Since
its opening in 1973, Wolverton Center has been the
site for library services to all Camden County College
students. Students and faculty at the Camden and
Rohrer campuses may visit and use its services.
1968
CCC Library established; Louis W. Caccese,
Director;
located in Wilson West Room 100.
1973
Wolverton Learning Resource Center opens,
named for Charles A. Wolverton, former Congressman
from NJ 1st district, and charter member
of CCC Board.
Library and AV Department, including language
lab in Room 13, move in; Music Department
office and classroom also on lower level.
1974
Library expands to LRC 3rd floor - stacks,
study space, microfilm, reader- printers,
one librarian's office;
Learning Lab (Plato?) occupies Room 300;
their staff use 2 offices.
1976
Annie B. Harris named Director
1978
Career Enhancement Institute (CEI) occupies
400 sq.ft. on LRC first floor.
1981
Library vacates 3rd floor so it can be fitted
for Computer Lab, GED Center.
1984
Evening Division moves to LRC first floor,
in space vacated by CEI
1985
TRS-80 lab/classroom established in half
of Room 13; language lab shrinks to 15
stations
1986
CCC Library joins newly established SJRLC,
funded by NJ Library Network. Joan Getaz
named Director.
1987
CCC Library joins OCLC
1988
Newly established Program for the Hearing
Impaired occupies all of Room 13; video
and record collections and student viewing
and listening stations moves to first floor,
while remaining 5 language lab stations
move to Room 11D.
1989
Bibliographic records entered into OCLC
1990
or 91 CR-ROM LAN established for periodical
indexes on CD-ROM.
1995
Evening Division moves out of LRC
Sign production moves from AV to Public
Relations
ID card production transfers from AV to
Security
Books bar-coded in preparation for automation
1996 GED moves to Camden; Open Computer
Lab, Reading/Writing Labs, Tutoring remain
on 3rd floor
VISA Affinity Card agreement with Commerce
Bank inaugurated; proceeds dedicated to
library enhancement
OIT staging area moves into former sign
production space
CamNet connection enables establishment
of shared automated catalog, CamCat, with
Camden County Library System
1997
Library website established at njin.net
1998
Shared Services agreement with Rutgers for
Camden Campus library services begins VALEnj
consortium established
1999
Testing Center moves to 3rd floor
2000
February -Rohrer E-Library opens
May - Building vacated for renovations;
Blackwood Campus library operations move
to Community Center; AV to Roosevelt
Libraries @ CCC website unified
2002
AV becomes Instructional Services Department;
administration separated from Library
2003
Blackwood Campus Library operations return
to fully renovated building with Open Computer
Lab, Testing, Tutoring
College purchases library – books,
journals, microfilm, furniture - from Notre
Dame College, Manchester NH
Cataloged items top 100,000
2004
Library hosts first national traveling exhibit,
“Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets
of Nature”, from ALA/NLM, concurrent
with Ron MacCloskey’s memorabilia
collection; sponsors 4-part related lecture
series.
E-Library launches Multicultural Book Club
A
portrait of Charles A. Wolverton (1880-1969)
hangs in the Blackwood Campus Library’s
second floor, with his plaques and commendations.
When it was originally constructed in 1973,
the building was named in his honor.
Mr. Wolverton served as Congressman for New
Jersey’s 1st District from 1926 until
his retirement in 1959. During his Congressional
career, he was most active in issues concerning
interstate commerce, public health and ethics
in federal regulatory agencies.
He attended Camden public schools, graduated
in 1900 from the University of Pennsylvania
and was admitted to the NJ bar the following
year. According to the National Cyclopedia
of American Biography, “His first employment
as a young lawyer was the revision and compiling
of the ordinances of the City of Camden, which
he began in 1902 and completed in 1903.”
He practiced law in Camden, first with Joseph
Kaighn, then independently, then with his
son, Donnell K. Wolverton. Charles A. Wolverton
was a member of the first Board of Trustees
of CCC, serving until his death in 1969.
