The University Libraries at Bowling Green State University

The University Libraries is the main library located on the campus of Bowling Green State University, in Bowling Green, Ohio.

The University Libraries supports the Bowling Green State University mission by: advancing scholarship, critical thinking, and creativity for a diverse community of users; building, organizing and maintaining focused collections for academic, creative and research interests; and teaching users to identify, locate, assess, and effectively use a full range of information resources.

Created to support the University’s expanding educational role, construction of the Bowling Green State University Library began in 1965. In 1982, the building was named in honor of William Travers Jerome III, who served as the sixth president of Bowling Green State University.

The building, which was designed by state architect Carl E. Bentz, features unique non-objective murals on the east and west facades of the library designed by Don Drumm. Drumm, an artist in residence during the 1960s, actively participated in the conceptualization and construction of the murals. Wearing a hard-hat and overalls, Drumm outlined contemporary designs onto the concrete. Construction crews then sandblasted the designs into the concrete. Drumm added shadow pins to the west mural to capture light and create shadows to complete the mural. The nine-level, 156,895 sq. ft. structure, is located between Memorial and East Halls.

The William T. Jerome Library is open to the community. The library is a member of OhioLINK, a statewide library and information system that enables BGSU students, faculty and staff to borrow books from other Ohio libraries and to access to many online research databases.

The Learning Commons opened in fall 2011, consolidating the Study Skills Center, Writing Center, and Mathematics and Statistics Tutoring Center. It offers 13,565 square feet of study space, computers, and a tutorial center.

Bowling Green State University, which serves Ohio's 5th Congressional district, became a federal depository in 1933. Librarians select 57% of the offered items, receiving approximately 400 documents each month. This collection of 700,000 publications is rich in historical and current material including the following materials:

The collection emphasizes materials in business, civil rights, economics, education, environment, foreign relations, health, housing, justice, labor, presidential materials, small business, and social welfare. Additionally librarians select all congressional materials including hearings, reports, documents, floor debates, bills and public laws, and studies.

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