Watson library with tulips in the foreground

Welcome to KU Libraries

Quick search: articles, catalog, more

Locations

Welcome to KU Libraries! Visit us at any of our library locations across campus:

LocationsHours Today
Anschutz
Art & Architecture
Music & Dance
Spahr Engineering
Spencer Reading Room
Watson
Library study room

Research & Teaching Support

Schedule instruction for your courses, consult with a librarian on your research, and get support for publishing and sharing your work.

Instructor in the CIC in Watson Library pointing to whiteboard with information on citation managers

Featured at KU Libraries

LibArt:Student Art in the Libraries annual call for submissions April 12 on abstract painted background

LibArt: Student Art in the Libraries

Students from all majors and backgrounds are encouraged to submit their artwork for a chance to exhibit their work inside the libraries’ public spaces and win cash awards totaling $2,000. Enter by April 12.
Snyder Book Collecting Contest logo on left with deadline of March 25 and a person with stack of books in their arms while another looks on

Snyder Book Collecting Contest

Do you have a collection that is deserving of recognition? Enter the Snyder Book Collecting Contest!
Pushing Boundaries with Science and Fiction on abstract fire background

Pushing Boundaries with Science and Fiction

The University of Kansas Libraries are delighted to welcome KU scholars pushing the boundaries of science and fiction with creative solutions to complex issues in this world and beyond.

Woman with fist in the air protesting on KU's campus, 1970s

Social Justice Resources

The Social Justice Resource Guide provides information and resources on movements that matter.



Latest News

Allie Alvis turns the vibrantly colored pages of a 168-year-old book and more than 103,000 people respond—the video about a Victorian-era book posted on Instagram via Alvis’ @Book_Historia platform, inspires awe and sparks comments and questi
Goat skin leather hugs parchment pages, metal clasps snap around a red oak cover, and a form of book binding stretches across a spine like a row of fat caterpillars.



Upcoming Events