The William and Anita Newman Library was dedicated on May 19, 1994 after an extensive, award-winning renovation designed by Davis Brody Bond LLP. The building was originally constructed in 1894 for the Metropolitan Street Railway Company of New York, then taken over by the Lexington Company, and served as a power station for the City's cable car system.
The re-design has received numerous awards, including:
The library is a part of the 330,000 square foot Library and Technology Center, which also houses a campus computing center, a conference center, and several administrative offices of the College.
The library has a seating capacity of 1,450. There are 2 faculty study rooms, as well as 11 graduate student carrels, 20 undergraduate student carrels, and 29 group study rooms (13 for large groups and 16 for small groups). The collections include more than 450,000 print volumes, 160,000 eBooks, and over 2 million units of microform. Approximately 80 PC workstations are available to access the library's collection of electronic resources. An active library instruction program is supported by three computer classrooms.
| STAFF | |
Professional Staff |
25 |
Administrative Staff |
32 |
Student Assistants |
7 |
Total FTE Staff |
64 |
| COLLECTIONS | |
Number of Volumes |
554,556 |
Net Volumes Added |
1,953 |
Units of Microform |
2,066,641 |
Current Serial Titles |
77,507 |
| SERVICES | |
Circulation Transactions |
47,401 |
Reserve Transactions |
22,306 |
Interlibrary Loans (Loaned) |
2,346 |
Interlibrary Loans (Borrowed) |
2,331 |
Instructional Presentations |
426 |
| TYPICAL WEEK | |
Public Service Hours |
119 |
Gate Count (Exits from Library) |
29,830 |
Reference Transactions |
570 |