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A Short History of the Library Locations at Lansing Community College
1950's
The college library began as one room in Old Central building
and
then expanded to two rooms. Overflow material went into closets.
1960's
1966: The Old Central location opened in Old Central building. The name "Old Central" comes
from Lansing Central High School, this building being
the site of Lansing's first high school. The
library occupied the former gymnasium of the school.
1968: The Arts and Sciences location opened in
Arts and Sciences building. The collection was
divided between the two locations. In general, Arts
and Sciences contained literature, science, mathematics, health
careers and the social sciences. Old Central contained business, law
and technical information.
1970's
A small Vocational - Technical location opened in the Gannon
Vocational - Technical building. The library was now
divided into three
locations. The Vocational - Technical location contained
technical material. Arts and Sciences contained literature, science,
mathematics, health careers and social science. Old Central
contained business and law.
1980's
The Vocational - Technical location closed. The library reverted to
two locations, Arts and Sciences and Old Central. Technical
material moved to the Arts and Sciences location.
1990's
1991: A new Gannon
Vocational - Technical location opened in Gannon
Vocational - Technical building.
1991-1998: The library was
once again divided into three
locations.The Arts and Sciences contained
literature, science, mathematics, and the social
sciences. Gannon Vocational - Technical contained
technical, health and career information. Old Central contained
business and law.
1998: The era of divided locations ended as the
entire library moved to a new facility, the Technology
and Learning Center, located on the
South-West corner of the campus. This consolidated the
collection, expanded the library from 35,000 to 43,000 square feet,
and made use of new technology to deliver quality library service in
the new millennium. |
