The Vincent E. Petrucci Library collects information on the subjects of viticulture and enology, and provides the materials, services, and facility necessary to meet current and future information needs of students, faculty, staff, and industry.
Special emphasis is placed on offering viticulture materials, reference materials and services.
VERC is recognized as a leader of applied research in the fields of viticulture and enology, making it important that the library collects information to support those research endeavors. The library collects and displays VERC faculty and staff research findings and shares the findings with library users world-wide. The library is open to the public, and patrons from outside the university community are encouraged to stop by and make use of the wide range of information available. The library owns approximately 700 volumes pertaining to the topics of viticulture and enology, and has current subscriptions to 32 periodicals in the field. The library also has an extensive pamphlet file containing many leaflets and informational brochures.