Fred L. Mathews Library and Conference Center Overview

Welcome!

The Fred L. Mathews Library and Conference Center at Southwestern Michigan College is a fully-automated facility with access through the Online Library Catalog, providing various resources to support the research needs of SMC’s students and faculty.

It is our mission to provide free and easy access to information, ideas, books and technology that enrich, educate and empower every individual we serve. The library will make available a broad spectrum of materials that reflect diverse points of view and will provide collections which reflect the needs of SMC students and faculty.

In addition, the library participates in the MichiCard program which allows patrons of other participating libraries to check out materials. An SMC Library Card is available free of charge to all SMC students and staff, as well as any resident of the College’s District which includes all of Cass County and Keeler and Hamilton townships in Van Buren County.

Library has extensive collections and services including:

• Scholarly and popular books, magazines, and DVDs.
• Popular audiobooks and CDs.
• 6 local and national newspapers
• Federal government document depository
• An American Civil War collection
• Group & individual study and discussion areas
• Media Room with internet, DVD, and VHS hookup
• Ability to reserve items that are currently checked-out
• Interlibrary loan for items the library doesn’t carry
• WiFi access
• Fax machine
• Magnification Machine