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For the latest updates about MCLA campus operations, please visit the college's Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information page.

Thanksgiving and beyond: With the move back to remote teaching, learning, and work this Thanksgiving, the library will once again move to virtual operations on Wednesday, November 25, with curbside pickup of library materials still available.

Laptops available for long-term loan: pick one up before you leave campus!
Regular building and service hours through Tuesday, 11/24
Building unavailable for in-person visits 11/25/20 - 1/3/21.
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Materials may be requested via the library catalog and picked up outside the building M-F, 9-5
Books and DVDs may be returned to the book drop outside the library 24/7.
Due dates for new and existing loans will be extended to February 1.

Visit Library to Go to get started using the library's virtual collections and services.

Questions? Please call 413-662-5321 or email library@mcla.edu.

Recent Posts

Mail Room relocating to library lower level temporarily

Due to upcoming construction work on Venable Hall, the Mail Room is in the process of relocating to the lower level of Freel Library, where it will remain until the work in Venable has finished. What does this mean for users of the library? So far, here's what we know: The Lower Level Lounge and Media Nook will not be available as study space while the Mail Room is here, effective sometime this week. The TV and DVD player have been moved from the Media Nook to the Children's Literature Room and are available for use there. Some soft seating has been moved from the Lower Level Lounge to the Language & Literature Room. The plants will be taken good care of and returned to the Lower Level when things return to normal. Check your MCLA email for campuswide updates about Venable work. We'll share information about anything that would affect library users as events unfold. ...

New this spring: Research Help 24/7! Chat online with a librarian at a time that works for YOU

MCLA's Freel Library has joined a 24/7 research help co-operative staffed by hundreds of librarians from participating colleges and universities as well as a team of dedicated co-op librarians. MCLA's own librarians continue to be available for in-person, virtual, phone, email, chat, and SMS research assistance Sunday evenings, Monday-Thursday daytimes and evenings and Fridays during the day. MCLA librarians remain your best bet for getting help with research for your MCLA academic work. But when an MCLA librarian is not available, MCLA students, faculty, and staff can now chat with a partner librarian from the co-op 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The partner librarian can answer many questions about using our library, help you get started with your research, and connect you with an MCLA librarian for follow-up as needed. Please note that our 24/7 co-op partner librarians are only available via chat. You can still get help from MCLA librarians in person or via chat, email, phone, text, or Teams during our regularly staffed Research Desk hours (which you can always find listed on the library's Hours page). To chat with a librarian 24/7, just visit the Freel Library homepage and look for the "Chat 24/7" button in the Get Help box. ...

Freel Library Author Talk Series: Artistic Development and Contextual (Hi)Stories by Armando Alleyne

Date/time/Location: Thursday, February 17th @7:00 PM - 8:00PM via Zoom register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_N-vi2qxVQZmDe9HF08CYJg About the event: Armando Alleyne is an artist and a poet who graduated from The City College of New York with a B.A. in Education and Fine Arts, in 1983. Alleyne will walk us through his recently published monograph, A Few of My Favorites, and speak on the contexts and (hi)stories that urged him to develop and create his painted and collaged renditions of jazz musicians, Afro-Latin singers, boxers, family members and friends. Alleyne’s lifetime of painting tells a story of how we are subject to our city and how in it we can search for the tools to heal. ...

Renew Your New York Times Account

Every year when the library's NYT subscription renews, you will need to update your account information in order to continue accessing the NYT. Follow the steps below to renew your account. If you don't already have an account, see our blog post on creating a new account. 1. Navigate to accessnyt.com 2. Search for and select Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. You will be redirected to the NYT registration page. 3. Use your existing NYT account to login. You must use your @mcla.edu email address. 4. Verify your account. 5. If you are using the NYT app on your phone or other device, you may need to log out and log back in. ...

Library services update, Fall 2020

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