Can you tell me about the history of the McEntegart Library and who it was named for?

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On October 2, 1916 St. Joseph’s College opened at 286 Washington Avenue with eight faculty members. At the time, there was no permanent librarian and faculty members serviced the library in their spare time.

By 1924, the College had moved to 245 Clinton Avenue (Tuohy Hall) and the library's collection numbered 6,050 volumes in that building. When the college was granted a permanent charter in 1929, accredited librarians were employed and they oversaw the collection in that space until the library moved again to 265 Clinton Avenue (Lorenzo Hall) in 1936.

By the early 1960s, the library had outgrown its space in Lorenzo Hall. On September 12, 1964, the library moved to its current location at 222 Clinton Avenue and the building was named McEntegart Hall, after Bryan J. McEntegart, a former Bishop of Brooklyn and President of the Board of Trustees from 1958-68..

 

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