Special Collections. There are books in foreign languages, especially French and German, in all the Branches. The principal collections of books in foreign tongues other than French and German, are these:
| Language | Branch |
| Bohemian | Webster. |
| Chinese | Chatham Square. |
| Danish | Tottenville, 125th Street. |
| Dutch | Muhlenberg. |
| Finnish | 125th Street. |
| Flemish | Muhlenberg. |
| Greek (Modern) | Muhlenberg. |
| Hebrew | Seward Park, Aguilar. |
| Hungarian | Tompkins Square, Hamilton Fish Park, Yorkville, Woodstock. |
| Italian | Hudson Park, Aguilar, Bond Street. |
| Norwegian | Tottenville. |
| Polish | Rivington Street, Tompkins Square, Columbus, Melrose. |
| Roumanian | Rivington Street. |
| Russian | Seward Park, Rivington Street, Hamilton Fish Park, 96th Street, Chatham Square. |
| Slovak | Webster. |
| Spanish | Jackson Square. |
| Swedish | 125th Street, 58th Street. |
| Servian | Muhlenberg. |
| Yiddish | Rivington Street, Seward Park, Hamilton Fish Park, Aguilar, Tremont. |
Interbranch Loan. A book in any one of the Branches is available to a reader at any other Branch through a system of interbranch loans.
Reading Rooms. The total attendance in the adult reading rooms in the Branch Libraries, during 1915, was 1,224,526. The greatest use of reading rooms is at two of the Branches on the lower East Side.
ADULTS' ROOM—58th STREET BRANCH
Library for the Blind. The Library for the Blind, although under control of the Circulation Department, has its headquarters and reading room in the Central Building. Its work has been described on page [22].
