Monroe Community College Libraries

The Downtown Campus Learning Commons is closed today through Sunday, August 9, but we are available to assist you at MCC Libaries in-person, online, and by phone at the Brighton Campus Library. Our hours are updated on our website at https://libguides.monroecc.edu/about/hours

MCC Libraries are closed today in observance of Juneteenth.

Juneteenth has always been more than a holiday. The day stands as a testament to and celebration of the unyielding spirit of a people. Learn more and join in the celebration with Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture: nmaach.si.edu/Juneteenth

Celebrate Juneteenth with our display at the Downtown Campus Learning Commons! Also known as Freedom Day, the holiday commemorates June 19, 1865, the date Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and delivered General Order No. 3 announcing the end of legalized slavery in Texas (The Library of Congress).

https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/june-19/

Alina Zhyhula came to the United States from Ukraine 3 years ago. She lives with her husband and two daughters. Her academic goal is to become an accounting technician. In the following narrative essay, Alina reminds us that dreams do come true. Read Alina's Story, "The Forgotten Wish": https://mccglobalfaces.omeka.net/exhibits/show/mccesolvoices

It's the first day of June and that means it's the first day of Summer Session at MCC! MCC Libraries are here to help you succeed through the summer sun, and our hours are:

LeRoy V. Good Library at the Brighton Campus (through July 26):
Monday through Thursday from 7:45am to 6pm.
Friday from 7:45am to 1pm.
Closed on Saturday and Sunday.

Downtown Campus Learning Commons:
Monday through Thursday from 8am to 4pm (through June 21).
Friday through Sunday: Closed.
Monday, June 22 to Sunday, August 9: Closed.

MCC Libraries will be closed on the following dates:
Friday, June 19, for the Juneteenth Holiday.
Friday, July 3, for Independence Day.
Thursday, July 16, for Professional Development Day.

https://libguides.monroecc.edu/about/hours

We're so proud of Rokhan! We'll miss him at Monroe Community College and MCC Libraries, and we wish him all the best at Rochester Institute of Technology. We know he'll continue to inspire us and do great work!

Engineering student, Afghan immigrant's treacherous journey to the U.S. Rokhan Ahmadzai’s road here hasn’t been easy. He believes it was meant to be.

Please note the change in hours at MCC Libraries before summer sessions starts:

Brighton Campus, LeRoy V. Good Library:
Tuesday, May 26 - 7:45am to 5pm
Wednesday, May 27 - 7:45am to 1:45pm
Thursday, May 28 - 7:45am to 4pm
Friday, May 29 - 7:45am to 1pm
Saturday, May 30 & Sunday, May 31 - Closed.

Downtown Campus Learning Commons:
Tuesday, May 26 - 8am to 4pm
Wednesday, May 27 - 8am to 4pm
Thursday, May 28 - 8am to 4pm
Friday, May 29 - Sunday, May 31 - Closed.

https://libguides.monroecc.edu/about/hours

MCC Libraries are closed today in observance of Memorial Day.

"Memorial Day, which is observed on the last Monday of May, commemorates the men and women who died while in the military service. In observance of the holiday, many people visit cemeteries and memorials, and volunteers often place American flags on each grave site at national cemeteries. A national moment of remembrance takes place at 3pm local time" (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs).

https://www.va.gov/opa/speceven/memday/

https://libguides.monroecc.edu/about/hours

This is the last weekend MCC Libraries will be open until the fall semester, so be sure to stop in between 11am and 4pm today or tomorrow if you'd like some extra help finishing your semester! (Of course, we'll still be open during the week!)

https://libguides.monroecc.edu/about/hours

All laptop loans are due to MCC Libraries by Monday, May 18, 2026. If you need a loan for the summer semester, updated laptops will be available on a first come, first served basis starting on Wednesday, May 27.

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