New to the Burling Library first floor is the Magic Box, a digital display case to feature rotating items from the Salisbury House Library Collection and Grinnell College Special Collections. Through the digital display, you can explore further into the item on display, the collection, and digital projects.

Project Muse® provides Grinnell students, faculty, and staff access to full-text scholarly journals and books in the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and more.

A resource containing over 2 million images from the world's museums, archives, libraries, scholars, and artists.

ProQuest Central is the largest full-text resource available, bringing together complete databases across all major subject areas, including humanities, business, health and medical, social sciences, and science and technology.

Please look for the colorful explanatory zone signs posted throughout Burling to find just the right spot for you.

Grinnell College Libraries has access to Adam Matthew's "Everyday Life & Women in America, c.1800-1920 showcasing unique primary source material for the study of American social, cultural, and popular history in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

On Monday, June 14, from noon–3:30 p.m. (weather permitting), come browse and feel free to check out books from the Grinnell College Libraries’ special pop-up library on the north balcony of Burling. In addition, Burling Library is now open for book paging pick up only from 10 a.m.–Noon; 1–3 pm. Appointments may be made for research.

Your Grinnell student days may be coming to a close, but your quest for knowledge does not have to be. To support alumni’s lifelong learning endeavors, the Grinnell College Libraries and Office of Development and Alumni Relations are pleased to provide alumni with access to a range of academic databases.

On Friday, May 7, from noon-3:30 pm (weather permitting) come browse and feel free to check out books from the Grinnell College Libraries’ second special pop-up library on the north balcony of Burling. We will have book carts available containing new books from several collections in the library. Please maintain the designated social distancing and wear a mask.

Feeling stressed? Know someone who could use a pick-me-up? Send yourself, a friend, a classmate, or a colleague some love and support in the form of a Finals Week Pet Gram, courtesy of the Grinnell College Libraries!