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Lucy Scribner Library

Know Your Library

Know Your Library

A photograph with three images of the library in different seasons. The image to the left is winter with snow, the middle Summer with a bright blur sky and the front of the library, and the third is the side of the library in fall.

Get to know Lucy Scribner Library and everything we have to offer inside our building and out. From first floor to fourth, and our annex building HOGE, this guide covers it all.

Not All Who Wander Are Lost...

Map of the Library's First Floor

...But some of them could certainly use a map. Pick up a copy of the Library map at the Research Help or Circulation desks to help you best locate the library's many rooms and resources. It can also be found online.

How PRINTeresting!

Photograph of the print station terminal

Use printers on the first or fourth floor to print in black and white for free.

Need to print in color? Head to Media Services in the basement or Print Services in Case Center.

Scribner Library Eco-Initiatives

Water Drinking and Bottle Filling Station

Lucy Scribner Library: Helping to save the earth, one refilled water bottle at a time. A water bottle refilling station is available on the first and second floors of the library.  All other floors have regular water fountains.

Need to Recharge?

Study table with two outlets on its side

Have no fear, many library tables have built in outlets on the sides. We also loan out portable outlets to use anywhere in the library.  Now you can keep working without having to worry about draining your battery.

Art in the Stairwells

A Mural in the Stairwell consisting of brightly colored flowers and vines with the words of encouragement including "You Are Wonderful"

As you move about the floors, you may notice art in the stairwells.  This is a library initiative allowing students apply to paint murals.

Recipe for Better Research

The Lucy Scribner Library website homepage

A teaspoon of concentration, a tablespoon of brainpower and a measure of resources from the Library webpage. Use Scribner Library's webpage to access the catalog, book a study room, chat with a librarian and much much more.

Working from Home?

The homepage of the library's Adulting subject guide with a grid of 9 images for topics including Apartments & Living Spaces, Cars, Cleaning Laundry and Maintenance, etc.

We've got so many great online resources to use:

We've got you covered.