Libraries' Annual Open House, Friday, August 27 from 4-5:30 p.m.

The Libraries' annual Open House (4:00-5:30) is held the first Friday of the new academic year. Come to enjoy refreshments, find out what’s new, make a few discoveries, take a student-led tour and find out about the library from the student perspective, participate in a raffle competition for college bookstore gift certificates.

A New Way to Stay Current on Scholarship: Email or RSS Journal Alerts

When new issues of your favorite journals are published, would you like to receive the tables of contents automatically by e-mail or RSS? Now you can! To subscribe to e-mail or RSS alerts, search for your favorite journals in the Grinnell Journal Finder, then click on the "Subscribe to Alerts" link. This is a beta service, so we'd appreciate your feedback!

Grinnell College Libraries Self Study, 2008-2010

In 2008 the Libraries started a self study to identify our strengths, our weaknesses, and our key directions for the next several years. We were assisted by many faculty, students, and staff across campus. In April 2009, the Dean's Office hosted a pair of external reviewers who met with students, faculty, and staff to prepare their own report of assessment and recommendations. The Libraries submitted a formal response to the External Reviewer's report in April 2010.

We welcome responses to our original self-study located at http://www.lib.grinnell.edu/SelfStudy/index.html. Ongoing assessment of our services in light of changes at the College and in the larger higher-education, information services, and technology communities--and continuing conversation with students, faculty and staff--are fundamental to our becoming and remaining the library that Grinnell College deserves.