Research help and other services available at the Library!

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Our services are available to all BMCC students, faculty, and staff.  In person services: Study space (quiet study and group study) – check our hours! Study rooms – make a reservation for a room in the Library or Fiterman Hall Access to all collections, including textbooks, leisure reading, and graphic novels/manga See our borrowing policies […]

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Sexual Assault Awareness Week at BMCC

This week the BMCC campus community has been fortunate to take part in some educational events surrounding Sexual Assault, including Denim Day. We at the BMCC library want to share some additional resources for your independent learning. Nationwide, 81% of women and 43% of men reported experiencing some form of sexual harassment and/or assault in […]

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Asian Heritage Month at BMCC

The Borough of Manhattan Community College Library is celebrating Asian Heritage Month in April. The nation’s annual commemoration dates back to May 1869, and marked the completion of the transcontinental railroad, a defining achievement in which Chinese immigrant labor played a crucial role. But today’s celebration honors and remembers so much more. BMCC and its […]

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April is National Community College Month!

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Join BMCC in celebrating community colleges! Community College month (#CCmonth) is a month-long grassroots education campaign coordinated by the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT). The primary goals of #CCmonth are to improve awareness of the economic, academic and equity advantages of attending community colleges Take a look at the data assembled by The American […]

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Against TechnoAbleism: Rethinking Who Needs Improvement

I wanted to read and review Against TechnoAbleism: Rethinking Who Needs Improvement (2023), by AshleyShew. Though Shew’s multiple disabilities are not developmental ones- they happened in her adult life,she does make a point to highlight many types of disabilities and the ways in which society has historically excluded and discriminated against disabled people. As a […]

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CUNY/SUNY resource sharing project

CUNY’s Office of Library Services and SUNY’s Office of Library and Information Services are collaborating on a project to share materials among CUNY and SUNY libraries. Starting in mid-January, in addition to being able to request a book from any CUNY Library, patrons will be able to request books from SUNY Libraries. Students, faculty, and […]

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Uneven History: Reflecting on Indigenous Peoples Heritage Month

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Throughout November the nation pauses to reflect on the history, culture and contributions of Indigenous people. A connecting thread has been a tragedy. The Indigenous people of the Americas were marginalized, brutalized and oppressed for centuries, and yet have maintained their traditions, language, and beliefs despite the odds. In the United States, the month-long observance […]

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Library services: in-person and virtual

Our services are available to all BMCC students, faculty, and staff.  In person services: Study space (quiet study and group study) – check our hours! Study rooms – make a reservation for a room in the Library or Fiterman Hall Access to all collections, including textbooks, leisure reading, and graphic novels/manga See our borrowing policies […]

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