A regional consortium of the
American Theological Libraray Association

A Guide to Member Libraries, 2007-2008
www.atla.com/ctlc/ctlc.html

CTLC Use Policies

1. Circulating library materials may be borrowed by duly certified faculty, students, and staff of CTLC member schools and organizations from any CTLC member library in accordance with the borrowing regulations of the lending library.
2. Borrowers are responsible for learning circulation and access regulations at the respective institution's library. Borrowers agree to be governed by these regulations.
3. Patrons need to borrow books in person. Libraries are not expected to answer telephone queries or provide materials by mail, except for inter-library loans requested through standard ILL request forms.
4. Member libraries will maintain a current written statement of their policies in their public service area.
5. Users of any CTLC library are subject to all fines, rules and regulations of the servicing library. Patrons will be notified of overdue material by the library from which the library material was borrowed.

CTLC Member Libraries

Carolina Evangelical Divinity School
& John Wesley College
PO Box 5831
High Point, NC 27262
Phone: (336) 889-2262
Fax: (336) 889-2261
Contact: April Lindsey

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Directions to Campus

From I-85, exit at the 311 High Point exit. Proceed north on 311 into the city. Turn right on Centennial Street (11th traffic light). The road will widen to four lanes and cross Eastchester Drive. The college sign is about one block past the Eastchester intersection on the right.
From I-40, exit on 68 towards High Point. The school sign will be on your right about one-half mile after you pass the Oak Hollow dam. The library is on the top floor of the main building, straight through the front door.

Features of Collection

The collection contains approximately 40,000 items, which includes 1600 audio cassettes, 800 videos, and 145 periodical titles. The collection strengths include: modern theology, Biblical commentaries, counseling, & Wesleyan material. The collection is accessible through a public access catalog.

Hours of Operation

(During the school year) M,T,Th 8 AM - 9 PM W 8 AM - 5 PM F 8 AM - 2 PM Sat 10 AM - 2 PM

(School Breaks) M,T,Th 8 AM - 6 PM W 8 AM - 5 PM F 8 AM - 4 PM

 

Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary - Charlotte
14542 Choate Circle
Charlotte, NC 28273
Phone: (704) 527-9909
Fax: (704) 527-8577
Contact: Bob Mayer

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Directions to Campus

From I-77 take exit 90 (US Hwy 21) in South Carolina. Go west on Carowinds Blvd. (Hwy. 21), and go to the third traffic light (you will cross back into NC before the third light). Turn left (south) on Choate Circle. The campus is 0.9 mile on the left past SIM..

Features of Collection

The collection contains over 45,000 volumes, with over half now listed on
the library electronic card catalog. The library subscribes to over 80
periodicals (60 microfiche subscriptions and 20 print scriptions). Online
databases available through the library include the ATLA Religion database,
ATLAS Serials, Religion and Philosophy Collection, PSYCArticles, the
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, and the World Christian
Database.

Hours of Operation

Normal Hours

Monday-Friday: 8:30 AM to 10:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Weekday evening hours are applicable when seminary classes are in session.
Library is closed on holiday weekends.

 

Hood Theological Seminary
800 West Thomas St.
Salisbury, NC 28144
Phone: (704) 636-6840
Fax: (704) 636-7699
Contact: Cynthia Keever

Directions to Campus

From Charlotte, travel north on I-85 to Salisbury. Take exit 75 and turn left onto Jake Alexander Blvd. Turn right immediately onto Klumac, which turns into Fulton. Follow Fulton a few miles to Thomas. Turn left on Thomas. The seminary is a yellow-brick building located on the edge of Livingstone College's campus.

Features of Collection

The collection contains approximately 29,000 volumes with strengths in Black and Womanist theology, as well as 150 periodical subscriptions and the ATLA Religion database and ATLAS full-text article database. The library also houses a small collection of A.M.E. Zion archival materials.

Hours of Operation

JAARS Linguistic Library
P.O. Box 248, Waxhaw, NC 28173
Phone: (704) 843-6301
Fax: (704) 843-6200 (Main fax # for JAARS. Begin message with "Message for: David Abernathy, LAT dept").
Contact: Johanna Fenton

Directions to Campus

From Charlotte travel to Waxhaw via US 521 and NC 75, or Providence Rd south from I-485. From the traffic signal in Waxhaw follow the JAARS/Wycliffe signs east on South Main Street. Bear right at the flashing caution light, and continue on that road a couple miles past a round church building and a cemetery, and then turn right at the next intersection on to Providence Rd South. Go one quarter mile and turn right on Davis Road. The JAARS Campus is two miles ahead on the right. The JAARS Linguistic Library is located on the second floor of the Language Services Center which is at the intersection of Davis Rd. and JAARS Rd., and is the first building on the right as you approach the JAARS Center.

