The Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library collects books and periodicals in architecture, historic preservation, art history, painting, sculpture, graphic arts, decorative arts, city planning, real estate, and archaeology. The architectural and fine arts components are non-circulating. Materials in the Ware Collection, mainly books on urban planning and real estate development, do circulate. The Library contains more than 250,000 volumes and receives approximately 1,500 periodicals. The Frances Loeb Libary holds over 250,000 volumes, and maintains subscriptions to about 1,650 periodicals.
Comprehensive coverage is provided for all levels of technology and research in the design fields.