Pasadena City College

Library Information

Address:
1570 E. Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91106
Phone:
(626) 585-7222
Fax:
(626) 585-7913
Online:
https://www.pasadena.edu/library
https://www.facebook.com/pcclibrarypasadena/
https://www.instagram.com/pcc.library/
Region:
Los Angeles
Integrated Library Systems (ILS):
Ex Libris Alma/Primo VE
Year Main Library Built:
1993

College Information

Fall 2022 FTES:
8,435
Fall Enrollment:
29,173
District:
Pasadena Area Community College District
Other Colleges in District:
None
CCL Member:

Director Information

Raquel Torres-Retana
Dean of Library and Educational Partnerships
626-585-3065
rtorresretana@pasadena.edu
Start Date:
August 2023
Reports to:
Laura Ramirez, Vice President, Academic Affairs
Supervises:
Library and Educational Partnerships
PCC Northwest
Education:

Ed.D. Educational Leadership – University of Southern California
Masters in Public Administration (MPA) – CSU Dominguez Hills
Bachelor of Arts - Whittier College

Past Library Directors:

Winifred Skinner, 1924 - 1947
L. Herman Smith, 1947 - 1958
Margaret McCaughna, 1958 - 1959
William Grainger, 1959 - 1983
Joanne Y. Kim, 1984 - 1991
Dr. David Dowell, 1991 - 1995
Mary Ann Laun, 1995 - 2012
Pearl Ly, 2012 - 2014
Leslie Tirapelle, 2014 - 2021
Lynora Rogacs, 2021 - 2022
Mark Lowentrout, 2022 - 2023
Raquel Torres-Retana, 2023 -

Library Faculty

Ken Simon
Reference Librarian & Library Chair
626-585-7818
kssimon@pasadena.edu
Joanna Chen Cham
Librarian
626-585-7820
jcham@pasadena.edu
Lena Hicks
Librarian
626-585-7329
lhicks2@pasadena.edu
Joshua Hughey
Librarian
626-585-7841
jhughey2@pasadena.edu
Kathryn McGuire
Librarian
626-585-7962
kmcguire2@pasadena.edu
Danielle Rapue
Librarian
626-585-7735
drapue@pasadena.edu
Mary Wahl
Librarian
626-585-7756
mwahl@pasadena.edu

Library Collection

Audiovisual Materials:
Titles:
Budget: $
Ebooks:
Titles:
Budget: $
Electronic Databases:
Budget: $
Print Books:
Titles: 0
Budget: $
Print Periodicals:
Titles: 0
Budget: $0
Special Subjects:
Strengths:

Library Staff

Professional (FTE):
Full-time: 7.00
Part-time: 2.00
Classified (FTE):
Full-time: 8.00
Part-time:
Annual Student Assistant Budget:
$0

Last updated September 2024


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