The Soundview Branch of The New York Public Library, which opened in 1973, is a bright, airy one-story marble building located on Soundview Avenue near Seward Avenue.
Partially accessible to persons who use wheelchairs, the branch houses adult, young adult, and children's books, a small Spanish language collection, a non-print collection of videos, CDs, CD-ROMs, language tapes, and books on tape available for borrowing. A meeting room is available for community group use.
Directions:
Subway:
6 to Morrison - Sound View Avenues; take BX27 bus to Seward Ave. and Rosedale Ave.
Walk three blocks east to Seward and Soundview Aves. to Parkchester (East 177th St.);
Walk south to White Plains Rd. and Westchester Ave.; take BX39 bus to Seward Ave. and White Plains Rd.
Walk six blocks west to Seward and Soundview Aves.
MTA Bus:
BX27
to Seward Ave. and Rosedale Ave.; walk three blocks east to Seward and Soundview Aves.