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Bronx Community College Library

Coordinates: 40°51′32″N 73°54′45″W / 40.85901°N 73.91255°W / 40.85901; -73.91255
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Bronx Community College Library
Hall of Fame Terrence view of BCC library
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Location2155 University Avenue
Bronx, New York 10453
United States
Established1973
Other information
DirectorMichael Miller
Websitehttp://bcc-libweb.bcc.cuny.edu/

The Bronx Community College Library is located on the campus of Bronx Community College and is a part of the City University of New York system.

The library is at the North Hall, and this was opened on 2012.[1] There are three floors in this building, with the ground floor having 15 classrooms. The library uses the second and third floors of the building. On the second floor, computers are available in the information common area. There are 25 group study rooms.[2] and one classroom for library instruction. Appropriate assistance can be found facilitated by library employees within three desk areas: Reference, Circulation and New Media. On the third floor, there is the law collection classroom and the main stacks of circulation books. The North Hall has a distinction of being a green building, with LEED Silver certification.[3]

History

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interior of the library

The North Hall is the second building on BCC's campus to be known as the library location. It had an official ribbon cutting ceremony on September 21, 2012.[4]

The Gould Memorial Library[5] is from NYU's previous occupation on this campus. It has a rotunda dome, and is currently used as an event space.[6]

When Bronx Community College began operations on this campus around 1973, Meister Hall was used as the main library facility. With the collection and needs expanding, Sage Hall was used eventually to house the Gerald S. Lieblich Learning Resource Center that acted as a support for the main library and other departments' needs. This is mentioned in a printed handbook history written by Professor Annette Peretz.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Dunlap, David (September 2, 2012). "City Room Blogging From Five Boroughs: 'Bronx Community College Gets a Library, and Building, Truly Its Own'". New York Times. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  2. ^ "'A Well-Wired Library Bronx Community College's New North Hall and Library Blends Early 20TH Century Classic Design With 21ST Century Information Technology'". CUNY Newswire. September 20, 2012. Archived from the original on July 28, 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  3. ^ "Robert A.M. Stern Architects Libraries". 2014. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  4. ^ Infante, Danilka (October 19, 2012). "Bronx CC Opens New Hall and Library". Norwood News. Archived from the original on February 24, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  5. ^ "Gould Memorial Library". 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  6. ^ "SpaceFinder NYC". 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  7. ^ Greer, Katherine (2001), Gerald S. Lieblich Learning Resource Center Handbook, pp. 1–4
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40°51′32″N 73°54′45″W / 40.85901°N 73.91255°W / 40.85901; -73.91255