Recordings in the collection include a wide variety of styles and artists, and are available for loan. Special strengths lie in opera, broadway musicals and world folk music. The collection comprises over 1,000 compact discs and 18,700 LP records. An extensive collection of books on all types of music is available for loan and in-house use. Subjects include music history, music theory, different genres and styles of music, musical instruments, techniques, methods, how-to books.
Special strengths lie in opera, world folk music and African-American music, including rap music.