General Information

Hours

Library hours are aligned with semesters; see Hours

Location

Edith Garland Dupré Library is centrally located at 400 E St Mary Blvd in the heart of the main campus

Parking

Visitor parking is available on Levels 1 and 2 in the parking garage located on Girard Park Circle; see Visitor Parking for hourly parking fees. Accessible parking spaces are available behind the library off of Rex Street.

Questions?

Ask a Librarian

Cajun Card

Check out books using your Cajun Card. Use it to pay fines or Interlibrary Loan fees. Add funds to your Cajun Card using the ADM machine located in 1st floor Copy Center

Catalog

Access the Library Catalog to find print and online books, periodical titles, U.S. government information, microforms, CDs/DVDs and more

Centers and Special Libraries

• Ernest J. Gaines Center
• Hillard University Art Museum
• Instructional Materials Center
• William S. Patout III Sugar Library
• Blanco Public Policy Center (Coming Soon)

Collection Size

Over one million bound volumes, 200,000+ ebooks, 6,000 serial titles, two million microform units and much more

Copy Machines

Available on all three floors; see Copier Services page

• 1st and 2nd floor - Copy Centers
• 3rd floor - Jefferson Caffery Reading Room

Databases

Over 200 databases, many of them available remotely and via mobile device; see Databases

Employment

see Employment

Group Study Rooms / Private Study Carrels

• Group study rooms located on 1st and 2nd floors; inquire at Circulation
• Private study carrels available for current faculty and graduate students only
• Portable collaboration stations on various floors; inquire at Reference & Research Services

Sound Levels

• 1st floor: normal conversations
• 2nd floor: individual & group study
• 3rd floor: quiet individual study only

Special Collections

• Cajun and Creole Music Collection
• Jefferson Caffery Louisiana Room
• Rare Book Collection
• U.S. Government Information
• University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection

Staff

Combination of trained professional and civil service staff

• Faculty & Staff Directory
• Departmental Librarians

Technology

• Library STEP Computer Lab
• Graduate Student Computer Lab
• Reference Online Center
• Gloria S. Cline Bibliographic Instruction Classroom
• Scanners
• Media and Audio/Visual Equipment
• Charging stations for mobile phones
• Charging lockers for laptops and other devices
• Collaboration Stations and whiteboards for group projects & presentations
• Wi-Fi throughout the building

Users

Students, faculty, staff and visitors

Writing Center Tutors

On-site during the Fall and Spring semesters to help students at any stage in the writing process; see the Writing Center website for hours and more information