Welcome to the Canizaro Library

Opened in August of 2007, the state-of-the-art facility currently holds over 200,000 volumes and was designed for a future capacity of 400,000.

Among a variety of features, the new Library provides the following:

• 24-Hour Reading Room, complete with seating for 35, computer workstations, copy machine and printer, and 24-hour snack service;
• Music-Media Collection and Language Learning Center with workstations for students to watch instructional video, listen to music, and brush up on their foreign language skills;
• five group study rooms with seating for 40
• a microform reader-printer room;
• a Rare Books/Special Collections Room that houses 10,000 volumes
• a Bound Periodicals Room that houses 25,000 volumes;
• a collection especially strong in theology and philosophy;
• state-of-the-art computer stations;
• wireless Internet access throughout the Library;
• more than 90 online databases; and,
• seating for 375.

Most importantly, the Library features a dedicated staff of librarians, library associates and support staff whose function and desire is to help those who use the Canizaro Library.

Canizaro Library
Contact Information
Reference Desk: 239-280-2557
e-mail: library@avemaria.edu