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Robert Frost Library is the main library on campus. Frost houses collections in the arts, humanities, and social sciences, as well as general interest science materials, including books in computer science. Books, CD-ROMs, and bound periodicals are intermingled, and shelved on the top 2 and lower 3 floors of the library. Each floor also has special materials. Current periodicals and reference materials are on the 1st floor. Current newspapers, microfilm, and microfiche are on the 2nd floor. DVDs and videos are on A-level. Maps are on B-level. Government documents and the Dewey book collection are on C-level. Check the floor plans or ask a staff member for more details.
Archives & Special Collections, on A-level, hold rare books, collections of special interest, and materials about the history of the college.
Online resources, such as databases, e-books, and e-journals, are also available. Amherst College faculty, staff, and students can get off-campus access to these resources or use them in the library. In most cases, the general public can use these materials in the library on a walk-in basis.
Located in the Merrill Science building, Keefe Science Library provides access to core information resources for students, faculty and scholars in Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Neuroscience, Physics and Psychology. The Keefe Science Library contains monographs, recent periodicals and electronic resources in support of the above disciplines organized according to the Library of Congress (LC) classification system.
The Vincent Morgan Music Library, located on the second floor of the Music Building, contains books, journals, scores, and recordings. The Library also has listening equipment for records, cassettes and compact discs. The Music Building does not have an elevator. Library staff members are always willing to page material to be used in the accessible Frost Library.
Hours listed on our Facebook page are for Frost Library. To check the hours of all the libraries, visit our hours page: https://www.amherst.edu/library/hours
