The Vernon & Doris Bishop Library
Explore the Library
Search the library catalog or browse our list of databases to explore the library’s print and electronic collections.
Students, faculty, and staff can Ask a Librarian, Book a Librarian, request a study room, renew and request items, find articles, explore research guides, and more from our new internal website.
Summer 2024 Library Hours
- Monday through Thursday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Friday: 8 a.m. to Noon
- Saturday/Sunday: Closed
2024–25 Special Hours & Closures
- Monday, Jan. 20 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day): CLOSED
- Monday, May 26 (Memorial Day): CLOSED
- Thursday, June 19 (Juneteenth): CLOSED
- Friday, July 4 (Independence Day): CLOSED
- Friday, Oct. 4: 7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
- Saturday & Sunday, Oct. 5 & 6: CLOSED
- Monday, Oct. 7: 7:30 a.m.–10 p.m.
- Tuesday, Oct. 8: 7:30 a.m.–midnight
- Wednesday, Nov. 27: Closing at noon
- Thursday, Nov. 28–Sunday, Dec. 1: CLOSED
- Monday, Dec. 2: 7:30 a.m.–midnight
Quiet Hours Begin Monday, Dec. 2.
- Friday, Dec. 6: 7:30 a.m.–10 p.m.
- Saturday & Sunday, Dec. 7 & 8: 8 a.m.–midnight
- Monday–Wednesday, Dec. 9–11: 7 a.m.–midnight
- Thursday, Dec. 12: 7 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
- Friday, Dec. 13: 7 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
- Saturday & Sunday, Dec. 14 & 15: CLOSED
- Monday–Friday, Dec. 16–20: 8 a.m.–4 p.m.
- Saturday, Dec. 21–Friday, Jan. 3: CLOSED
- Monday–Friday, Jan. 6–10: 8 a.m.–4 p.m.
- Saturday & Sunday, Jan. 11 & 12: CLOSED
Regular library hours resume on January 13, 2025.
- Friday, Feb. 28: 7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
- Saturday & Sunday, March 1 & 2: CLOSED
- Monday–Wednesday, March 3–5: 8 a.m.–4 p.m.
- Thursday–Sunday, March 6–9: CLOSED
- Thursday, April 17: 7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
- Friday–Sunday, April 18–20: CLOSED
- Monday, April 21: 7:30 a.m.–midnight
Quiet Hours Begin Monday, April 28.
- Friday, May 2: 7:30 a.m.–10 p.m.
- Saturday & Sunday, May 3 & 4: 8 a.m.–midnight
- Monday–Wednesday, May 5–7: 7 a.m.–midnight
- Thursday, May 8: 7 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
- Friday, May 9: 7 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
- Saturday & Sunday, May 10 & 11: CLOSED
Bishop Library serves as the academic center of the College, providing access to physical, electronic, and digital collections, library services, and expertise, plus collaborative and quiet study spaces. Bishop Library fosters peer learning, social interaction, and academic inquiry. The Library’s physical collections total more than 164,000 items and are supplemented by hundreds of online databases and a discovery service (online catalog and more) to access books, eBooks and eAudio, full-text articles, images, streaming media, and more. Faculty, students, and staff can request additional resources from other libraries through our Interlibrary Loan service. Bishop Library features tech-enabled classrooms, conference, and study rooms as well as the Bishop Brews coffee shop.