BMCC Library offers book pick-up and scanning services

Faculty, students, and staff have access to the BMCC Library’s collection through book pick-up and scanning services. Books or a limited number of chapters for scanning must be requested via this form.

  • This service is for members of the BMCC Community (Students, Faculty, Staff)
  • Books are for in-person pickup only. Books cannot be mailed.
  • Only books from the BMCC Library are available. Books from other CUNY Libraries are not available.
  • You will receive an email containing the scanned materials.
  • You will receive an email when the book is ready to be picked-up. Do not come to pick up your materials until you receive an email from us to say they’re ready.

Turnaround Time

Due to campus procedures there may be some delay in processing requests. Materials may take up to one week to be processed before being made available for pickup or before being scanned.

Please plan ahead in requesting materials. We cannot accommodate “rush” or “ASAP” requests.

Policies

  • Books are provided on a first come, first served basis.
  • If the book is already checked-out, you will not be able to request it or request scans from it unless we have more than one copy.
  • Books can be picked up on Mondays and Thursdays, 10am to 1pm at 100 North Moore Street (gym entrance)
    • Please note this is not an Accessible Entrance. If you you will need assistance when picking up the book, please let us know in the notes.
  • The book will already be checked out to you but you will need to provide ID when picking up the book.
    • You may use any sort of ID, including BMCC ID, state or government-issued ID, or work ID
  • You are responsible for returning the book on time. Check your library account for due dates.
  • We will hold the books for two weeks after check-out. After that the book will be checked back in and put back on the shelf.  Someone else will be able to request it at this point.

Lessons from the Social Justice Series

Earlier this semester the BMCC Library, in collaboration with CETLS, ran a 3-part series on social justice titled “Stand Up and Speak Out”. The series was dedicated to informing the BMCC community about current social justice issues, how to get involved and how to protect themselves.

We were joined by speakers Prof. Stefan Williams from the BMCC Criminal Justice Program, Mr. Richard Sepulveda from the BMCC Library, Dr. Robin Isserles from the BMCC Department of Social Sciences, Human Services and Criminal Justice, Mr. Matt Gonzales from the Innovation for Integration Initiative (I3) and Takiema Bunche-Smith, MPA, MSEd, Executive Director of the Center on Culture, Race & Equity. Our presenters discussed a variety of helpful and important things that we want to share with all BMCC members. Below you will find summaries as well as links to the presentations.

All slides can be viewed using the provided link: Social Justice Series Slides

“Stand Up and Speak Out”
Social Justice Series: Activism

  • Understanding Power Relations and Activism
    • Fundamentally transforming power relations (Who holds the power in situations?)
    • Getting involved in local and national politics
    • What does the First Amendment really mean?
  • Privacy, Anonymity and Activism
    • Privacy VS Anonymity and Pseudonymity
    • Cyber Threats
    • Internet Security
    • Cyber Best Practices

“Stand Up and Speak Out”
Social Justice Series: Equity in Education

  • Reimagining Student Success
    • What is student success and how is it defined?
    • The problem with treating all college students the same
    • Community colleges in the US
    • Equity in higher education

“Stand Up and Speak Out”
Social Justice Series: Racism and Self Care

  • Systemic Racism & the Coronavirus Pandemic: Making space for Radical Self-Care
    • The impact of racism in the United States
    • Recognizing burdens we are carrying as individuals and a community
    • Exploring the idea of self-care as a radical act and how to take stock of how we are caring for ourselves

Service changes during winter break and January session

The Library is physically closed but we offer many services online. There will be limited online hours from December 20 to January 3. For details, please see our hours page.

During January session (January 4 to January 25) our online hours will be 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday.

Our book pick-up and scanning services will be temporarily suspended from December 17 to January 11. The schedule for the winter and spring semesters will be posted soon.

Please contact us via email or use the chat box on the right hand size of the page anytime we are open.

Need Research Help? Make an Appointment

Did you know you can make appointments to meet with our librarians one-on-one for help with your research projects? We can help you navigate the research process including help with finding quality resources for your projects.

Help is also always available by email and chat, but if you think you want more extensive help appointments are available. For Fall 2020, all appointments are held via Zoom.

To make an appointment, you can visit our Appointments Page.

Library Manga Meetup (Online!): 90s November

Do you remember the 90s? Or, do you just have a fondness for older titles? This month we’re going on a nostalgia trip to talk about our favorite series from the 90s.

 

How it Works: Share and discuss your favorites in an open, positive environment. All you need is to show up ready to talk about a series or two that you want to share!

This meetup will be held over Zoom. Please register in advance to receive the Zoom link and meeting password via email.

For more information and to register please go to: https://bmcc-cuny.libcal.com/event/6900601

This meetup is open to anyone in the BMCC Community.

Library Manga Meetup (Online!): Supernatural and Horror Manga

What better than the lead-up to Halloween to look at manga focused on ghouls, spirits, ghosts, and demons? We’ll be discussing our favorite titles with supernatural or horror themes.

How it Works: Share and discuss your favorites in an open, positive environment. All you need is to show up ready to talk about a series or two that you want to share!

This meetup will be held over Zoom. Please register in advance to receive the Zoom link and meeting password via email.

This meetup is open to anyone in the BMCC Community.

New! Connect to Library Resources using CUNY Login

You can now connect to library resources from off campus using your CUNY Login!

All BMCC students, faculty, and staff should have active CUNY Logins. This is the same login used for CUNYFirst and Blackboard. If you are trying to login and forgot your username or password, please go here to reset.

If you have any questions please use the chat box on the right hand side of this page or email us.

Returning books, DVDs, and calculators

We encourage you to hold on to any books, DVDs, or calculators that you have checked out from the Library until we reopen. However, if you prefer you can return any library materials you have borrowed from the BMCC Library, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 10am to 1pm in the Gym at 199 Chambers.

  • We will accept any library materials you have checked out, including those from previous semesters. 
  • All fines and fees will be waived regardless of how overdue the book is. 
  • We will also accept books from other CUNY Libraries but we will not be able to waive fines for those.
  • We will continue to accept all library materials once the Library opens, but we will not be waiving fines on long overdue items at that time.
  • There will be no fines or fees charged for overdue books, DVDs, or calculators related to the spring 2020 and summer 2020 semesters.
  • You may also mail library materials back by sending them to BMCC Library, 199 Chambers Street, S410, New York, NY 10007. 

To return books borrowed from the Library:

  • You must use the entrance at 100 North Moore Street and proceed to the gym. Public Safety will direct you to the section for dropping off books.
  • Please note, this is not an accessible entrance. If you do not feel comfortable navigating the steps, please contact us so we can arrange to have Public Safety meet you at the bottom of the steps. 

If you rented books from the BMCC Bookstore, please follow this process to return them.

If you have any questions please email us or use the chat box on the right side of this page.