IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19: All Purdue Libraries are closed until further notice. All Libraries services have moved online. We are unable to provide access, delivery, scanning, or lending of any physical books or materials at this time. Due dates for all items will be extended and no fines charged.

Black Cultural Center Library

Collections

African American Music Reference

African American Newspapers

African American Periodicals

African American Poetry

Afro-Americana Imprints

Black Studies Center

Black Thought and Culture

Ethnic NewsWatch

International Index to Black Periodicals

Race Relations Abstracts

Philosophy Born of Struggle Archives

Services

BLACK CULTURAL CENTER

Contact the BCC Librarian

Suggest a Purchase

Ask a Librarian

Interlibrary Loan

Print, Copy, Scan

Research Help

Early Black Settlements in Indiana

African American Registry

African Americans in the Sciences

Archives of African American Music and Culture

The Black Renaissance in Washington, DC

Civil Rights and African American History

Google Cultural Institute - Black History and Culture

Online Writing Lab (OWL)

Citation Management

Library Guides

African American Studies

Reliable sources of information during the COVID-19 pandemic

Library Highlights

BCC Archives Project

Visit the BCC Archives Project to see historical content about the BCC and African American presence on the Purdue campus.

BCC Online Exhibit

View the BCC Online Exhibit …Or the Fire Next Time: A Timeline of African American History at Purdue.

About the Library

BCC Library

Map of the location of the Library

Physical Address:

Black Cultural Center - Library
1100 Third Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2109

Mailing Address:

Black Cultural Center - Library
1100 Third Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2109

Phone:

(765) 496-6660

Email:

bcclib@purdue.edu

The BCC Library is located in room 219 of the Black Cultural Center and is Purdue's premiere source for knowledge about African American culture and experience. An ideal place for individual and group research, the library holds a special collection of over 7,000 books, journals, and media. Patrons can enjoy the public reading area or reserve on of the three private study rooms.