Any student that attends Hunter College should at least be aware of the library center within the East building of the institute. However many may need clarification on what the library has to offer other than a quiet place for personal research or study. Thankfully for all students, information concerning the Cooperman Library is openly available both via the Hunter CUNY website and even the Hunter Library website. Students can openly attend the library by entering 68th Street on the campus, the East building, where they have full access to all nine floors of the Cooperman Library (Hunter). The Cooperman Library is accessible to all Hunter students and provides a plethora of information and services for every student who utilizes those services.

The majority of students who don’t use the resources given by the library could be completely missing out on a space that offers plenty of support for their academic growth. There are multiple services offered according to the Hunter CUNY website, such as “collaborative work areas, reservable study rooms, and areas for quiet study”. While also offering to give genuine helpful resources or devices such as, “desktop, laptop, and tablet computers as well as printers, photocopiers, scanners, whiteboards, and lots of electrical outlets” (Hunter). Offering plenty of opportunities for students to stay during or after class hours for personal studying or studying with a group of classmates. My perspective concerning these services has been positive overall. The free-of-use printers and photocopiers have been of great use for classes that require work that needs to be done on paper. Such as classes like pre-calc or math classes in general. Personal experience with the printers has been wonderful, as it is a fairly simple process to upload images or sheets you would need for printing while you’re in the library. The library is also known for its amazing amount of space, as shown in the image below.

These are not the only purposes of the library, however, as many other services are open to any student who wishes to attend. As previously mentioned, students also have access to an online version of the Hunter Library via the Hunter College Libraries website; a site where access to opening hours, classes, events, books, databases, and more are fully open to use from students (library.hunter.cuny.edu). Students who know the website can set themselves up for further success by signing up for classes during specific work hours that the website offers. For example, on Friday, September 29th, a class by Professor Samantha Walsh is being offered for students of English 120, during the work hours of 10 am to 11:15 am in room 612 (library.hunter.cuny.edu). With such information openly available to students, many of them could easily join a class or event to study or perhaps better support themselves if they have been falling behind due to academic stress. Students may find these resources helpful, as it grants them the ability to follow up or gain extra time for working on assignments on school grounds rather than at home. The Hunter Library website is also a great database for exploring deep and important writing information. It provides extensive knowledge of copyright and citation tools (library.hunter.cuny.edu). Services given by the website are completely free, which further goes to support the accessible growth for each student.

Unfortunately, many students may not know how to access this website or how versatile the services can be on it. A freshman who will attend future semesters at Hunter College may not start out knowing all the advanced usage of the Cooperman Library. Thus accessing the Library should be a top priority for those students due to the innumerable benefits it could provide. As a freshman myself, learning about the Library early on has vastly improved my drive to complete school work. It has also been a helpful endeavor to head to the library in between lectures, which further helps me get work done for future lectures or read whenever I have the time. Teaching future freshmen the great benefits that are offered by the Library can be a wonderful endeavor to support their learning and advancement in their respective fields. Especially concerning the fifth floor of the Cooperman Library, which is beautifully designed and a cozy space for any student to study or simply relax in when waiting for their next lecture.

In the end, I believe the Library to be the single best resource a student can access while trying to support their future endeavors at Hunter College. With its plethora of resources and materials that all students have access to. Through both the Hunter College website and the Hunter Library website, students can set themselves up for massive success in their future lectures, semesters, and entire college careers. As a freshman, I can already see the use that the library can bring and how useful it can be for everyone.