Take a study break and treat yourself to fun ways to relax and de-stress during the lead-up to finals week! From button-making to board and card games, we have something just for you!

The Purchase College Library celebrates the swing of poetry and the poetry of jazz.

Reference librarians are here to help you find sources, narrow research topics, navigate library databases, and cite sources… just in time for your final projects, papers, and exams!  Drop by the Reference Desk for in-person help or use our Ask a Librarian virtual reference services.

Need help submitting your senior project, senior capstone, or master's theses? Learn all you need to know by attending one of our Student Project Submission Workshops!

A place where creativity, design, art, and technology intersect.

The Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center (TLTC), in collaboration with the Office of Disability Resources (ODR), and Digital Accessibility is seeking to increase awareness about three key accessibility features available in D2L Brightspace: Anthology Ally (formerly Blackboard Ally), Accommodations and Special Access, and the built-in Accessibility Checker.

Get into the Halloween spirit with a selection of spine-chilling flicks, spooky classics, and family-friendly frights!

The Library is proud to recognize & celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month. All items on display are available for checkout!

When you're doing research, you don't want hallucinations and untrustworthy sources. Reference librarians are here to help! We are human, we are experts, and we're available to chat with you 24/7. Learn all the ways you can Ask a Librarian for help!

The display in the Library Commons is inspired by the Campus Common Read Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward.

Librarians are here to help you explore the research frontier! Just Ask-a-Librarian for in-person and virtual help.

As part of our migration from Moodle to Brightspace, Purchase subscribes to Tier 1 support services provided by the SUNY Online Help Desk.

Check out these quick tips to help you use Brightspace more effectively! 

Every month, the Library is excited to feature a new selection of books that have been recently added to the collection. This month we are highlighting new ebooks! The Library routinely licenses ebook titles that support the teaching and learning of the College. This list spotlights just sampling of new ebooks across different disciplines. Explore all of the Library's ebooks by visiting the ebooks guide.

Each month we will feature a different selection of new books. In May we will be featuring new titles in the Popular Reading and Graphic Novels collections. Be sure to check back then!

Did you know the Purchase College Library is a federal depository, one of 1,100 depositories for government information in the U.S.? Check out our online Government Documents Help Guide to learn more about the gov docs collection!

On August 1, 2024, Artstor was officially retired. All Artstor content, resources, and functionality are now on JSTOR. 

Instructors, please submit your Library Course Reserve Requests using the Course Reserves Request Forms for books and films.

The Library is excited to announce the launch of the Purchase College Library Digital Repository.