The Centro Library and Archives is devoted to collecting, preserving and providing access to resources documenting the history and culture of Puerto Ricans. The collections include books, newspapers, periodicals, audio and video tapes, manuscripts, photographs, 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.
The library and archives promotes the study of Puerto Rican history and culture through exhibitions, and other public programs.