Welcome

I am delighted you have taken time to visit the Library web site. On behalf of the faculty and staff employed at the Library, welcome!

We hope you will visit us at our beautiful 53 acre campus, located on the highest natural elevation in New York City. When you come, you will want to walk through the Hall of Fame of Great Americans, a 630 foot open air Colonnade with 98 bronze bust portraits of prominent Americans. The view overlooks the Harlem River. As you read the commemorative plaques describing each honoree, you follow a semicircular path through the Hall of Fame designed by celebrated architect Stanford White. The experience is relaxing, educational and inspiring.

Bronx Community College has a reputation as the Gateway to Success, earned through fulfilling its mission to deliver on its promise to open doors to careers and higher education for people from diverse backgrounds. The College was a member of the original group of undergraduate colleges that joined to become The City University of New York in 1961. More than 32,000 students have entered the gates of the College and fulfilled their personal aspirations, choosing careers and going on to pursue advanced degrees. The College's legacy continues today, with faculty, students and staff committed to working together to extend access and transform lives.

At the Library and Learning Resources Center, we hold students' aspirations and dreams dear, and we provide the scaffolding and infrastructure to help build connections to hope and fulfilled lives. We have high expectations, we help to create and support dreams, and we provide resources and services vital for academic success.

Come see us, check out our book and media collections, learn about the electronic full text resources available to you, and talk with us about how we can help you achieve your goals. I look forward with great pleasure to seeing you in the Library and Learning resources Center at Bronx Community College.

Teresa L. McManus, Chief Librarian and Professor