Publications in Garage Library cover art from the birth of modernism and the avant-garde to the present day.
The library holds over 55,000 books and journals on the history and theory of art, exhibitions, solo projects by Russian and international artists, architecture, design, theater, film, music, and the humanities.
The library regularly acquires new books by major publishing houses specializing in culture (MIT Press, Sternberg Press, Phaidon, Taschen, V—A—C Press, New Literary Observer, Higher School of Economics) and exhibition catalogues from Russian and international museums such as the State Tretyakov Gallery (Moscow), the State Russian Museum (St. Petersburg), Centre Pompidou (Paris), and MoMA (New York).
A wide selection of periodicals includes journals on art (Artforum, ArtReview, Flash Art, October, Dialog Isskustv, Moscow Art Magazine), photography (Aperture, Camera Austria, Foam), architecture (Domus, El Croquis, Tatlin, The Architectural Review), and design (Frame, Brand).
The library also has a developing collection of small-edition publications, such as art and poetry zines and photo books.