To find a book at one of your branch libraries, you should first search our Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC), COBWEB.
Special Collections house collections of books within the collection. These can be accessed through the Online Public Access Catalog.
The government documents are publications of the Government of the Bahamas. Included in this collection are the Ministry of Education Curriculum Guidelines and statistical information. In some cases these documents have been discontinued in print and updated issues can be found online on the relevant website.
Take note of the prefix in front of the call number when searching OPAC. This will provide staff with the exact location for fast and easy retrieval from the stacks.
Michael Craton, author and historian, donated books and journals from his personal library. This collection holds a wealth of historical information pertaining to the English-speaking Caribbean.
This collection includes a variety of books from any subject area that are Bahamian related whether by content or written by a local author.
The dissertations are research papers written by students to support the fulfillment of the requirements for a graduate/undergraduate degree. Along with publications that are Bahamian oriented, this collection includes dissertations that are Caribbean based.