Welcome to the CCICS Library

About Us

The NEIU Library at the Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies is located on the 6th and 7th floors of the CCICS Campus at  in Chicago. The branch includes significant holdings in the social sciences and the humanities, particularly as they document, relate, and present the African and African-American experience. Collections include circulating items, selected monographs on reserve, reference and periodical literature.

Our holdings are cited within the  as well as the Illinois  and the OCLC World Catalog known as . We also provide full access to the online  as subscribed to and selected by our professional staff of librarians.

Our Services

  • Full-service reference and circulation services
  • Interlibrary loan pickup/drop off
  • Subject librarian and library instruction
  • Individual research consultations
  • Learning Success Center tutors
  • Textbook Collection and Reserves
  • Popular Reading Collection
  • Computers
  • Printer/copier
  • Private study rooms
  • Group study space

Hours

  • 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Thursday
  • 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday
  • Closed Saturday and Sunday

Have a question or want more info? Ask a Librarian or check out the .

events

We do not have any upcoming events.