videos and DVDs containing information by and about Puerto Ricans, and 21.3 linear feet of Vertical Files encompassing a variety of subjects. Search the Library Catalog

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Location and Hours

CENTRO Library & Archives

2180 3rd Ave, 1st Floor, Rm. 120 New York, NY 10035

Hours:

Monday- 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday- 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday- 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday- 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday- 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday- Closed
Sunday- Closed

Contact us:

centro.library@hunter.cuny.edu

or call us:

212-396-7874