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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 36, 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;
  • four Quiet Study rooms with seating for 30;
  • six Group Study rooms with seating for 30;
  • a microform reader-printer room;
  • a Rare Books/Special Collections/Bound Periodicals Room that houses 40,000 volumes;
  • a collection especially strong in theology and philosophy;
  • state-of-the-art computer stations, including a shared computer training center;
  • wireless Internet access throughout the Library;
  • 66 online databases; and,
  • seating for 401.

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