Library
Located on the upper level of Phifer Hall, the Library is a place for students to study, collaborate, an complete assignments. Study rooms are provided for individuals and groups. The Library of Congress Classification System is used to arrange books, and an online catalog provides information for accessing materials in the collection. An information commons consisting of computer stations is available, and laptops are available for in-library use. The College provides wireless network access campuswide.
Library resources include about printed books, electronic E-Books, printed periodical titles, and DVDs. Students and employeesmay request interlibrary loans for publications not owned by the Library. In addition, the Library subscribes to electronic databases that offer abstracts or the full text of articles from professional, trade, and popular journals as well as streaming videos and audio book. Students may access these resources remotely with their college username and password.
Library tours are available upon request. Staff offer a library instruction program, which includes customized presentations, resource guides for class assignments, and guidance sheets on locating and using library resources.
The Library’s normal operating hours are Monday through Thursday, 8:00am - 8:00pm and Friday, 8:00am - 12:00pm. Summer hours are Monday through Thursday, 8:00am - 7:00 pm and Friday, 8:00 am - 12:00pm.
The Raymond B. Goodfellow Art Gallery
The Goodfellow Gallery is named after the late Vice President for Academic Affairs, Raymond B. Goodfellow, and is housed within the Library. The Goodfellow Gallery provides a forum for exhibiting the work of faculty, students and regional artists. Rotating exhibits provide for a variety of visual media and artistic styles throughout the year. Periodic receptions are held to introduce the work of various artists.
Senator Sam J. Ervin, Jr. Library
Housed in the Library, the Senator Sam J. Ervin, Jr. Library and Museum includes books, correspondence, photos, documents, professional and family memorabilia, original political cartoons from the Watergate era, awards, and other materials collected by Senator Ervin during his many years of public service. The goal of the Library/Museum is to provide scholars and students with a wide range of resource information concerning the life of Senator Ervin, the United States Constitution, Constitutional and political history with emphasis on the Watergate era, and US and North Carolina legal and general history.
The Dr. Jean C. Ervin Mark Twain Collection
Also housed in the Library, this collection, donated by the noted Twain scholar and sister of Senator Ervin, consists of over 400 books and many collectibles. The collection of books written by and about Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) was collected over a fifty-year period with the oldest dating from the 1870’s. The collectibles are comprised of figurines, plates, comics, etc. depicting famous scenes from Twain’s beloved books. Many of the limited edition figurines are based on illustrations by Norman Rockwell, the famous American illustrator.
The Grace DiSanto Poetry Collection
Housed with the Dr. Jean C. Ervin Collection, this comprehensive collection of the award winning Morganton poet’s work, along with biographical material on her life, is available for in-house review by the public, upon request.
Although materials in the Senator Sam J. Ervin Library and Museum, the Dr. Jean C. Ervin Mark Twain Collection, and the Grace DiSanto Poetry Collection are non-circulating, a comfortable, private reading and study room is provided for students, scholars, and the general public who wish to explore these unique collections.