The Olive Kettering Library is named in memory of the wife of the late Charles F. Kettering, Antioch trustee, inventor, and engineer, who developed the automobile self-starter and high octane gasoline. The Olive Kettering Library houses a collection of about 280,000 volumes, including extensive files of bound periodicals, many of which date back to the 19th century. A library of over 4,000 phonograph records and compact discs is also available for circulation.
Users have access to materials seven days a week, including six evenings.
The librarians make an exceptional effort to help students and faculty find and use materials, locating and borrowing items from other libraries throughout the nation, if necessary. Antiochiana Antiochiana houses the historical treasures of the College. Most significant are the papers of Arthur E. Morgan, Antioch president 1920-1936 and first chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the Robert L. Straker collection of Horace Mann Papers and early Antioch history. Antiochiana also collects publications, manuscript collections, and photographs particularly relevant to Antioch and Yellow Springs, and care for the Bessie Totten Room for Rare and Finely Printed Materials. Antioch Community members are welcome to visit Antiochiana during business hours for casual or serious research.