Library hours are subject to change and may vary with the school
calendar and the monastery schedule throughout the year. Saint
Meinrad is on Central Time, and observes Daylight Saving Time.
Regular Hours
(August 27 - December 11, January 28 - May 10)
| Monday-Friday |
8 a.m.-noon, 1-5 p.m., 6-10 p.m. |
| Saturday |
9-11 a.m., 1-4 p.m., 6-10 p.m. |
| Sunday |
1-5 p.m., 7:30-10 p.m. |
| Please check below for days with special
hours. |
Summer Hours
(May 10 - August 26)
| Monday - Friday |
8 a.m.-noon, 1-5 p.m. |
| Saturday |
9-11 a.m., 1-5 p.m. |
| Sunday |
1-5 p.m. |
January Hours
(January 2 - January 27)
| Monday-Thursday |
8 a.m.-noon, 1-5 p.m., 7-9 p.m. |
| Friday |
8 a.m.-noon, 1-5 p.m. |
| Saturday |
9-11 a.m., 1-4 p.m. |
| Sunday |
1-5 p.m. |
Extended Hours for Weekend Courses for
2012-13
In addition to regular hours, the library is open from 11 a.m. to
1 p.m. and 6 to 10 p.m. on the following Saturdays:
2012: July 7, July 14, Aug. 4, Sept. 8,
Sept. 15, Oct. 13, Nov. 10
2013: Jan. 26, Feb. 23, March 23, April
20, May 18, June 8, June 22, July 20, Aug. 17, Sept. 14
The library is also open Friday evenings from 6-10
p.m. on weekends when courses are in session.
Special Hours for 2012-13
| July 4 |
closed |
| August 27 |
8 a.m. - noon and 1-5 p.m. |
| September 3 |
closed |
| November 19-21 |
8 a.m. - noon and 1-5 p.m. |
| November 22-24 |
closed |
| December 12-14 |
8 a.m. - noon and 1-5 p.m. |
| December 15, 16 |
1-5 p.m. |
| December 17-21 |
8 a.m. - noon and 1-5 p.m. |
| December 22-25 |
closed |
| December 26-28 |
8 a.m. - noon and 1-5 p.m |
| December 29-January 1 |
closed |
| March 25-28 |
8 a.m. - noon and 1-5 p.m. |
| March 29-31 |
closed |
| April 6 |
1-5 p.m. and 6-10 p.m. |
| May 10 |
8 a.m. - noon and 1-5 p.m. |
| May 11 |
closed |
| May 25-27 |
closed |
| July 4 |
closed |
The Archabbey Library, founded in the late 19th century, has a
long tradition of supporting the education of generations of young
men in southern Indiana.
Today, its principal purpose is to provide for the education of
students attending Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology
and to support the scholarly pursuits and spiritual formation of
the monastery. The library strives to provide scholars, alumni,
pastors and other ministers with ongoing access to research
materials.
The Archabbey Library maintains a collection of more than
170,000 volumes and subscribes to over 300 print periodicals. The
Library also provides access to a wide variety of electronic
holdings of full-text periodical literature, while continuing to
maintain archived volumes in print and microfilm. The collection is
primarily a theological one, with particular emphasis on Roman
Catholic scholarship, but includes some holdings in other
subjects.
Patrons are offered a spacious and inviting environment for
study and research. Books and periodicals are in open stacks for
ready access. Computer workstations with printing capability are
available on every level. Dataports and wireless access provide
Internet connections for laptop use.
The Archabbey Library maintains membership in several academic
and professional consortia, which enlarges the scope and depth of
its resources. These groups include the Theological Education
Association of Mid-America (TEAM-A), the Catholic Library
Association and the American Theological Library Association.
The Archabbey Library is also a member of the Private Academic
Library Network of Indiana, or PALNI, a consortium of 24
educational institutions in Indiana. PALNI provides technical
support for the online catalog that Saint Meinrad shares with the
consortium. Through the Indiana Cooperative Library Services
Authority (INCOLSA), patrons can obtain books and journal
literature from other Indiana colleges and universities
as well as from virtually every library in the state.
The MacCauley Rare Books Room houses more than 2,000 books and a
number of manuscripts published primarily before 1700. This
collection, like the main collection, is theological in focus.
