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Hellman Collection
In September 2026, Harriet Hellman contacted the Music Library to inquire about donating old sheet music that had been passed down through the family of her late husband, Samuel. In Harriet’s telling he had wanted to send it to ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ because he had apparently read a story a decade or so ago in the New York Times about donating to the QC library (Note: I cannot find evidence of such an article).
The Music Library, located within the Music Building, is open 10:00am-4:45pm Monday to Friday.
Student at ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ Music Library
The ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ Music Library, housed within the Music Building, is part of the ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ Library system.  Over the years, it has developed into a premier research facility and holds the largest music collection in the CUNY system. The Music Library is located on two levels in the Music Building and contains over 40,000 scores, 35,000 books and 30,000 sound recordings as well as a computer lab, book scanner, and circulating iPads. The reference collection, including complete works of composers and monuments of music, is one of the best in the New York City area. In addition to materials housed in the Music Library, Special Collections on the works of , the , and the are housed in the Benjamin Rosenthal Library.
You can browse our collection online using . Also, be sure to check out , which offer a wealth of information about locating and using resources specific to music research.
Location & Contact:
Music Building, Room 225
65-30 Kissena Boulevard
Queens, NY 11367-1597
(tel) 718-997-3900
(fax) 718-997-3928
musiclibrary@qc.cuny.edu