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Library
The library at Roxbury Community College offers information resources and services
that support the academic programs of the College. The library has been renovated
into a beautiful learning space. The entrance to the library is on the 2nd floor.
Informational Resources:
- Over 20,000 circulating and reference books. This includes many required textbooks
reserved for use in the library.
- Over 60 online databases contain tens of millions of articles from journals, magazines,
and newspapers.
- Over 90,000 streaming videos from Kanopy and Avon.
- Audiovisual material including videotapes and DVDs for classroom or in-library use.
Library Services:
- Borrowing Services: Circulation of library materials including audiovisual equipment
for classroom use.
- Reference Services: Research help for reference questions and research. Chat reference
available 24 hrs.
- Instruction Services: Class and individual instruction in research methods and information
literacy.
- Interlibrary Loan: The delivery to RCC library users of books and documents that belong
to other libraries.
- Tutorials: Subject research guides and online tutorials.
- Archives and Special Collections: Collect, preserve, and make available historical
materials documenting the history of RCC and the surrounding area of Boston.
- Laptop semester loan program.
Interlibrary Cooperation:
Starting in the fall of2026, the RCC Library will be joining the Metro Boston Library
Network (MBLN) which includes the Boston Public Library, several surrounding public
libraries, Fisher College and many Boston Public School libraries. As a result, all RCC students, faculty, and staff will have access to BPL’s vast physical and electronic
resources and community events.
The Metro Boston Library Network (MBLN) includes public libraries from the following
communities:
College library:
The library also belongs to the Fenway Library Organization, which includes academic
libraries in the Boston area, most within walking distance of RCC. You may borrow
books from any of these libraries. To retrieve materials from these libraries, simply
present an active RCC ID card. You may also order books from these libraries and have
them sent to the RCC Library where they can be borrowed.
