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The Pat Parker/Vito Russo Center Library

Founded in 1991 to encourage and facilitate the reading and research of LGBT literature, the Pat Parker/Vito Russo Center Library is an important community resource. More than 450 people visit each month to browse and borrow books and videos.

There are more than 20,000 circulating titles of fiction and nonfiction, both current and classic, making it New York's largest lending library of LGBT material. The video collection, named in honor of film professor Michael Janiak who died of AIDS in 1992, includes more than 1,500 circulating videos and DVDs by, about, or of interest to our community. Additionally, the library maintains subscriptions to more than 20 LGBT periodicals from throughout the United States.

• More about the Pat Parker/Vito Russo Center Library
• Contact the Library
• View the Library Catalog
• Learn about Library Donations
• Library Policies
• Book Sale
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

 

NEXT STEPS The Library Catalog is online - click here to view. The Library also has a MySpace page - click here to view. Library Hours of Operation: Monday - Thursday 6-9PM; Friday - Saturday 1-4PM. Booksale Hours of Operation: Monday - Thursday 6-9PM; Saturday 1-4PM. The library and book sale need your books, videos, and DVDs. Please donate. Donations may be dropped off at the Center daily.