Library

The Raymond H. Center Library offers a quiet place to study, as well as, useful tools for learning. The library provides convenient hours, extensive book collections, and electronic resources. Computers are available for the students' and group use.

The library staff’s goal is to create a comfortable atmosphere that is conducive to study. Students will find the library and its staff an invaluable source for research and an excellent location on campus to spend time with friends and with faculty. 

Services

Circulation/Renewals

Computer Lab

Interlibrary Loan Special Collections (Bragg Collection; College Archives)

Electronic Resources: Databases (ATLA and ATLAS) and CD ROM's

Hours of Operation

Monday-Thursday: 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 pm

Friday: 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

Saturday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Sunday: Closed

The E.C. Bragg Collection

The E.C. Bragg Collection, at The Raymond H. Center Library, is a collection of approximately 1,200 volumes of books on systematic theology and biblical studies.  This collection of classic reference works were donated by the family of Dr. E.C. Bragg upon his death in 1995.  The books were published prior to 1900 and are available for students and scholars to review during normal library hours.   

Dr. Bragg was president and salutatorian of the first graduating class of the Florida Bible Institute (Trinity College) in 1934.  After graduation Dr. Bragg pastored churches for eight years and returned to Trinity College in 1942 where he taught full-time until 1990.  Dr. Bragg earned an MA from Trinity and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity from the College in 1948.  In 1995 Dr. Bragg went to be with the Lord, whom he loved deeply and served faithfully.  

You can learn more about Dr. Bragg and gain access to his lectures and notes by visiting www.ecbragg.net. 

The C.S. Lewis Society Fossil Collection

The C.S. Lewis Society Fossil Collection was unveiled on March 31, 2009 on the campus of Trinity College of Florida.  The collection will remain on permanent display at the Raymond H. Center M.D. Library on the College’s campus and can be viewed during regular library operating hours.  The C.S. Lewis Society, through several grants, acquired the exquisite fossil collection.

The fossil collection is a unique addition to the greater Tampa Bay area and features: 

• A group of nuggets of fossilized tree sap with a variety of embedded insects
• Several specimens of the spectacular Dicranurus monstrosus species of trilobite
• A selection of extinct brachiopods found around Cincinnati, Ohio
• A rare skull of an extinct mammal from South Dakota, a Merycoidodon (also known as an Oreodon) with its teeth and jaw bones preserved in exquisite detail

The C.S. Lewis Society is a 501(c)(3) educational organization founded by Dr. Thomas E. Woodard, research professor and chair of the Bible/Theology division at Trinity College of Florida.