The Cheng Library is a place for personal exploration and contemplation, a place to connect with others, and above all, a place to learn.
With nearly 350,000 books and media, 119 databases, access to over 45,000 e-journal titles, the Cheng Library serves the William Paterson University community as a nucleus of information and research activity.
The David and Lorraine Cheng Library is the academic information center of William Paterson University. The Library advances the University's mission of promoting student success, academic excellence, and community outreach and upholds its values of diversity and equity. To further this mission, the Library seeks to acquire, organize and provide access to scholarly materials in traditional and emergent media, to support the educational programs of the University, to assist and instruct in the use of information resources, to provide a balanced and diverse collection, and to offer the broadest possible access to information wherever available. The Library also collects, organizes and preserves selected documents and artifacts pertaining to the history of the University. The Library staff is dedicated to the world of learning and is committed to continued personal and professional growth. The staff participates widely in campus life and governance and actively collaborates with the teaching faculty and other staff to advance the University's mission. The Library promotes inquiry in an intellectually open atmosphere and resists all efforts at censorship. (Revised and approved: February 18, 2005).
