Find Books and Other Library Materials

Materials in the HCC Library

• HCC Online Catalog

• Library Staff Recommendation

• HCC Celebrity Read Posters (book recommendations)

• Online Reference Books

• Reserves

• Local History: read about our collection and see the contents in our catalog.

• Archives

Materials in Massachusetts Libraries

• CW Mars: Central/Western Massachusetts Area Resource Sharing - includes many libraries from Central and Western Massachusetts. 

• Cooperating Libraries of Greater Springfield allow HCC students to borrow materials (with your library card). View their list of member libraries. Most of these libraries are part of CWMARS, however, these library catalogs are not:

  • Bay Path College

  • Springfield College

  • Western New England College (which includes the Western New England College School of Law Library)

  • Westfield State College

• Five College Catalog (Univ. of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst, Hampshire, Mt. Holyoke and Smith) Note: state residents can borrow materials from UMass.

• Massachusetts Virtual Catalog

• MassCat

• MCCLPHEI: The Libraries of 29 Massachusetts public colleges and universities

• MLIN: Massachusetts Library and Information Network