General Services & Information


Hours & Locations

Oakland Campus Library
400 Hawthorne Avenue
Oakland, CA 94609

Tel: 510-869-8900
Fax: 510-869-6633

Regular Hours
M-Th: 7:30am - 10pm
F: 7:30am - 5pm
Sa: 11am - 4pm
Su: Noon - 10pm

Holiday Hours
Easter (Mar 23): Closed
Memorial Day (May 24-26): Closed

Finals Hours
(April 20-24 & May 18-22)

Regular hours, except open until 11pm Sunday-Thursday
Sacramento Regional Learning Center Library
2710N Gateway Oaks Drive #360
Sacramento, CA 95833

Tel: 916-646-2767

Regular Hours
M-Th: 8am - 6pm
F: 8am - 4:45pm

Librarian Available as Posted
San Francisco Local Learning Center Library
555 San Jose Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94110

Tel: 415-869-3207

Regular Hours
M, Tu, Th, F: 8:30am - 5pm
W: 8:30am-5:30pm

Librarian Generally Available
M, W: 8am - 5pm
Tu: Noon - 4pm
San Mateo Local Learning Center Library
1720 Amphlett Boulevard, Suite 300
San Mateo, CA 94402

Tel: 650-292-5578

Regular Hours
M-Tu: 8:30am - 5pm
W: 1pm - 5pm

Access

Patrons may use the library only during the hours posted above.

A Samuel Merritt College ID badge or Summit ID badge is required for entry to the Oakland campus library Monday-Thursday after 5pm and all day Saturday and Sunday.

For problems with Samuel Merritt College ID badges, contact Lillian Harvin at 510-869-8785.

Staff Directory

NamePositionPhoneLocationResponsibilities
Anna BarnardTechnician510-869-8693Oaklandcataloging, system administration
Becky BoydLibrarian916-646-2767Sacramentolibrary services
Daniel GrobaniTechnician510-869-8900Oaklanddocument delivery, interlibrary loan
Arthur HasselTechnician510-869-8900Oaklandcirculation
Huyen HoTechnician510-869-8694Oaklandserials, reserves
Derek MonypenyLibrarian650-292-5578San Mateolibrary services
Barbara RykenDirector510-869-8692Oaklanddirector
Thom Hai TranTechnician510-869-8900Oaklandcirculation
Kristi WessenbergReference Librarian510-869-6833Oaklandreference, instruction, acquisitions
TBALibrarian415-869-3207 San Franciscolibrary services


About the Library

The John A. Graziano Memorial Library provides access to the largest collection of nursing and podiatric journals and monographs in the East Bay and is one of the best collections in these specialty areas in California. Curricula in Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Physician Assistant programs are strongly supported, including a core medical collection. The library holds additional materials in such areas as biology, psychology and the social sciences, health administration and finance, biomedical ethics, law, policy, research, other allied health disciplines and alternative health care. The audiovisual collection emphasizes nursing and podiatry. Participation in regional library consortia extends the available resources.

Library Services to Students

The library offers a number of services to students. This flyer will familiarize you with some of the services the library offers.

Library Services to Faculty

The library offers a number of services to faculty. This flyer will familiarize you with some of the services the library offers.

Library Mission

The John A. Graziano Memorial Library provides Samuel Merritt College and Summit Campus of the Alta Bates Summit Medical Center with access to information resources and training in using them to support a life of highly skilled and compassionate service in health care. The library also contributes to the good health of the greater community by making current consumer health information available.

Library Tours

Tours of the library are offered at the beginning of each fall and spring semester and by appointment.

Group Study & DVD/Video Viewing

The library has four rooms available for group viewing of DVDs/videos and group study. Samuel Merritt College students have priority for room use. Individuals are permitted to use a room but will be asked to leave if a group needs it. Individual viewing of videos may be done at one of the library’s audiovisual study carrels.

Donations to the Library

The library accepts donations and will send the donor a thank you letter with a list of titles donated if the donor provides a name and address. The library can not provide an estimate of monetary value for donations and reserves the right to give away unneeded items. For other ways to give to the college, please see the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs' Ways to Give to Samuel Merritt College.

Locations and Directions

Samuel Merritt College locations are detailed here. Click on the location name for maps and directions, or here for a Google map. The Oakland library is in the Health Education Center (HEC), indicated on the Oakland campus map as building 3. The entrance to the library is the first door inside the front door of the HEC.

Consortium Memberships

The library is a member of the following associations, networks, and consortia:

Some of these memberships provide reciprocal borrowing and lending privileges.

Coming soon

Services to Staff
Services to Summit Medical Center
Services to Alumni and the Public
Tables of Contents Service for Faculty