Library

Library
Hours:
Monday -Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Phone (814) 886-6445

The Library at Mount Aloysius College is a modern 31,000 square-foot facility that opened in 1995. The collections provide users with access to over 85,000 bound volumes, over 6,000 current print and electronic journal subscriptions, and over 10,000 audio-visual items and microforms. The facility includes a state-of-the-art computer lab (Buhl Computer Lab), Law Library classroom, group study rooms, the Ecumenical Studies Center, and the Information Technology Center with computers, audio-visual, and microfilm viewing areas.

Mountlink
The Library provides access to its collections through Mountlink, an online catalog. Database access is provided through the Mount Aloysius College web page. Access to the collections of other libraries is provided through the library’s Interlibrary Loan program, and through memberships in regional and national resource-sharing consortia, such as PALINET and OCLC. Reference desk services provide individual assistance to students in using the library’s resources. The Library has a high-speed wireless Internet connection available at public terminals and throughout the facility. There are nine computer terminals, a printer, and a photocopy machine on the main floor of the Library by the reference desk.

Using their current College ID, students may check out books for 30 days with one renewal. At the circulation desk, patrons may also borrow laptop computers, borrow reserve materials, request a study room, and access back issues of local and national newspapers. Fines for overdue books are 10¢ per day and $5 per day for laptops.