A special collection of rare books is shelved in the librarian's office. Pamphlets Pamphlets, small booklets under 90 pages, are located in boxes on the designed pamphlet shelves along the east wall of the library. Vertical File Materials Leaflets, clippings, maps, etc. are filed in the filing cabinets along the west wall of the library. Current paper issues are on display while paper backfiles are located on shelves in the northeast area of the library. A significant number of backfiles are also available on microfiche.
Periodicals provide indexing to articles in magazines by author and subject.
Current newspapers such as the Stuart News and Palm Beach Post are available on the newspaper rack. Internet Resources Internet access is available in the library through CyberGate using Netscape as a graphical Internet browser. This allows for on-line searching of the vast World Wide Web Internet resources, the Martin County Library System, OCLC's FirstSearch databases, and a host of additional resources. Additional Computer Resources Catalog Plus serves as the electronic library catalog. All 33,000 volumes in the HSBC Library can be accessed by author, title, and keyword.