Allerton Branch Information

Branch History

The Allerton Branch of The New York Public Library, which opened in January 1960, was designed by the architectural firm of Hertz and Salerni in conjunction with the New York City Department of Public Works. Fully accessible to persons using wheelchairs, the two-floor brick limestone building houses a medium-sized library of 10,000 square feet. The adult, reference, and young adult areas are on the first floor while the children's collection and a separate story hour room are located on the second. There is a 74-seat auditorium used for library programs in the basement.

A spruce up of the Allerton Library was completed in 2005 and featured a renovated children's room, new computers with access to Library resources and the Internet, new furniture, flooring, paint, and lighting, new air conditioning, and a new roof. The nearly $500,000 renovation was made possible with funding from New York State Senator Jeffrey Klein, through a grant from the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, The Brownstone Family Foundation, a grant from the New York State Education Department, and with funding from the Estate of Esther Manes.

Collections & Services

  • Book collections for adults, young adults, and children available for borrowing and use in the library
  • Large Print collection
  • Lifelong Learning collection for adult new readers of English
  • Small adult collection of books in Chinese, Italian, Russian, Spanish, and Yiddish
  • Videos, audiocassettes (language learning), and CDs for adults and teenagers
  • Videos, books-on-tape, and book/cassette kits for children
  • Community Information Service Collection
  • Personal computers and software for free public use by appointment
  • Internet access for free public use by appointment

Programs

  • Programs for adults including chamber music and vocal concerts, lectures, poetry readings, one-act plays
  • Programs for teens including poetry writing workshops, summer reading club, etc.
  • Programs for children including preschool programs, reading aloud, chess club, crafts, films, summer reading club
  • Class visits by appointment

Other Neighborhood Branches

Area Branches Library Centers
Baychester
Eastchester
Van Nest
Wakefield 		Bronx Library Center

Community Information

Basic community services are listed below. For other local agencies, see The New York Public Library's Directory of Community Services.
Community Board
Community Board # 11 1990 and 2000 Demographic Statistics
Elected Officials - Local
NYC Council
District # 13 		NYS Assembly
District # 80 		NYS Senate
District # 34 		U.S. Congress
District # 7
Fire and Police Departments
Fire:
Engine 62, Ladder 32
3431 White Plains Road 10467 		Police:
49th Precinct
2121 Eastchester Road 10469
718-918-2000
Local Hospitals:
Beth Abraham Hospital
612 Allerton Avenue 10467
718-920-5881
Parks and Playgrounds:
Louis Zimmerman Playground
Barker Avenue, Britton Street
Parkside Houses Playground
Arnow Avenue, White Plains Road, Bronx Park East
Post Office:
Allerton Station
2815 White Plains Road 10467
718-655-3031
Schools:
Public  (Community School Board Districts list)
Elementary Schools:
PS 41 - Gun Hill Road School (K-5)
3352 Olinville Avenue 10467
718-652-3461
Region 2, District 11
PS 76 - The Bennington School (K-5)
900 Adee Avenue 10469
718-882-8865
Region 2, District 11
PS 89 - Bronx School (K-8)
980 Mace Avenue 10469
718-653-0835
Region 2, District 11		 PS 96 - Richard Rodgers School (K-5)
650 Waring Avenue 10467
718-652-4959
Region 2, District 11
Other Elementary Schools in Region 2, District 11
Intermediate School:
JHS 135 - Frank D. Whalen Middle School (6-8)
2441 Wallace Avenue 10467
718-653-1237
Region 2, District 11
Other Intermediate Schools in Region 2, District 11
High Schools:
Astor Collegiate High School
925 Astor Avenue 10469
Bronx High School for the Visual Arts
925 Astor Avenue 10469
718-977-3403
Christopher Columbus High School
925 Astor Avenue 10469
718-944-3400 		Columbus Institute for Math and Science
925 Astor Avenue 10469
Global Enterprise High School
925 Astor Avenue 10469
718-944-3548		 Pelham Preparatory Academy
925 Astor Avenue 10469
718-944-3402
Other High Schools in Region 2, District 11
Other Schools/Programs:
Alternative Programs in the Bronx

Charter Schools in the Bronx

Special Education Programs in the Bronx
Private/Parochial
Elementary/Intermediate Schools:
Sage Garden Academy for
Gifted Children (Pre K-3)
3020 Paulding Avenue 10469
718-231-1548
St. Lucy School (Pre K-8)
830 Mace Avenue 10467
718-882-2203
High School:
St. Catharine Academy (Girls)
2250 Williamsbridge Road 10469
718-882-2882
Jewish Schools in the Bronx (Lookstein Center for Jewish Education in the Diaspora)

Parochial Schools in the Bronx (Archdiocese of New York)

Private Schools listings (Independent Schools Admissions Association of Greater New York)