Library Hours

Mon-Thu: 7:45 am - midnight
Friday: 7:45 am - 10:00 pm
Saturday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday: 1:00 pm - midnight

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Welcome to the Cushwa-Leighton Library

Welcome to the Cushwa-Leighton Library at Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana. Here, we hope you will find a friendly environment for learning and research and access to information to support your classes, research and general information needs.  Come in, spend some time with us, whether in the physical building or virtually, through our new web site.  Let us help you with your information research needs.

 - Janet S. Fore, Library Director

What's New at the Library?

9.02.2010

Help us improve the library website, earn $5 in Munch Money, and enter a drawing to win a Vera Bradley purse - all in just 20 to 30 minutes!

We need students to use the library's website while we ask you questions about what works and what doesn't, and what you think about our new web page.  Use this link to sign up for an appointment during the weeks of Feb. 15-19 and Feb. 22-26, or contact Catherine Pellegrino at cpellegr@saintmarys.edu or 574-284-5286 for an appointment!

Thank you for your help!

1.02.2010

During the month of February, the library is offering a trial of Films on Demand from Films Media Group. The collection consists of over 6,000 films in the humanities, social sciences, business, economics, sciences, mathematics, health, and medicine from such top-quality producers as PBS, BBC, Films for the Humanities and Sciences, and many more. You can watch entire films or pre-defined segments.  To preview the collection of films, go to http://digital.films.com and log in with the username mlc and password trial.

Let us know what you think of this resource! Please send feedback to Julie Long at jlong@saintmarys.edu.

6.01.2010

Need help with library research? Now you can get help from the library right on your cellphone!

Send a text/SMS message to 265010 and start your message with "SMCrefdesk," and a librarian will reply with a text message response. 

Please note that depending on your service plan, sending and receiving text messages may result in charges from your provider. 

See this How do I? page for more information about texting us at the library!