National Library WeekApril 14-20, 2013

Kendall Campus Library Treasures

Kendall Campus LibraryThe Kendall Campus Library began operating as a Learning Resources Center in 1968-69. At the time, this campus was named South Campus of Miami-Dade Junior College. The Library building was named Niles Trammell, bldg.2. Originally, the library had 2 floors. At the beginning of the new millennium, the library was relocated only to the 2nd floor, while the Computer Courtyard occupied the first floor in the same building.

Today, the Kendall Campus Library owns over 125,000 physical items in its collections. In addition, it offers students a very large array of electronic resources comprising close to 200,000 e-books, and over 130 electronic databases with access to millions of articles, videos, etc.

During the 2011-12 academic year, Kendall Campus library circulated close to 50,000 items, taught over 320 library instructions sessions, and answered closed to 12,000 questions at the Reference Desk.

This, of course, is not possible without its faculty and staff members.

Happy National Library Week, Kendall !!!

Kendall Campus LibraryThis photographic exhibition is a tribute to the many years of dedication to student excellence at the Kendall Library. It presents pictures from its beginning to the present with a concentration on the library’s most valuable asset: its staff.

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South Campus of Miami-Dade Junior College.Library Building in red (photograph courtesy of MDC Archives)

Aerial View showing South Campus of the Miami-Dade Junior College. Photograph March 20, 1967 (photograph courtesy of MDC Archives)

South Campus, Miami-Dade Junior College, c. 1965(photograph courtesy of MDC Archives)

Miami-Dade Junior College, South Campus Graduation c. 1968(photograph courtesy of MDC Archives)

Niles Trammell speaking at the Miami-Dade Junior College South Campus graduation ceremony, May 5, 1968

(image from the Florida Memory Collection)

Reception following the naming of the Learning Resources Center building to Niles Trammell. South Campus, Miami-Dade Junior College, c. 1968

(photograph courtesy of the MDC Archives)

Students in Library Building c. 1985. South Campus of Miami-Dade Junior College. (photograph courtesy of MDC Archives)

South Campus, Miami-Dade Junior College, c. 1978Inside of Library (photograph courtesy of MDC Archives)

Maria Maseda, Librarian, c. 1991South Campus Library

(photograph courtesy of MDC Archives)

Susan Byrd, Librarian, c. 1991South Campus Library

(photograph courtesy of MDC Archives)

Students in the libraryPeriodicals area, c. 1986(photograph courtesy of MDC Archives

Student working with Atlases in the 1st floor of library (now CCY)c. 1988

(photograph courtesy of MDC Archives)

Microfilm room, library, 1st floorc. 1988

(photograph courtesy of MDC Archives)

Student checking out the news of the day. South Campus Library c. 1980(photographs courtesy of the MDC Archives)

Student reading comfortably. South Campus Library, c. 1988

Kendall Campus LibraryBook Sale c. 1980

(photograph courtesy of MDC Archives)

Niles Trammell Building, Learning Resources CenterMiami–Dade Junior College, South Campus

Students waiting for classes. Learning Resources Center Building. South Campus of Miami-Dade Junior College, c. 1978

(photograph courtesy of the MDC Archives)

Students outside the Library in the Learning Resources Center building, South Campus, Miami-Dade Junior College, c. 1970

(photograph courtesy of the MDC Archives)

Page from the Library Manual, Kendall Campus,

c. 1993

Meet your Faculty Librarians, Kendall Campus,

c. 1992

Other full-time members of the Kendall Campus Library,

c. 1992

Students looking for information using the card catalog, Kendall Campus

Library, c. 1992

The Online Catalog, Kendall Campus Library,

c. 1991

Orientation and Instruction in the use of the library, Kendall Campus, c. 1991

Kendall Campus Library Staff, c. 2000from left to right: Brunilda Gonzalez, Luisa Pedrique, Gloria Bedoya, Janis Jordan, Susana Escalante, and Maria Figueroa

Kendall Library Stafffrom left to right: top- Bonina Garcia, Brunilda Gonzalez, Maria Figueroa, Luisa Pedrique, Elsa

Manosalvas, bottom: Gloria Bedoya and Yadira Granados

Kendall Campus Library Conference Day, c. 2001

left to right – Jenny Saxton, Erick Dominicis, Laurie Hime, Lola Philpot, Luisa Perez, Elizabeth Lindley, Gladys C elis, Lily Young, and Patsy Dyer

Kendall Library Staff

Maria Figueroa and Janis Jordan at ALA Conference – April 2002

Laurie Hime with a student at the Reference Desk, July 2001

Kendall Campus students taking advantage of the Mobile LibraryMarch 2013

Kendall Library Staff Mobile Library, April 2013from left to right: Spetlana, Maria, Gloria, and Ema

Socrates – the Library Cat

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Socrates with Prof. Fernandez-Sterling at the Arts and Letters Day Kids’ Choice Story Contest

Tropical Shirt Day, Kendall LibraryJune 2006

from left to right: Jenny Saxton, Barbara Joy, Luisa Perez, Janis Jordan, Lily Young, and Laurie Hime

Socrates, Tropical Shirt Day, Kendall Library, June 2006

Kendall Campus Library Staff

Brunilda Gonzalez at the Circulation Desk, Kendall Library, July 2001

Susana Escalante at the Periodicals Desk, Kendall Library, July 2001

Kendall Campus Library Staff 2013

Barbara Joy

Brunilda Gonzalez

Brenda Kilmer

Ema Gutierrez

Carlos Fernandez

Elsa Manosalvas

Kendall Campus Library Staff 2013

Maria Figueroa

Gloria Rolong Jenny Saxton

Gloria Bedoya Melba Cordero

Helena Gomez

Kendall Campus Library Staff 2013

Susana EscalanteShamsha Karim

Melissa JimenezErick Dominicis Jonathan Morales