Library Information: About Fordham Libraries

Fordham University Libraries are at three major locations: the Rose Hill campus in the Bronx; the Lincoln Center campus in Manhattan; and the Marymount campus in Westchester County. Fordham University Libraries own more than 2,000,000 volumes and subscribe to over 15,500 periodicals and 19,000 electronic journals and is a depository for United States Government documents. Fordham University Libraries own many special collections of rare books and manuscripts covering a variety of subjects including Americana, Jesuitica, the French Revolution, and Criminology. The library also provides access to over 60,000 electronic books.

The Walsh Library at Rose Hill contains over 1,000,000 volumes and 380,000 government documents. It is named after William Walsh, a Fordham Alumnus and member of the University Board of Trustees, who made a major contribution toward its construction. All Rose Hill Library services including the Science Library, Audio Visuals, Electronic Services, Government Documents, Archives, Special Collections, Microforms, and Fordham Dissertations are housed here.

The Gerald M. Quinn Library at Lincoln Center contains some 500,000 volumes and is named in memory of the late Dean of Fordham College at Lincoln Center. In addition to a general collection serving Fordham College at Lincoln Center, the Quinn Library also has strong collections in business, education, and social service serving the three graduate schools on that campus.

The Gloria Gaines Library at Marymount houses over 130,000 volumes and serves the students at Marymount College as well as the Fordham graduate students in business, education, and social service.Fordham Law School Library is administered as a separate library, but is open for use by all students and faculty. Its collection numbers over 326,000 bound volumes, 1,000,000 microforms and 5,270 periodicals. Subject strengths include American and international law, with many foreign legal sources including European Community law and international antitrust law. Different borrowing rules may apply. Ask the librarian.