Building Access
The library building is open to
1. Current Manhattan College students, faculty, staff, and administrators
4. Faculty of any college or university
5. Students, staff, and administrators from the charter members of the WALDO library consortium
6. Guests of current Manhattan College students, faculty, staff, and administrators
7. Manhattan College tour groups
8. Participants in events (e.g., conferences) that are open to specific groups.
Individuals in some of these groups must register and receive advance permission to visit the Library. Please click on the appropriate category for further information.
If you would like Library visitor access but are not in any of the eight categories shown here, please fill out this form.
During the last week of classes and the week of final exams, the library building is open only to current Manhattan College students, faculty, staff, and administrators.
Unaccompanied minors are not allowed in the Library.
Individuals may be required to leave the building if their presence is considered detrimental to the operation of the Library.
Access to Online Resources, Computers, and Printers
Off-campus access to the Library’s online resources is available only to current Manhattan College students, faculty, staff and administrators.
On-site visitors who would like to use online resources, computers, or printers may request a guest login at the Circulation Desk.
Borrowing Policies
A valid ID card from Manhattan College or MC Glance App is required to borrow materials from the Manhattan College Library.
Loan Period for | Loan Period for | |
Type of Material |
Faculty, Staff, Admin, Graduate Students |
Undergraduate Students |
Circulating books |
120 days |
Semester long |
Reserves |
3 hours |
3 hours |
Media (DVDs) |
1 week |
1 week |
Reference books |
Non-circulating |
Non-circulating |
Periodicals |
Non-circulating |
Non-circulating |
Filming in the Library
Gifts (Donations) Policy
The Library will be glad to accept donations (gifts) of 30 or fewer books and/or DVDs. We are not accepting donations of journal/magazine issues or other media such as videocassettes or CDs. Gifts are accepted with the understanding that all ownership rights held by the donor are transferred to the Library, and that the Library may dispose of gift items in any way -- by adding them to the library collection, giving them to other libraries, selling them, or discarding them, among other things.
The Library does not accept large donations -- more than 30 items -- due to the high cost of processing and evaluating them. For donations of 30 or fewer books and/or DVDs, please contact Susanne Markgren, Assistant Director of the Library for Technical Services at susanne.markgren@manhattan.edu, or 718-862-7997.
Online Textbooks in the Library Collection
Faculty often request that the Library acquire electronic versions of the textbooks used in their courses. Unfortunately, that option is not available for many of the more prominent textbook publishers. Specifically, publishers such as Cengage, McGraw-Hill, Oxford University Press, and Pearson will not allow libraries to acquire e-book versions of their textbooks.
Unlike print books, e-books are invariably licensed rather than sold. That allows publishers to restrict
Many publishers have found that they can maximize revenue by marketing their products solely to individual users.
Students in courses that use these textbooks must purchase print copies, if they’re available, or acquire the e-books directly from the publishers or their agents. In some cases, the Library can acquire print copies for Course Reserve, but we cannot normally afford more than one copy of each text.
We encourage faculty to investigate alternatives such as
Open Educational Resources are especially attractive to many faculty, since they are freely available online without restrictions on access, use, downloading, or printing.
The Mason OER Metafinder of George Mason University can be used to identify OER textbooks and other instructional materials in a wide range of subject areas.
SUNY OER Services also provides a rapidly growing set of OER texts, videos, interactive exercises, problem sets, and assignments.
Reserve Policy
Fall 2021/Spring 2022 Course Reserve Updates:
Placing Materials on Reserve:
Copyright Guidelines for Reserve Material:
If you have any questions, please contact the Access Services Librarian.
Library Fire Evacuation Policies: 2021
Building Assembly Areas (from the ERG regarding assembly areas):
“Be familiar with campus assembly areas and know where to go when evacuating. In the event of a building evacuation report to an assembly area and be alert to information from Public Safety, college personnel or emergency responders. These locations are provided as a guide and are subject to change dependent on incident conditions. If you cannot easily get to an identified area, use your best judgment to get to a safe location away from the building. When evacuating, keep away from the building and stay out of the street.”
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Staff are not required to stay in the building until all patrons have been evacuated. Library personnel should not compromise their personal safety.
*Examples:
Study Room Reservation Policy for Student Interviews
Students can reserve study rooms only for virtual interviews(e.g., for jobs, internships, graduate school admission, etc.) - not for other purposes.
Reservations must be made at least 24 hours before the virtual interview, and reservations for a Saturday, Sunday, or Monday must be made the previous Friday.
To reserve a room, contact the Library Operations Coordinator (libraryadmin@manhattan.edu).
Study Room reservations cannot exceed three hours in duration
Students cannot request a particular study room; the room will be assigned by the Library
***Due to high demand, Study Rooms cannot be reserved during the last week of classes and Final Exams.***
Hours