Hollis Library
Room to think, open late
Open until 2 AM most nights
Hollis Library holds 1.2 million volumes, 48 bookable study rooms and the Ridgeline Map Archive. Our librarians can help you find a source, untangle a citation or plan a research project from the first question onward.
Finals hours: Hollis Library stays open 24 hours a day from Sunday, December 6 through Friday, December 11. You will need your BerryCard to enter after 10 PM.
What you can do at Hollis
Everything below is free for current students, faculty and staff with a BerryCard.
Research help
Reference desk, main floor
Drop in, chat online or book a 30-minute consultation with a subject librarian for your major.
Study rooms
48 rooms for 2 to 8 people
Reserve up to four hours a day through BerryLink. Rooms on the third floor are silent-study only.
Interlibrary loan
Most articles in 48 hours
If we do not own it, we will borrow it. Books arrive in about five business days.
Ridgeline Map Archive
Lower level, by appointment
Historic survey maps, trail plans and aerial photos of the Ridgeline Mountains and Tumble River valley.
Course reserves
Circulation desk
Instructors place required readings on two-hour reserve so every student in the class can use them.
Tech lending
Laptops, chargers, cameras
Borrow a laptop for up to seven days, or a camera kit for class projects for three.
Hollis by the numbers
A big library for a young university
- 1.2MVolumes
Print and digital books, journals and media.
- 2 AMClosing time
Sunday through Thursday during fall and spring terms.
- 48Study rooms
Bookable through BerryLink, with screens in 30 of them.
- 9,400Maps in the archive
The Ridgeline Map Archive, dating back to the 1880s.
Ask a librarian
Our librarians work with every college. Open a name to see what they can help with.
Maya OkaforDean of Libraries
Leads Hollis Library and hosts drop-in research workshops every Tuesday at 4 PM in Hollis room 104.
Peter LundCurator, Ridgeline Map Archive
Cares for more than 4,000 historic maps of the Ridgeline Mountains.
Farah SiddiquiResearch and Instruction Librarian
Subject librarian for the sciences and engineering.
Colin McAllisterHumanities Librarian
Hours and common questions
Fall and spring terms
Summer and break hours are shorter. The reference desk is staffed whenever the library is open until 10 PM. Call (541) 555-0140 with any question.
Three steps to a stronger research project
Our subject librarians work with every college. Dean of Libraries Dr. Maya Okafor and her team host drop-in research workshops every Tuesday at 4 PM in Hollis room 104.
- Book a consultationChoose a 30-minute slot with the librarian for your subject in BerryLink, in person or by video.
- Bring your questionEven a rough topic is enough. We will help you narrow it and find the best databases to search.
- Leave with a planYou will walk out with search terms, a short list of sources and a citation style guide for your class.
