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Students Guide to the Library: Getting Around the Library

Welcome to the A-State Library! This guide will help you get started navigating around the library and using its resources. It's a big place, but there's no need to be intimidated.

We Stay Open Late!

The main entrance to the Library is on the 2nd floor. 

View all Library hours here

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Have you ever been lost in the Library?
Yes: 125 votes (47.89%)
No: 37 votes (14.18%)
Someone, anyone, please get me out of here!: 99 votes (37.93%)
Total Votes: 261

Library Floor Plans

Click the link below to view Library resources on each floor.

Library Floor Plans

Directions to Campus

Jonesboro is easy to get to from anywhere in Arkansas and the Mid-South. Drive on over to check out our campus, you'll be glad you did.

Printable directions

 

Virtual Tour of the Library

Note: The main entrance of the Library is on the 2nd floor.

This video provides a quick first-person tour of the Library's main floor.

Updated Video Coming Soon!

Did you know...

Just a friendly reminder to respect your peers. The 4th and 5th floors of the Library are designated quiet areas.

Please notify the service desk at 870-972-3077 for noise issues/complaints.

You can call, email, or send us a chat, and we will send up our Chief Shushing Officer.

Our friends in the Library building

The Library also houses several other departments. 

1st floor:

  • Student Support Services
  • Making Connections Classes
  • University College
  • The A-State Museum (Please check the museum website for hours)

2nd floor:

  • Main entrance to the Library 
  • Second floor entrance to the Museum
  • Simply2Go Café
  • Library Room 201 (Introduction to Academic Research)

3rd floor:

  • Learning Commons North
  • Writing Center
  • Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (CETL) 301
  • Tutoring
  • Library Administration
  • Communication Center 334 A-F
  • Classrooms 336-340
  • Study Rooms

4th and 5th floors:

  • Library General Collection/Study Rooms
  • Government Documents

6th floor:

  • Office of Assessment
  • ORTT
  • A-State Graduate School 

7th floor:

  • Archives and Special Collections (By Appointment Only)

8th Floor:

  • Faculty Reading Room