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Rodney A. Briggs Library

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About the Library

  • Students studying on main floor of Briggs Library
  • Briggs Library
  • Instruction Lab at Briggs Library

Hours

Briggs Library is open 94 hours a week.

Mission Statement

Rodney A. Briggs Library promotes lifelong learning and the enrichment of campus life through instruction, research, scholarship and creative endeavors in the liberal arts tradition. Briggs Library invites you to explore our resources and services. Consider us as a partner in your research and learning. 

The entrance to Rodney A. Briggs Library on the University of Minnesota, Morris campus.

Staff Directory

Meet the Briggs Library staff.

Library Map

View floor maps of Briggs Library detailing resources.

Policies

Provides detailed information in regard to Briggs Library cards, loan information, checking out and returning items, renewing and fines.

Student Employment at Briggs Library

The library departments employ student assistants in key service areas.

Student pays circulation worker for printing.

Events

Briggs Library offers a wide variety of special events such as Asking the Big Questions, the Banned Books Reading and Game Night, to name a few. In addition, the library and its partners partners offer special programming such as the Prairie Gate Literary Festival.

Asking the Big Questions discussion

Giving To Rodney A. Briggs Library

The library deeply appreciates financial and "in kind" donations.

Open book of knowledge for patrons to use.

Honoring Rodney A. Briggs

Rodney A. Briggs was the first dean and provost of the University of Minnesota, Morris. 

West Central School of Agriculture Superintendent Rodney A. Briggs, in 1960, transitioned to become the first Dean and Provost of UMM.

Government Publications

The Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) was established by Congress to ensure that the American public has access to its government’s information.

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Locating Books by Call Number

Briggs Library uses the Library of Congress classification system primarily but selected collections use other arrangement methods.

Call numbers located along the spine of books.

Related Information

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