The Centro Library and Archives is devoted to collecting, preserving and providing access to resources documenting the history and culture of Puerto Ricans.
Established in 1973 as a component of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies, the Centro Library and Archives was dedicated to activist and educator, Evelina Lopez Antonetty in 1986. The collections include books, current and historic newspapers and periodicals, audio, film & video, manuscripts, photographs, art prints, and recorded music. The Library and Archives provides services and programs to the scholarly community as well as the general public. Constituents are diverse and come from the United States and abroad.
Featured Item
Pérez and Martina : a Porto Rican Folk Tale / by Pura Belpré [Book cover]

Book cover of Pérez and Martina : a Porto Rican Folk Tale / by Pura Belpré ; illustrated by Carlos Sánchez M. -- New York, London : Frederick Warne…
Featured Collection
Index to La Prensa (New York, N.Y., 1913-1963)
Index to articles in La Prensa related to Puerto Ricans in the U.S. and/or Puerto Rico published 1919 to 1930. Contains the full text of articles…
Featured Exhibit
Images from Centro Library Rare Book Collection: Maps
Centro Library Rare Book Collection includes books published at the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the...