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Columbia & TC Bookstore

The Columbia Bookstore is located at 2922 Broadway, at West 115th Street. For Bookstore hours, information or to place an order online, please visit their website or call (212)854-1236.

The TC Bookstore is located at 1224 Amsterdam Avenue, at West 120th Street. With a TC Alumni Identification Card, alumni receive a 10% discount on all merchandise except on software. For Bookstore hours or information, please call (212) 678-3920 or visit their website.

Learn & Discover Links

  • -Columbia & TC Bookstore
  • -Gottesman Memorial Library & Columbia Libraries
  • -Travel Program
  • -Auditing Classes
  • -Computing & Technology
  • -Booktalk Series
  • -Books by TC Alumni
  • -Summer Principals Academy
  • -Continuing Education/Professional Development
  • -CU Arts Initiative


    • Elaine Shapiro Finkel

    The zoot suit was at the height of fashion and glamorous Rita Hayworth made the sweater look popular. Smooth crooners like Frank Sinatra led the hit parade while Rosie the Riveter let women everywhere know "We Can Do It!" The average salary of a U.S. teacher was $1,441--not bad considering that minimum wage was $.43 per hour. These were the 1940s, and alumna Elaine Shapiro Finkel was making her mark her at TC.