UF Baldwin Library

The Baldwin Library is located in the Department of Special and Area Studies Collections’ Reading Room on the second floor of Smathers Library (Library East).

The Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature one of the largest collections of children’s books in the world, with more than 120,000 books and periodicals published in the United States and Great Britain from the mid-1600s to present day. The Library also has small holdings manuscript collections, original artwork, and assorted ephemera such as board games, puzzles, and toys. They can also come to the school/library/community space.