While access to our building remains limited, we can support you online. Learn about the phased reopening of library services.

Library Statistics

  • 13,000 visitors on a busy day
  • 1.5 million visits annually
  • The library website receives 3.7 million pageviews a year
  • 175 public desktop computer stations
  • 1.25 million books in paper and 350,000 books in electronic form
  • 13,000 cookbooks in the Archives' culinary collection
  • More than 65,000 electronic journals
  • More than 280 electronic databases
  • 7 million volumes in shared Tri-University libraries catalogue
  • 101 full-time staff work in the library
  • Over 85 student workers, peer helpers, and part-time staff work in the library
  • The library houses 93 percent of the open study space found on campus
  • There are more than 2,700 seats in the library
  • The library has over 800 public electrical outlets