Did you miss us at the Academic Fair or at Campus Hacks? No problem!
We asked you to answer a poll: “What do you think you will need most from the library?” Here’s our answers to your top needs.
Library Resources
Study space
The Music, Art, and Science libraries across campus are open to all students, in addition to the H-L main Library. See all library hours
Quiet spaces
The Pierce Reading Room on the second floor of H-L is quiet study space all day. After 7 PM, the third floor of H-L is also designated as quiet space. Typically, Hubbard stacks (accessed through Media Commons in the basement) and the H-L basement are also good hide-away study spots, though there is no expectation of quiet on those floors.
Group spaces
Book group rooms at H-L or Hatch libraries.
Research
Our librarians are ready to help you with any question, big or small. Make an appointment with a research librarian, or drop-in to The Research Lab on the first floor of H-L Library from 11-4 Mon-Fri.
Books
Browse the entire Bowdoin catalog
Too many results? Try using search filters in the advanced search. Check the sidebar for additional filters, like location and format.
Need something we don’t have? Want to read something for fun? Request a title from anywhere!
- CBB
- Searchable through Bowdoin’s catalog, access the Colby, Bates, and Bowdoin College resource sharing network in Maine. Fastest to arrive (usually under a week).
- MaineCat
- 3-week loans from any library in Maine. Can take up to 10 days to arrive.
- InterLibrary Loan & Digital Delivery
- Through InterLibrary Loan, request any title from anywhere in the world, from new popular fiction to obscure research material. Regionally-available materials arrive more quickly, but it can take two weeks or longer to arrive from abroad.
- With Digital Delivery, request a digitized chapter or section of Bowdoin-owned material, and get it delivered to your ILL account.
More Campus Resources
Make things easier for yourself during your time at Bowdoin. Your future self will thank you! Check out these additional learning resources:
Bowdoin Center for Learning & Teaching (BCLT)
Tutoring, coaching, and writing help. Make appointments through Penji.
Academic Technology (ATC)
Get technology help, or learn about 3D printing, data mining, UAVs, GIS, and more.
THRIVE
Resources for first-generation and limited-income students, including a dedicated study space, peer mentoring, and community. Don’t just survive, THRIVE!
No matter what, we’re here to support you.
Bowdoin Library Staff
Hello and a very warm welcome to the Class of 2029 and all of our returning students!
Linnea Minich, Research and Instruction Librarian at Bowdoin Library, delivered an interactive workshop titled “Citation Needed: Weaving Together Citation and Information Sharing with WikiEdu”, at 
Hawthorne-Longfellow and Hubbard are undergoing some improvements this summer, including an improved circulation desk and some shifting of collections, and there will occasionally be noise and commotion as that work happens.
Your work may be independent, but you don’t need to work alone. Come together Friday mornings from 9-12 in the Research Lab in H-L. You bring your work and we’ll provide snacks, beverages, and camaraderie. Librarians and BCLT staff are ready to help if needed. Starts Friday, October 13 and goes until December 15. Please contact 
As of the fall semester, Research Librarians are moving their research support operations from the Research Desk to the adjacent Research Lab. We are excited about the greater potential for interactive research support for faculty and students provided by the space! In the Research Lab, Research Librarians will continue to provide expert in-person or remote research assistance.
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