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Our Mission: The purpose of the Learning Resources Center (Library) is to support the Philosophy, Mission, and Goals of Martin Community College and to enhance the teaching/learning process through provision of adequate, current resource collections in formats consistent with prevailing technologies; provision of access to the collections of other libraries; provision of instruction in the use of resources to enable patrons to function in an information-driven society; and promotion of life-long learning opportunities.

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Chat is now available:

Chat is now available almost 24/7

Monday - Friday: 24 hours

Saturday & Sunday 8 am - midnight

Get help from a librarian with finding journal articles and ebooks, creating citations and other research needs.

Library Collections and Services

The MCC Library serves the student body, faculty, and staff of the college and the citizens of Martin, Washington and Bertie counties. Twenty-three public access computers are available for library visitors.

Collections in the Library include over 15,500 books and about 2,000 audiovisual items, primarily audio books and DVDs. Special collections include:

Microfilm copies of the local newspaper, The Enterprise (1901-present), as well as microfilm copies of census and court records for Martin County and adjoining counties. The paper is also digitized through 1942 (missing 1916 and 1920) and accessible on our Local History Room web page.

Local History Room, including the Easter Rogerson Mizell Family Collection of genealogy

The College Archives

Online sources include:

NC LIVE, which provides online access to complete articles from thousands of newspapers, journals, and magazines, several collections of ebooks, audiobooks that can be downloaded to your smart phone or tablet, and images and videos.

Gale databases, a collection of 53 databases covering a variety of subjects and containing journal articles, newspaper and magazine articles, ebooks and more.

Credo Reference, a collection of over 800 electronic specialized encyclopedias and other reference books

Free Access to Electronic Textbooks

In response to the Coronavirus outbreak, many textbook publishers are currently offering free electronic access to their textbooks. There are two collections available, Redshelf and VitalSource. Students and faculty currently have access to textbooks in both collections. You will have to set up an account in both collections to access their ebooks. The Redshelf account setup requires you to enter the name of your school, but VitalSource does not.

Get Help from the Library

Visit us in Building 2 during library hours

Call us during library hours at: 252-789-0238

E-mail us during library hours at: mcclibrary.help@martincc.edu

Text us at 252-802-6116 (answers within 24 hours)

Use the chat box below after hours. (Chat is available Mon. - Fri. 5 pm to 8 am & Sat. and Sun. 8 am to midnight.)

Online tutoring is available for Martin CC students.
Contact the Academic Skills Center at 252-789-0299 with questions.

Fall & Spring Library Hours

Monday - Thursday: 8 am - 7 pm

Friday: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Closed Saturday & Sunday

(Hours vary during breaks, holidays and summer semester.)

Student Study Rooms

Need a quiet place to study or a place to meet for a group project? Our student study rooms in the library are equipped with a computer with Internet access, Microsoft Office 2016, and printing capability. Stop by or call the library to sign up. (Also available for faculty use.)

Assistive Devices in the Library

JAWS screen reader software is available in Study Room 1 in the library, and a Zoomtext Text Reader is available across the hall from the library in the Learning Lab.