Although the library focuses on science and technology resources, it has much more to offer eager readers: a selection of international literature, notable biographies, core classics of literature, works of genre fiction, and even contemporary international fiction. If you are in the mood to dabble in some short works of genre fiction, you may be interested in some recent additions to the library’s anthology collection.

Sleuths of the Century is a collection of short stories featuring some of the greatest fictional sleuths of the 20th century. Older names like Perry Mason and Hercule Poirot are found alongside more recent figures like Easy Rawlins and V.I. Warshawski. Call number: PN6071.D45 S64 2000

Oxford University Press is known for producing some of the finest anthologies in many different genres. The Oxford book of Detective stories “brings together some of the best short fiction from around the world,” ranging in date from the 19th century to contemporary times. Call number: PN6120.95.D45 O95 2002

The American Fantasy Tradition pulls together authors ranging in date from Washington Irving in the early 19th century, to contemporary masters. It is divided into three parts, covering a wide range of materials: “Part I: Folk, Tall and Weird Tales,” “Part II: Fantastic Americana,” “Part III: Lands of Enchantment and Everyday Life.” Call number: PS648.F3 A64 2002

None of the stories in “Subway Chronicles: Scenes of life in New York,” were written as far back as some of the stories in the other anthologies, but there are some older reminiscences, as well as contemporary stories. The volume features notable writers, and is “[e]qual parts hilarious, poignant, and heartbreaking … a journey into New York’s underground with some of today’s most loved writers.” Call number: PS648.S5 S79 2006