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Top Textbooks Available
Borrow textbooks for popular university courses for up to 4 hours.
Renew Books and Media
Most library items are renewable online.
Late Night Study
McKeldin offers late night study options.
Collaborative Work Spaces
Study with friends in our group study rooms.

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Group photo of Team OARS with Libraries' representatives.
Student Research Team Studying Unmanned Maritime Search and Rescue Operations wins UMD Libraries’ 2024 Gemstone Research Award
Student research teams presented their research to a panel of faculty judges on Monday in McKeldin Library.
Celina McDonald headshot with the GODORT logo.
UMD Government Information Librarian Celina McDonald awarded 2024 Bernadine Abbott Hoduski Founders Award
McDonald was recognized for significant contributions to the field of government documents librarianship.
Provost's Do Good Innovator Awards with headshots of Brynne Norton, Emily Deinert, and Rachel Gammons
Three UMD librarians among inaugural cohort of Provost’s Do Good Innovator Awardees
Emily Deinert, Rachel Gammons, and Brynne Norton recognized for passionate, purpose-drive work with social impact
Text Celebrate the Leap from Black History Month to Women's History Month and covers of books.
Celebrate the Leap from Black History Month to Women’s History Month with these 29 Books by Black Women Authors
Meet UMD Libraries at the crossroads of Black History Month and Women’s History Month with these titles curated to mark the Leap Year.

Featured Collections

PowerPoint cassettes

PowerPoint

PowerPoint was the first and only live program to focus attention on issues and information of concern to African American listeners using the popular interactive, call-in format. The show, based in Atlanta, aired weekly on Sunday evenings and was on the air for seven years.

PowerPoint
Students protest

Student Activism

The University Archives collect and care for numerous collections that reflect the efforts of UMD students to challenge and change the status quo. A new gallery exhibition, Rising Up: 100 Years of Student Activism For Justice and Civil Rights at the University of Maryland, shares this history with you.

Student Activism Collections
Off our Backs magazine covers

Off Our Backs

Recently explored by a group of students who created their own podcast about “forgotten feminists”, Off Our Backs is a feminist news journal that pushed boundaries and shared resources for decades.

Student Podcast
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