Libraries

The libraries support the mission of Russell Sage College by providing access to research and information resources that are the foundations of scholarship, intellectual growth, and artistic development.

Materials in the libraries serve the programs and majors primarily located on each campus. The combined holdings of both libraries include more than 250,000 volumes of books, serials and microforms; more than 12,000 media items; and access to more than 60,000 electronic periodicals and approximately 80,000 ebooks. In collaboration with faculty, librarians seek to maintain a well-rounded collection of authoritative materials that support Sage’s academic mission.

Each location has work areas that facilitate both quiet study and group collaboration.

Both libraries also have a Solutions desk — one-stop shops where students can have all their questions answered — without being shuffled from office to office.

Circulation desks in both learning centers are staffed by librarians who provide research and technical assistance in person and via phone, email, and online chat.

The libraries are open to the public. Certain resources are restricted to the Russell Sage community.

The Albany campus library was renovated in 2009. Known as the Albany Campus Learning Center, it houses Hazel’s Café and academic support services. The Verschoor Room on the second floor contains a comprehensive collection of art books and is a popular space for quiet study.

The Troy campus library was renovated in 2013 to create Shea Learning Center, named after Lucille Rosenfeld Shea, who attended Russell Sage in 1937 and 1938. Shea Learning Center houses Lucille’s Café as well as academic support and administrative offices. The library has a special collection of approximately 9,000 poetry books in the Donahue Poetry Collection, located on the second floor.

Complete information is available at library.sage.edu.