Arthur Lakes Library

Arthur Lakes Library Our mission is to foster an environment that empowers learning and knowledge for Mines.

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The Arthur Lakes Library develops innovative services and facilities, provides access to and preserves knowledge, and enhances the learning, teaching, and research at the Colorado School of Mines. Through Arthur Lakes Library, you can:

Get access to knowledge wherever you go
Search thousands of e-journals and e-books
Discover research publications, citation maps, and more in more than 1

20 databases
Use our mobile-friendly homepage, Library Catalog, and databases
Let us help you with your research:

Ask a Librarian-- at the Front Desk, by phone, or by email
Find Research Help guides on our website
Attend an instruction session with your class
Get a tour or workshop individually or with your group
Find resources for busy students:

Reserve a study room for individual or group study
Pick up course reserve materials at the Front Desk
Use whiteboards, brainstorming tables, and other study aids
Work in the CCIT computer lab
Need a study break? Use one of our laptop lockers to charge your computer
Get connected to the campus community:

Attend concerts, readings, and lectures hosted at the Library
Book & Brew Coffee Shop is open seven days a week to meet your caffeine needs
CASA tutors offer help in the evenings
Work or relax at Arthur Lakes Library! Work-study positions available: we are one of the largest employers of students on campus
Find recreational materials here: hiking maps, new and bestselling books

The steps on the front entrance to the library on Illinois Street are being repaired. They should be ready by tomorrow a...
08/24/2026

The steps on the front entrance to the library on Illinois Street are being repaired. They should be ready by tomorrow afternoon, Tuesday, August 25th. In the mean time please one of these alternative paths.

We need to be on the lookout for more than just bears. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission said we should "send th...
08/19/2026

We need to be on the lookout for more than just bears. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission said we should "send this to a young adult who looks at their phone while walking on campus."

Send this to a young adult who looks at their phone while walking on campus.

Are you applying for a grant? Submitting a manuscript for publication? Want to make your professional activities and con...
07/30/2026

Are you applying for a grant? Submitting a manuscript for publication? Want to make your professional activities and contributions more visible? With research organizations increasingly requiring and using ORCID, knowing how to get and use your free ORCID iD and ORCID record will help you save time and get recognition for your work and contributions. Register for "ORCID 101: The ORCID iD and Record" on Weds, August 19, 2026 at 10am MDT. https://lyrasis.zoom.us/meeting/register/WVhdT3mARNqt2ADVfaKPJg #/registration

We are starting to set up events for the Fall Semester. For example, this workshop, "Career Toolkit for Graduate Student...
07/28/2026

We are starting to set up events for the Fall Semester. For example, this workshop, "Career Toolkit for Graduate Students & Postdocs: Making a Good First Impression," is scheduled for Wednesday, September 9, 2026. Please register if you are interested. https://libcal.mines.edu/event/17159896.

Making a Good First Impression As you prepare for Career Days, you may be concerned with making a good first impression. Learn the skills you need to present yourself in the best...

Are you looking for some light summer reading, or do you want to solve a thorny academic problem? Through Prospector you...
07/09/2026

Are you looking for some light summer reading, or do you want to solve a thorny academic problem? Through Prospector you have access to 30 million books, journals, DVDs, CDs, videos and other materials held in these libraries. https://encore.coalliance.org/iii/encore/?lang=eng

Next time you stop by the Arthur Lakes Library, bring your Jeffco ballot, and you can vote in the ballot box at the fron...
06/16/2026

Next time you stop by the Arthur Lakes Library, bring your Jeffco ballot, and you can vote in the ballot box at the front of the Library on Illinois Street. Ballots are due in two weeks.

Address

1400 Illinois Street
Golden, CO
80401

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

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