Dickinson College Library

Dickinson College Library The official page of the Waidner-Spahr Library at Dickinson College, located in Carlisle, PA. Waidner, class of 1932.

The Waidner-Spahr Library is named for Boyd Lee Spahr, class of 1900, and Robert A. Besides being alumni of Dickinson College, both men served on the Board of Trustees for a combined 110+ years of service. The Spahr Library opened in 1967, and the Waidner addition was completed in 1998. The Waidner-Spahr Library catalog provides access to over 1 million titles, including books, e-books, music, and

video recordings. Our Journal Locator provides access to over 76,000 periodicals. In addition to these collections, the library is also home to several computer labs, classrooms, and individual study rooms.

Congratulations to our very own Meridith Brozik for winning the Distinguished Staff Award for Student Experience 🏆 Merid...
05/28/2026

Congratulations to our very own Meridith Brozik for winning the Distinguished Staff Award for Student Experience 🏆
 
Meridith has an extraordinary impact on the student experience through her compassion, creativity, and unwavering advocacy for students. She is a true “mama bear” and creative genius behind most library projects. If you have ever used a resource from the Care Catalog, painted a rock for the Community Rock Garden, or participated in one of our many craft activities, you’ve felt Meridith’s impact. She brings empathy, creativity, and joy to everything she does, and she makes this library a place where every student can feel at home.
 
Congratulations on such a well-deserved honor, Meridith. Our library would not be the same without you ❤️

05/08/2026

Have you ever wondered what happens to a book when its returned through a book drop? Our book drop gremlins - I mean, librarians - personally welcome each book back and keep out unwanted items like trash and personal items. 🧚📚

Please remember to return your library books before you leave for the summer. A librarian is sitting there now, eagerly awaiting them. (Okay, they’re not actually in there, but we do really want them back!)

05/07/2026

Watch CJ take us on a tour of Archives & Special Collections 📕

Not only does the Archives have space for quiet study on weekdays (including now, during finals!), but there are also so many artifacts and exhibits regularly on display.

Whether you’re a graduating senior, finishing your first year, or somewhere in between, make cross visiting Archives & Special Collections off of your Dickinson bucket list. With so much of Dickinson’s history to learn about, it’s an experience you don’t want to skip!

04/29/2026

Stackula is back with another library favorite! This time, Moses shares one of their favorite archival objects: a tiny book that carries a big message. 📚

Want to see the rest of our miniature book collection? Stop into Archives & Special Collections, open weekdays from 9am-5pm.

04/28/2026

Indigo is here to tell you all about our finals week programming. Be nice! 👀

You can check out all of resources the Brain Spa has to offer starting later this week 🧠🫧

04/24/2026

Enjoy the sweet, melodic sounds of the tape dispenser, scanner, and more in our interlibrary loan department 🎶

We’re looking for our next Interlibrary Loan Assistant! Applications are available on the Student Jobs Board in Workday.

04/17/2026

Journey into the stacks with Alice (and no, Paul didn’t pay her to give such a glowing review!) ✨📚

You, too, could be a Stacks Management Assistant next year! Applications are available now on the Student Jobs Board on Workday.

04/14/2026

POV: You’re a Library Services Consultant for a day! 📚

Want to make this a reality? Job descriptions and applications for all of our Category A positions are currently available on the Student Jobs Board on Workday. Apply now at the link in our bio!

04/11/2026

Count Stackula is journeying through the stacks to start a new series about library favorites!

Listen to CJ, a student employee in the Archives, talk about her favorite archival object: a seventeenth-century copy of a Book of Four-Footed Beasts and Serpents. 🐍 (Sorry, no manticore emoji ☹️)

See the book for yourself in the Archives, open weekdays 9am-5pm, or grab a coloring page featuring one the beasts from the circulation desk!

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