Main Library

Main Library pairs genealogy and New Mexico research with the Center for the Book in a city landmark designed by George Pearl.

Research
Genealogy collection
Local
New Mexico history collection
Explore
Center for the Book and printing history
Building
1975 George Pearl Brutalist landmark
Location

501 Copper Avenue NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
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The City landmark inventory identifies major genealogy and New Mexico history collections and the Center for the Book's book-and-printing history museum.

The 1975 building is a locally distinctive Brutalist design with below-street courtyards and a site-responsive interior.

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