For over a decade, Book Riot has issued an annual “Read Harder Challenge” to encourage readers to read outside of their comfort zones. If that sounds like a good idea, but you’re wondering where to start, the Read Harder Challenge has devised a system to help! Book Riot issues two “tasks” every month to help […]
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James Baldwin is one of the most powerful voices in American literature, and his collection of essays, The Harlem Ghetto, offers a raw and insightful look into the realities of Black life in mid-20th century Harlem. Written in the 1940s and early 1950s, these essays explore themes of systemic oppression, racial identity, economic struggle, and […]
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The Library will be open until 11:45PM as a study hall from May 5, 2025 to May 21, 2025. Study hall hours begin after the library’s regular closing time. Computers, printing, and scanning services are available. Library and study hall hours for May 5, 2025 to May 21, 2025: SundaysLibrary Hours: Closed Study Hall: 1:00 PM […]
Please return any BMCC device – Chromebooks, iPads, laptops, hotspots, battery chargers, and calculators – that you may have borrowed since fall 2021 by May 22, 2025 anytime the Library is open . Fines and fees will not be charged even if the device is damaged. Information Resources and Technology (IRT) provides semester loan devices to […]
BMCC’s IT team has answers! Check out IT’s knowledge base for answers about accounts, software, ID cards, and more. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Check out our display of new books in the Library. Our virtual display also includes e-books! Some of the books available: […]
The hotspots available through the BMCC Library provide 100GB of data every month. The data usage resets on the 23rd of every month. In order to not use up your data too quickly, please follow the best practices listed below. Only use the hotspot for your coursework, i.e., Blackboard, OneDrive, Zoom, etc. Video streaming should […]
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Looking for a book that isn’t available at BMCC? You can get the book sent from any other CUNY Library to pick up and borrow from BMCC. (You can also pick them up from any other CUNY Library, but you’ll have to check that they’re open as some are still closed to students.) Requests can […]
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