Bapst Library

The Bapst Library contains over 51,000 volumes, 150 serial titles, and access to hundreds of databases, electronic journals and books, and images in Art, Architecture, Museum Studies and Photography. The library maintains print and electronic reserves for Art History and Studio Art courses. Bapst offers approximately 400 quiet study and collaboration spaces in a combination of individual carrels and tables. The Kresge Reading Room, on the 3rd floor, houses print reference and over 150 periodicals, as well as individual study carrels. Computers with software and printing capabilities are available as is wireless connectivity throughout the building. A book scanner is also available near the computers and printers. The collection is housed on the 2nd floor (the Art Stacks) and on the 4th floor (Gargan Hall). Tables and individual carrels are provided for study space.