The library is named to honor Mary Kintz Bevevino, a 1987 alumna of the University. The building encompasses 37,500 square feet and houses stacks for 90,000 volumes. A variety of study environments are available for students' use, including casual seating, study tables, individual carrels, group study areas and a video viewing room.
Books, reserve materials, DVDs and other library resources may be checked out and returned at the circulation desk on the first floor. Also on the first floor, you will find computers to access the library catalog. Friendly library staff members are always available to answer questions and provide service.
Data and power connections for laptops are located throughout the library, or you can go wireless with a wi-di enabled computer. Don't have one? You can borrow one from the front desk. Ten iPads are also available for students, staff, and faculty to borrow for up to one week.
The centerpiece to the first floor is the Alden Trust Computer Teaching Laboratory. It is a high-tech teaching classroom that enhances the teaching and learning process for the students. The room features a 65-inch HD screen connected to a SMART Sympodium. This setup allows the instructor to write on a touch screen so that graphics and text will be displayed on the large screen. The instructor can assume control of any individual PC in the classroom.
The second floor houses the Research Computer Lab, the Periodicals, Reference collection and Children's collection, as well as a micro-film viewer, printers and copy machines.
On the third floor you will find the Catherine Evans McGowan Center, a fully-networked conference center used for seminars, conferences, community meetings and other activities.