Burns Library is best known for the strengths of our Irish and Irish American collections and those which reflect Boston College's Jesuit, Catholic heritage, including British Catholic authors. We have also been developing collections around major curricular areas, such as nursing, and our local Boston community, as well as housing Boston College's university archives.
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We are happy to encourage wider use of Burns Library’s unique materials for teaching and research, and will work creatively with faculty and others to develop customized classes, activities, and assignments around syllabi topics and learning objectives.
140 Commonwealth AvenueChestnut Hill, MA 02467-3810
Located in the original Bapst Library building on Boston College's Chestnut Hill campus, the John J. Burns Library offers students, scholars, and the general public opportunities to engage with rare books, special collections, and archives.
(617) 552-4861
burns@bc.libanswers.com
Burns Library Weekly Hours
Renew books; check due dates; save records
Request books, articles, and more from other libraries; review due dates
Register to research, schedule visits, and order copies at Burns Library
Borrow and renew popular ebooks and audiobooks
Due to construction, please use the Bapst building entrance. Please call the Reading Room (617-552-4861) if you need assistance entering the building.
