8 things to know about the University Libraries this spring

1. Library study spaces across campus

We have five libraries on campus—Norlin Library, Business Library, Earth Sciences & Map Library, Music Library and the Engineering, Math & Physics Library—newly renovated and set to reopen on Jan. 8. Each library is furnished with service desks to check out items and answer questions, study spaces and subject-specific collections.

2. Books, articles and more

The Libraries have a large collection of books, journals, scholarly articles and so much more available to you for your research assignments. Browse the Library Catalog or drop a query into OneSearch to get your search started. For even more books: Check out our Interlibrary loan services or Prospector which allows borrowing from libraries nationally and worldwide.

3. Course textbooks for check out

Don’t want to buy the textbook or leave your course reading at home? Our Course Reserves service may have your textbooks at a library service desk that you can check out for a few hours. See if your instructor put their course texts on reserve.

4. Librarians ready to help

We have librarians specialized in every subject on campus. You can book a one-on-one appointment with a librarian to discuss your next class assignment or research needs, get help with citations and more—you can even chat online with us to get help.

5. Library events and exhibits

This spring, the Libraries have several events and exhibits to look forward to. Buffs One Read author Dave Isay is visiting campus on Feb. 25, 2026 at 3:30 in the CASE Auditorium. In mid-April, our One Seed program is distributing CU Boulder’s red sunflower seeds for you to grow your very own sunflowers.

For exhibitions, catch the bioluminescent tail-end of the Desire Lines: Charting Firefly Love and Light at the Earth Sciences & Map Library exhibit through the end of February 2026. Going up soon in Norlin Library, the exhibit Turtle Talk: Coming out of Your Shell & Building Community will display photographic prints of Indigenous students at CU Boulder.

6. Tech items

We check out device chargers, iClickers, noise-cancelling headphones, calculators, laptop accessories and more to support your studies while at the library. We also recently added new large monitors in Norlin for you to hook up your device to provide extra screen space for those more demanding platforms like Adobe Creative Suite and ArcGIS.

7. Resources for your down-time

We offer plenty of non-academic resources for you as well. Be sure to check out our popular reading collections, streaming media, state parks passes, local and national news access and New York Times Cooking access.

8. Wellness

College life can be stressful and the Libraries provide wellness resources to help you manage it.