New College Library Association

New College Library Association


Enhancing a Legacy of Excellence

New College Library Association was founded in 1964 to gather 16,000 volumes to open a library for New College.  Our mission since then has been to provide direct financial support to ensure the Jane Bancroft Cook Library has the intellectual resources to serve New College of Florida, the state's officially designated "Honors College for the Arts and Sciences" and Sarasota's finest institution of higher learning.  Academic excellence cannot be achieved without the resources of an equally excellent library.

Over the years the Library Association has provided more than $3 million to the library for the purchase of books and other educational materials. Funds raised are vital to Cook Library's ability to keep pace with the needs of students and faculty, since state funding provides only enough to cover the cost of basic subscriptions.  

Funds are raised primarily through memberships and signature social events.  Special projects have included establishing a $1.-million-endowment fund and raising $150,000 for the Koski Core Collection to augment the library's books.  Membership in the Library Association provides many benefits as well as helps support its mission.

The Library Association is an affiliate of New College Foundation.

Jane Bancroft Cook Library Fast Facts

  • Current building dedicated November 1, 1986
  • Named in honor of New College leading philanthropist
  • 274,059 volumes; 539,997microforms; 5,064 audio-visual materials
  • 850 print subscriptions to scholarly journals
  • Circulates 60,000 items; borrows 5,500 inter-library-loan items each year
  • Librarians answer 5,000 reference questions annually
  • Accesses more than 498 electronic databases, 22,000 electronic journals, and 170,000 e-books.
  • Provides hundreds of print and electronic-reserve materials to students annually
  • Offers extensive bibliographic instruction to small groups, individual classes and individual students throughout the year

2010-2011 Calendar of Events

Please contact NCLA if you would like to attend any of the following.

Wednesday, April 7
Pique-nique sur la Baie
Bayside Gardens of College Hall
11:00am
Tickets: $125
Fashion show presented by Saks Fifth Avenue with personal appearance by designer Craig Signer

Board of Directors

Margaret Boyd, Executive Director
Christina Pfahler, Chair
Brian Doherty, Dean

Heather Clark
Ron Cota (Emeritus)
Barbra Dumbaugh
Dr. Helen Fagin
W.E. "Chip" Gaylor (Emeritus)
Diane Lawson
Pamela Gore Meade
Gila Meriwether
James W. Pritchard, III
Juile Riddell
Caroline Reed, Interim Director of Public Services (Ex-Officio)

Contact New College Library Association

New College Library Association
The Keating Center
5800 Bay Shore Road
Sarasota, FL  34243-2109

Phone: 941-487-4600
Fax: 941-487-4680

Margaret Boyd, Executive Director
ncla@ncf.edu


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