Manhattanville College Library

The Manhattanville College Library is more than a place to study. It’s where all students go, on campus or online, to achieve academic success. Friendly staff members are ready to help with assignments in every subject. The Library maintains ample building hours for student convenience. Wi-Fi is available. Here you will find computers, printers, copiers and scanners. There are rooms for working in groups, video viewing, and a bustling crossroads at the center of campus to meet fellow students and professors. The library is also an important refuge, a quiet place that students can count on to get work done.

Manhattanville librarians teach students to become informed citizens and critical consumers of information. Students become experts at evaluating and effectively using information, a critically important skill in work and life. The Digital Innovations lab upstairs is where students learn how to showcase their most impressive academic achievements using e-Portfolios and other software.

Quick Facts: Expectations

Failure to follow policies below may result in loss of Library access or privileges:

• Follow posted noise policies.  The Library Café is the only unrestricted sound zone.
• Obtain Library staff permission before posting flyers or moving furniture/equipment
• Obtain Library Director permission before filming anywhere in the Library building
• Leave doors unlocked and lights on in Library public rooms
• Respect fellow students by preserving a welcoming, inclusive, and productive environment

Quick Facts: Services

 Experienced and friendly staff
 Librarians with expertise in specific subjects
 Free tutoring in writing, math and every academic subject
 Wi-Fi in public spaces; computers installed in study carrels in the stacks
 Library instruction embedded in the First-Year Program
 In-class visits from librarians to help with any kind of research project
 Walk-in help with term papers, theses, projects, or just to answer questions
 Extended research consultations with a subject specialist librarian by appointment
 Access to a librarian by online chat and SMS text
 Help with using campus information systems

Quick Facts: Facilities

 Spacious, comfortable and charming café
• A Writing Center in the first floor Learning Commons
 A Center for Student Accommodations with specialized resources to ensure student success
 Individual study carrels and quiet, attractive study areas
 A newly redesigned electronic classroom and flexible spaces designed for active learning
 PC and Macintosh computers
 High speed printers, photocopiers, and touch-screen scanners
 Public fax machine
 Group study areas
 Honors Commons for undergraduate students in the Castle Scholars program

Quick Facts: Collections

 Nearly 250,000 physical items: books, maps, audio, video, music, manuscripts, & more
 State of the art online catalog- plan your research from anywhere
 Rare books, archives and manuscripts unique to Manhattanville, including online collections
 Over 100 online databases with scholarly resources in all subjects
 Nearly 60,000 electronic journals and 139,000 electronic books
• Citation tools for easy integration with papers and presentations

Quick Facts: Extended Library

 Off campus access to online library databases
 A full-service library web site providing access to information and interactive services
 Extended catalogs allow students to view holdings from libraries all over the world
 Rapid interlibrary loan of books and articles at no charge to students
 Online renewals for library materials

Library Hours

Monday-Thursday: 8am-9pm

Friday: 8am-5pm

Saturday: Closed

Sunday: 12om – 6pm

Hours are subject to change (be extended) during Finals week.