Features of Collection

The collection contains approximately 3,000 volumes. It includes grammars and dictionaries from many minority languages, books on linguistics, cognitive semantics, translation, and related fields such as cultural anthropology, literacy, and ESL, language learning tapes. We also have commentaries and books on semantic analysis and exegesis of Scripture for translation which we ourselves have produced for translators in the field.

Hours of Operation

M-F 8 AM - 5 PM

New Life Theological Seminary
3111 Whiting Ave.
Charlotte, North Carolina 28205
Phone: 704-334-6882
Fax: 704-334-6885

Contact: Faye Taylor

Directions to Campus

From Brookshire Freeway (I 277):

Take the North Tryon Street Exit; take North Tryon St., going north, turning away from uptown. Turn right on 36th Street and turn right on Charles Ave. Go 2 blocks to the stop sign. This is the intersection of Charles Ave. and Whiting Ave. Go straight across Whiting Ave. into the parking lot of New Life Theological Seminary.

Features of Collection

The collection contains approximately 18,000 volumes of which more than 11,000 are cataloged on our computer database. Special strengths of the collection include an ever-increasing number of urban-based books, Biblical commentaries, New Testament studies, Evangelism, Christian Counseling and Psychology. We have a growing audio/video and periodicals collection.

Library Hours

Monday 9 AM - 8:30 PM
Tuesday 9 AM- 8:30 PM
Wednesday 9 AM - 4 PM
Thursday 9 AM- 4 PM
Friday 9 AM- 2 PM

Library is closed on holidays and semester breaks.

Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS) -
Charlotte Campus
2101 Carmel Road, Charlotte, NC 28226
Phone: (704) 688-4230
Fax: (704) 366-9295
Contact: Ken McMullen

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Directions to Campus

Carmel Road connects Fairview Rd. and Pineville-Matthews Rd. (Hwy. 51) on the southeast side of Charlotte. RTS is located at the intersection of Carmel Road and Sharon View Rd. (main entrance is off Sharon View).

Features of Collection

Approximately 46,000 volumes with strengths in Reformed theology, Biblical commentaries, and patristics. The Library has expanded its periodical holdings to around 375 current subscriptions. The Library subscribes to the ATLA Religion database, ATLAS full-text journals, Religious & Theological Abstracts, Old Testament Abstracts, New Testament Abstracts, the Religion & Philosophy Collection, and TREN databases (all online). Multiple CD-ROM resources are available as well.

Hours of Operation

Normal Hours M, T, Th 8 AM - 8 PM W 8 AM - 5 PM F 8 AM - 4 PM (During school breaks:) M-Th 8 AM - 5 PM Fri 8 AM - 4 PM

Summer 2008 Hours (Beginning May 21, 2008) May 21-30 June 30 - July 3 July 28 – Aug. 15 M-Th 8 AM -5 PM Fr 8 AM -4 PM June 2-27 July 7-25 Mon., Wed. 8 AM- 5 PM Tue., Thur. 8 AM- 8 PM Fri. 8 AM – 4 PM Closed All Saturdays Closed May 26 - for Memorial Day Closed July 4 - for Independence Day (Regular schedule will resume Aug. 18, 2008)

 

Southern Evangelical Seminary
3000 Tilley Morris Road
Matthews, NC 28105
Phone: (704) 847-5600
Fax: (704) 845-1747
Contact: Ron Jordahl

Directions to Campus

From I-485 (on the south side of Charlotte) take exit 57, Providence Rd. Turn north on Providence toward the city and right at the first intersection onto McKee Road. After half a mile the road forks with Tilley Morris road on the right. SES is two miles further on the left.

Features of Collection

The collection consists of about 48,000 volumes of books, videocassettes, and DVDs, with special strengths in apologetics, sects, cults, and world religions.  Access to electronic databases and the Internet is provided throughout the library.

Hours of Operation

Monday-Friday 8 AM – 5 PM

Union-PSCE at Charlotte
Queens University of Charlotte
1900 Selwyn Ave.
Charlotte, NC 28274 Phone: 704-337-2401
Fax: (704) 337-2517
Contact: David Mayo

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Directions to Campus

From I-77, exit onto Woodlawn Rd. (turn left going S. and right going N.), continue on Woodlawn Rd. (for approximately 2 miles) and turn left onto Selwyn. Queens campus will be on left. Or, where Providence Rd. splits at Myers Park United Methodist Church turn left onto Selwyn Ave. Campus will be immediately on the right. Everett library, with a water fountain in front, is in the center of campus. Features of Collection

The Union-PSCE of Charlotte collection contains approximately 15,000 volumes and benefits from the larger collection in the Everett Library by adding over 30,000 volumes in the related areas of religion, education, history, philosophy, and psychology. Union subscribes to over 60 periodicals, the on-line ATLA Religion Database, as well as other databases that are available through the main Union-PSCE library in Richmond. The collection strengths are in Biblical commentaries and literature plus Christian education literature.  These areas support the Master of Divinity (M.Div.) and Master of Arts in Christian Education (MACE) degrees..

Hours of Operation

Library is closed on holidays and semester breaks.

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