Baychester Branch Information

Branch History

The Baychester Branch of The New York Public Library has been providing library services to Co-op City and the surrounding community since its opening in 1973. Occupying a single floor, the air-conditioned library has separate adult, young adult, and children's collections. The extensive reference collection includes periodicals, newspapers, and electronic services. A meeting room often used for library programs seats 70. The branch's location, in the Bartow Shopping Center, makes the library a very popular resource for community residents and contributes to its being one of the busiest branches in the Bronx.

Collections & Services

  • Book collections for adults, young adults, and children available for borrowing and use in the library
  • Videos, CDs, and audiocassettes
  • Small collection of descriptive videos for the blind and visually impaired available for borrowing
  • Large Print collection
  • Small collection of books in languages other than English available for borrowing
  • Assistive Technology:
    • Closed-Circuit Television Enlarger (CCTV) - enlarges printed material 45-60 times
    • Personal Reading Machine - scans printed text and reads aloud in synthetic speech
    • Computer screen magnification software
  • Community Information Service Collection
  • Personal computers and software for free public use by appointment
  • Internet access for free public use by appointment

Programs

  • Special events for all ages, including musical and dramatic performances, puppet shows, films, storytelling, author readings
  • Class visits by appointment

Other Neighborhood Branches

Area Branches Library Centers
Allerton
Eastchester
Edenwald 		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 # 10 1990 and 2000 Demographic Statistics
Elected Officials - Local
NYC Council
District # 12 		NYS Assembly
District # 82 		NYS Senate
District # 36		 U.S. Congress
District # 7
Fire and Police Departments
Fire:
Engine 66
21 Asch Loop (Co-op City Boulevard) 10475		 Police:
45th Precinct
2877 Barkley Avenue 10465
718-822-5411
Local Hospitals:
Jacobi Medical Center
1400 Pelham Parkway South 10461
718-918-5000
Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street 10467
718-920-4321
Parks and Playgrounds:
Pelham Bay Park
Westchester Avenue, Bruckner Boulevard
Post Office:
Co-op City Station
2375 Givan Avenue 10475
718-653-0676
Dreiser Loop Station
179 Dreiser Loop 10475
718-671-0044
Schools:
Public  (Community School Board Districts list)
Elementary Schools:
PS 153 - Helen Keller School (K-4)
650 Baychester Avenue 10475
718-904-5550
Region 2, District 11
PS 160 - Walt Disney School (K-4)
4140 Hutchinson River Parkway East 10475
718-379-5951
Region 2, District 11
PS 178 - Dr. Selman Waxman School (K-4)
850 Baychester Avenue 10475
718-904-5570
Region 2, District 11
Other Elementary Schools in Region 2, District 11
Intermediate Schools:
IS 180 - Dr. Daniel Hale Williams Intermediate School (5-8)
700 Baychester Avenue 10475
718-904-5650
Region 2, District 11
IS 181 - Pablo Casals Middle School (5-8)
800 Baychester Avenue 10475
718-904-5600
Region 2, District 11
Other Intermediate Schools in Region 2, District 11
High Schools:
Bronx Health Sciences High School
750 Baychester Avenue 10475
The Bronx High School of Performance and Stagecraft
750 Baychester Avenue 10475
Harry S Truman High School
750 Baychester Avenue 10475
718-904-5400
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:
Jewish Schools in the Bronx (Lookstein Center for Jewish Education in the Diaspora)

Parochial Schools in the Bronx (Archdiocese of New York)

Private Schools listing (Independent Schools Admissions Association of Greater New York)
Private/Parochial
College:
College of New Rochelle, School of New Resources
755 Co-op City Boulevard 10475
718-320-0300