The main library, named for David Bishop Skillman , currently holds more than 470,000 volumes and receives approximately 1,750 periodicals and newspapers. Kirby Library, named for Fred Morgan Kirby , contains 25,000 volumes in government and law. A comprehensive on-line catalog and a variety of databases are available both in the libraries and in student residences. With these electronic resources, students have access to an ever-increasing selection of materials, from books held by libraries across the country to the latest newswire reports. Instruction and Assistance A staff of librarians helps students to use the libraries' resources to obtain the information they need.
Librarians meet with classes in all disciplines and provide group instruction in library research.
The libraries offer interlibrary loan access to the holdings of other libraries nationwide through the OCLC electronic network. In addition, the College participates in a cooperative arrangement with five other colleges in the Lehigh Valley to share holdings of materials requested on interlibrary loan. The libraries' physical facilities are attractive and comfortable. Kirby Library, designed in the style of a nineteenth-century library, has seating for 70. Last updated 09 February 2000.