Overview

The Center for the Humanities Library currently houses collections of fiction, poetry, and criticism, with a special focus on international and faculty authors. In the near future, we will be expanding our collection of faculty authors and building a collection of children's literature. Adjacent to the stacks is a reading room, as well as a small meeting room, which is available by reservation.

Borrowing Privileges

We welcome all of the St. Louis community to browse our holdings or take advantage of our facilities, but only students, faculty, and staff of Washington University with valid IDs will be allowed to check out books. New patrons may register by clicking the 'create new account' link to the right. You must register with an @wustl email address. Once you are registered, you may request reservations or additional information about specific library items. To check out an item, all patrons must come to the library in person. Loans on books and periodicals are 14 days. Loans on audio and video are 7 days.

Daily fines for all overdue items are 10 cents/day. Borrowers who have lost the items on loan will be charged the current price of the title plus any incidental fees in procuring a new one.

Rules and Regulations

  • Food and beverages: For reasons of building maintenance, sanitation, and the protection of library materials, food and liquids in open containers are not permitted in the library. Beverages in covered containers or cans may be consumed in the library.
  • Noise should be kept to a minimum, out of respect for other patrons of the library.
  • Cell phones and pagers should be silenced while in the library. Cell phone use is not permitted in the collection.
  • Smoking is not allowed. Animals, with the exception of trained assistance or guide dogs, are not allowed in the library.
  • Do not leave personal property unattended in the library.