1/7/08 -- Library Software Upgrade

There will be an upgrade to the library's software starting at 5:00pm Tuesday, January 8. This will affect both the library's online catalog and the Illinois-wide I-Share system. Both the Brimson Grow Library online catalog and the I-Share system will be unavailable during this time.

The upgrade is expected to finish by 8:00am Wednesday morning.

11/26/07 -- Late Nights in the Library

The week of November 26 is another one of our once-a-quarter, late-night weeks complete with coffee, sodas, and study snacks:

Mon - Thurs (11/26 - 11/29) -- 8:30am - 12am
Fri (11/30) -- 8:30am - 10pm
Sat (12/1) -- 9am - 10pm
Sun (12/2) -- CLOSED

Beverages and snacks will be served every evening starting at 6pm. Come in to study or just stop by and pick up something during a class break. Everyone is welcome!

11/16/07 -- Thanksgiving Break Hours

The week of November 19 is a break week at Northern Seminary and the library will have reduced hours:

    Mon - Tues (11/19 - 11/20)      9am - 8pm
    Weds (11/21)                                 9am - 5pm
    Thurs - Sun (11/22 - 11/25)     CLOSED

After the Thanksgiving weekend, the library will reopen at 8:30am Monday morning, 11/26. You can view the full library calendar here.

11/6/07 -- New Book Lists Updated

You can view the list of new book titles at Brimson Grow Library here.

If you would like to receive the list of new book titles by email, you can subscribe to the library email news.

10/31/07 -- Encyclopedia of Philosophy Online

The Encyclopedia of Philosophy is the most recent addition to our Virtual Reference Library. This brings our collection up to a total of 12 available online reference sets:

     Contemporary American Religion (1999)
     Dictionary of American History (2003)
     Encyclopaedia Judaica (2007)
     Encyclopedia of American Religions (2003)
     Encyclopedia of Education (2003)
     Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World (2004)
     Encyclopedia of Philosophy (2006)
     Encyclopedia of Religion (2005)
     Encyclopedia of Science and Religion (2003)
     Encyclopedia of World Cultures (1996)
     Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America (2000)
     New Catholic Encyclopedia (2003)

If you are connecting from off campus, a password is necessary to connect. If you are a Northern Seminary student, staff member, or faculty member, you may call the library at (630)620-2104 to request the password.

10/4/07 -- New Email Addresses

All Northern Seminary students should have received notice by now of their new @seminary.edu email addresses. Northern Seminary is now using these new email addresses for all official communication with students. This means that Brimson Grow Library will also be sending all overdue notices, renewal reminders, and other library information to each student's @seminary.edu email address. If you do not know how to access your new Northern Seminary email address please contact the I.T. department for more information.

10/4/07 -- New Book Lists Updated

You can view the list of new book titles at Brimson Grow Library here.

If you would like to receive the list of new book titles by email, you can subscribe to the library email news.