Collections: Community Information Service

A collection of handbooks, guides, brochures, and pamphlets that provide a wealth of information procured from government agencies, non-profit organizations, schools, advocacy groups, etc. to provide up-to-date information within certain subject guidelines. Below are the subjects found in each branch library CIS collection with their corresponding section numbers.

Each section has two parts: Handbooks & Guides and Pamphlets

  1. Senior Citizens
  2. Education, Employment,
    Job Training
  3. Government
  4. Social, Health,
    Multi-Service
  5. Housing, Self-Help,
    Consumer
  6. Disabilities
  7. Maps & Guides
  8. Parent, Child, Teen
  1. Personas Mayores de Edad
  2. Educacion, Empleo,
    Capacitacion Laboral
  3. Gobierno
  4. Servicios Sociales, de Salud,
    Servicios Varios
  5. Vivienda, Ayuda Personal,
    Ayuda al Consumidor
  6. Discapacidades
  7. Mapas y Guias
  8. Padres, Ninos, Jovenes
  • View a printable list of these resources:   English PDF Document | Spanish PDF Document
  • Directory of Community Services - An online database in English and Spanish of hundreds of neighborhood not-for-profit organizations and groups offering programs and services to the public in Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island
  • Best of the Web -- NYC maps, online guides, resources for seniors, persons without homes, and more.