O’Neill Library
Our main research library has more than 1,400 seats available, along with collaborative study spaces, lounges, galleries, and group study rooms. O'Neill is also home to the Connors Family Learning Center and the Technology Support Center. Have a research question? Reference help is available in person or online 24/7.
Bapst Library
Regularly cited as one of the most beautiful libraries in the world, Bapst offers 400 quiet study spaces in a combination of individual carrels and tables. More than 51,000 volumes on art, architecture, museum studies, and photography are housed in our original campus library.
Burns Library
Our University’s rare books and special collections, including the largest and most comprehensive Irish collection in the United States, are housed in Burns Library. Students and scholars can access original materials from saints and Nobel laureates, surrounded by notable art and dramatic stained-glass windows.
Educational Resource Center
The ERC meets the specialized resource needs of the Lynch School of Education and Human Development, with an emphasis on learning in K-12 classrooms. An interactive technology room and 50-seat multimedia classroom offer the latest classroom innovations for projects and lesson plans.
Law Library
The Law Library supports legal research instruction, scholarship, and teaching, with extensive access to all essential databases. The Daniel R. Coquillette Rare Book Room houses the Library’s collection of old and rare law books and manuscripts, including works by and about St. Thomas More.
O’Connor Library
Housed in Weston Observatory and accessible by appointment, the O’Connor Library contains a specialized collection of earth sciences monographs, periodicals, and maps, particularly in the areas of seismology, geology, and geophysics.
Social Work Library
The Social Work Library supports the teaching and research needs of the Boston College School of Social Work. Students can access group study spaces, charging stations, and a technology lab in McGuinn Hall.
Theology and Ministry Library
Our 250,000-volume collection contains resources on biblical studies, Catholic theology, canon law, and Jesuitica. The atrium gallery showcases distinctive exhibits and STM thesis or dissertation students can reserve private study carrels.
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Exhibits
Genius of Genre: The Pen Names and Personas of Flann O'Brien
Flann the novelist. Myles the columnist. Brother Barnabas the student. Brian O’Nolan (1911-1966) wrote in many genres under many guises, in both English and Irish, confounding contemporaries with his incomparable genius and satirical wit. Using original manuscripts, letters, books, and artifacts from Burns Library’s unrivaled collection of O’Nolan’s papers and personal library, this exhibit unmasks the most enigmatic and elusive literary figure to emerge from 20th-century Ireland next to James Joyce.