For your convenience public bathrooms are now open on the third floor – North (parking lot) side.
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Study Room policy change
The 4th Floor Study rooms are now available on a first come first served basis. The is no longer any need to make reservations or check out keys.
We will be getting a second white board for Room 2 and will be making erasers and markers available for check out at the Circulation desk.
Discover the Past with Ancestry Library Edition
The library has recently subscribed to Ancestry Library Edition! The service includes most of the content available to Ancestry.com subscribers. Access the world’s largest online collection of family records and resources, with billions of names from U.S., U.K., and Canadian census and vital records, immigration records and passenger lists, military histories and records, and more.
This new service complements other available primary source collections such as Proquest Historical Newspapers and Access Newspaper Archive.
The Android App is Here… Download It Today!
The Burritt Library Android App has arrived! Get off to a great start this academic year with our new library app. Need a book? Coffee? A quiet place to study? This app will help you find these things and so much more. You can download the app from the Android Market and the Amazon Appstore for Android.
This amazing app was created by our wonderful library intern, Wit Messangnil, as a capstone project for the MS degree in Computer Science here at CCSU. Thanks Wit!
Don’t despair iPhone users. An app for you is on its way!
Reduced Library Hours on Monday, 8/29
Due to the projected timing and severity of Hurricane Irene, the library will be open reduced hours on Monday, 8/29. We will be open until 4:45pm. Stay safe!
Circulation Relocated to New Digs!
We’re delighted to announce that circulation desk functions have been successfully relocated to the newly opened first floor. Please stop by to check out library materials and say hello!
Library Main Entrance Concrete Work
The main entrance of the Library (facing the Student Center) will be closed beginning tomorrow (Wednesday, August 10th) for approximately two weeks for concrete work. During this time, please use the rear entrance of the Library (facing the parking lot). We thank you for your continued patience during our renovation!
Microfilm/Fiche Collection Has Moved!
Our collection of microfilm and microfiche, including the New York Times, Hartford Courant, ERIC microfiche collection, and lots of other stuff, has been relocated to Stack One. Until our HVAC project is complete, however, please ask a staff member at the circulation desk to retrieve the film you need. Two microform readers and printers are located on the 4th floor. The digital microform reader will remain on Stack One. Please contact the Circulation Dept. (860-832-3404) for an appointment to use this particular machine.
No one likes microfilm (even librarians!), but there are still some materials not available on the web or in print. For our library patrons who operate a microfilm reader with the virtuosity and confidence of a concert pianist, be forewarned– you will be branded a librarian and your expert guidance will be sought by fellow microfilm users! Trust us!
Meet the visiting professor of aeronautics!
The unofficial library mascot, this beautiful red tailed hawk has been visiting this 4th floor window for some time, and we finally got a picture of him! He likes to perch on the sill and explore the library’s resources! All photos were taken by Norm Ferriere.
“Human Solidarity, Polish Solidarność”
“Human Solidarity, Polish Solidarność” an exhibit sponsored by the Polish Studies Program will be on display in the Elihu Burritt Library, during the month of June. The exhibit, which was created in 2010 to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the Polish “Solidarity” movement, was a joint Polish and American project carried out under the auspices of the Consulate of the Polish Republic in New York. It portrays the history of Solidarność through maps, photos, press clippings and a narrative that also makes connections with the history of the American labor movement.
For more information please contact the Special Collections department at 860 832-2085 and 860 832-2086
