Carter G. Woodson Library
Circulation Desk
312-850-7244
312-850-7187(Fax)
Building Hours
Building hours for the fall and spring terms are:
8:00 AM - 9:00 PM Monday through Thursday
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Friday and Saturday
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Sunday
The Carter G. Woodson library is the focal point of the academic life of the College. Located at the west end of the building on the second floor, the facility provides a quiet and group study areas, a general reference collection, computer terminals equipped for accessing the World Wide Web, library electronic databases as well as offering printing capabilities. Print and multimedia materials appropriate to support the various curricula are carefully selected and accessible. In addition to course-related materials, there are ample selections on topics for current interest and career opportunities.
When the Library is closed, please return all books using the book drop located at the entrance. All returns will be processed the next business day. Please note: on time returns are the Library user’s responsibility.
Malcolm X College Library catalog
Find books and other materials held at Malcolm X College Library as well as all of the City Colleges of Chicago Libraries.
Online Databases
Find journal, magazine and newspaper articles.
Search Multiple Resources
Use EBSCO's integrated search engine to search the library catalog and other electronic resources/databases simultaneously.
MEDLINE - CINAHL - EBSCO Health Source
Nursing, Health, and Medical Databases
Nursing Reference Center
A comprehensive reference tool designed to provide relevant clinical resources to nurses and other health care professionals, directly at the point-of-care.
Scientific and Medical Arts database
A collection of 15,500+ high quality illustrations and animations depicting anatomy, physiology, surgery, diseases, conditions, trauma, embryology, histology, and other health science topics.
PubMed
Another version of MEDLINE that links to other related resources from the National Center for Biotechnology Information
E-journals
More than 200 journal titles in various disciplines to which the library subscribes.






