Welcome to the Hilltop!

To our new students: welcome! It's great to have you here on the Hilltop! We know you've had a busy few days with Orientation, but hopefully all of you (returning students included) have enough energy to make it through the start of classes this week! We hope you will take a breather for a minute to check out this FAQ we've prepared. It's a handy reference tool that should help you all (even returning students) get better acquainted with our wonderful library. Enjoy the first day of classes, and we hope to see you in here soon!

New Library Site!

Welcome back, athletes, and those of you still waiting to return, we hope to see you soon! As some of you may have noticed, the Library website has undergone a complete transformation. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with the new site, as we hope it will be much easier and more intuitive for you to use. We have prepared a Quick Start Guide to help orient you to some of the new features of the site, so whenever you get a chance, please check it out!

August Hours

The summer term is winding a close, and with its end come new hours of operation for the library. Beginning on Monday, July 29th, the library will be open Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm. This schedule will be in place until the first day of fall term classes, August 28th, so please don't forget about this when you get the urge to come visit!

Time for a study break?

Hello, Panthers! As we switch between half-terms (or for some of you, move into the last stretch of the full-term classes), please don't forget about the library! Take a break from your studies with the latest edition of the Quad, Birmingham-Southern's Literature and Arts Journal, or if you'd rather grab something to go, we've got plenty of new DVDs to help you unwind and give your brain a break! The library has once again expanded its film collection, thanks to funding by SGA, which now includes such gems as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Double Indemnity, and the ever-popular Alien quadrilogy. Be sure to visit our new videos page to see what else has been recently added to our collection!

Audrey Davis: 2013 Library Art Purchase Award winner!

The recipient of this year's BSC Library Art Purchase Award is Audrey Davis, who graduated from Birmingham-Southern this spring with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Summa Cum Laude). Her compelling photographic print, Drama #22, was acquired by the BSC library in May and will be displayed on the ground floor of the building. 

Audrey Davis, Drama #22

The Art Purchase Award is funded through the library's used book sales, which enable us to purchase at least one outstanding piece of art from the Juried Student Art Exhibition each year.  Wander down to the ground floor next time you're in the library, to enjoy the work of some of Birmingham-Southern's talented artists... and check out the used books for sale in the lobby, if you'd like to contribute to making the library a more beautiful and interesting space!

Library hours for summer term

Welcome back, students! Whether you're on campus doing research or taking a class or two, library's got you covered, both figuratively and literally. Our hours have shifted a little from what they are during the fall and spring, so pay close attention!

Monday-Thursday: 8:00am-10:00pm
Friday: 8:00am-5:00pm
Saturday: 1:00pm-5:00pm
Sunday: 2:00pm-10:00pm

This schedule will be in effect through July 28 (Sunday). In addition, we will be closed on June 8 (Saturday), July 4 (Thursday, Independence Day), and July 6 (Saturday). Please make a note of these dates on your calendar! Good luck with your studies in the coming month, Panthers!

Summer Library Hours (between terms)

Congratulations on finishing Spring term! As we wind down before the Summer term, our Library hours will be shifting to:

Monday through Friday

8:00am - 5:00pm

We will be closed Memorial Day (May 27th)

AFTER classes start back up June 5th (Wednesday), our hours will change to:

Monday-Thursday: 8:00am - 10:00pm

Friday: 8:00am - 5:00pm

Saturday: 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Sunday: 2:00pm - 10:00pm

Have a wonderful and relaxing break!