The Rosezella-Battles Library
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Visitors to the Rosezella Battles Library are impressed with its distinctive lighting and beautiful furniture. This quiet setting is conducive to study and prompts one to return often.

The college’s collection of some 15,000 volumes is particularly strong in theology and the integration of faith and learning. The library also houses educational videos and dozens of academic journals. Through the student portal, the library offers 24 hour remote access to its catalog, and local connection to full text articles via JSTOR, ProQuest, and LexisNexis as well as the Oxford English Dictionary online.

During the academic year, the Battles Library is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM midnight, Saturday from 10 AM to 10 PM, and Sunday from 2 PM to midnight. We extend our hours during midterms and finals until 2 AM Sunday through Thursday. However, during school vacations and the summer months, the library reduces its evening hours (5:30 PM Monday through Friday) and remains closed on weekends.

The Battles library also offers these helpful services: reference assistance, a computer lab, and borrowing privileges from other libraries. (Through the college’s participation in a library consortium, you can borrow books from other libraries. This process is known as Inter-Library Loan, and typically takes about a week.) Students have access to literally millions of books, all within walking distance of the college via three New York Public Libraries: the Humanities and Social Science Research Library (5th and 42nd), the Mid Manhattan Branch Library (5th and 41st) and the Science, Business and Industry Library (Madison and 34th).

Students seeking to conduct research at other college libraries, such as the nearby CUNY Graduate School library, must first contact the librarian for assistance by email at crogers@tkc.edu, by phone at (212) 659-3617 off campus, or extension 3612 on campus, or by stopping in during normal business hours. Access is granted on a case by case basis.

Computer Lab
A small computer lab is located in TKC Library and contains a number of desktop computers for student and faculty use. All computers contain DVD players and CD/RW drives. A black and white laser printer is also available for student use. No food or drink is allowed in the computer lab. Use of the lab computers requires a valid logon username and password, both of which are provided to all students.

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