General Reference Collection A collection of books used ,only within the library for research purposes, on a variety of disciplines and subjects arranged according to the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme.	Legal Deposit Collection It is obligatory for a publisher or author to supply one copy of every work published in Guyana to the National Library. This collection comprises all of the publications received by the library as legal deposit copies.	Toy Collection The Juvenile Department of the library has a small collection of educational toys which can be accessed for use in the library.
Quick Reference Collection A collection of encyclopedias, dictionaries, yearbooks, handbooks etc. which is consulted mainly to satisfy simple, factual enquiries.		Caribbeana Collection The library has a extensive collection materials written by Caribbean authors and about the Caribbean, for both reference and lending purposes.
Bound Newspapers Collection A collection of local and select Caribbean newspapers bounded on a monthly and quarterly basis, for easy retrieval of information.	Adrian Thompson Collection A set of books on horticulture donated to the National Library by the late Adrian Thompson.	Maps Collection Maps, mostly of Guyana, showing various features of the land, can be found in the library.
A.J. Seymour Collection Guyanese author and poet donated a collection of Caribbean works, including his own publications. Many of the Caribbean publications have been autographed by their authors.	Newspaper Clippings Collection The Newspaper Clippings or Vertical File Collection comprises primarily newspaper clippings, mounted and filed according to subject and has three sequences – Guyana, West Indies and General. Frequently it is the only source of information for many local happenings, containing as it does, the most up-to-date information on subjects.	Guyana Society Collection The Guyana Society Collection contains many rare and important historical works on Guyana and the West Indies. It comprises that portion of the Guyana Society Collection (formerly the Royal Agricultural and Commercial Society) given to the Library when the Society,s library was closed.
Ian McDonald Collection A collection of books on English literature and the fine arts donated by a patron Dr Ian McDonald.	Staff Collection A collection of reading material on libraries and librarianship.	Photographs and Illustrations Collection This collection contains photographs of important historical buildings, personalities, events, flora and fauna, natural landscape and works of art.