Lebanese literature (in the mother tongue and other languages)
Mahjar literature: émigré literature from North America, South America, Europe and the rest of the world
Folk literature (poetry and prose, published and in manuscript form, as well as materials related to oral poetry, the oral tradition, and other legal documents)
Lebanese music (musical scores in manuscript and published forms, performance announcements, invitations, pictures, posters, reviews, etc.)
Trends and movements in Lebanese visual arts throughout its history: the pioneers, the artists, the major artistic trends in the various forms of visual art (drawing sculpture, water color, painting, murals, stained glass, bas-relief, mosaics, ceramics, etc.)
Lebanese Art Deco — arts decoratifs
Lebanese cinema since its beginnings (films, tapes, books, pictures, advertisements, posters, etc.)
Documentation of historic and traditional Lebanese architecture
Lebanese political, administrative, diplomatic and folk history (passages, records, minutes, official reports, memoirs, etc.)
Archeological survey of all sites in Lebanon throughout the ages
Special collections wing containing first editions of works by Lebanese authors in various languages
Special wing for translations of Lebanese literature to and from Arabic
Special reference wing for bibliographic data on items that may or may not be in the center’s holdings