MSU Library
Conveniently located in the center of campus, the Library supports teaching, learning and research at MSU. Students, faculty, and community members have access to a full range of library collections and services, including computers, printers, scanners, technology-rich group study rooms, quiet study areas and the Brewed Awakening coffee shop. Knowledgeable and friendly professional librarians and staff provide assistance using the collections, access to online information resources, and instruction for individuals and groups. The Library holds special collections in the areas of Montana agriculture and ranching, Yellowstone National Park and its ecosystem, Montana history, and trout and salmonid fish.
MSU Library was first constructed in 1949. A large addition was built in 1961 to accommodate more than half a million volumes. The building is named Renne Library to honor Roland Renne who served as MSU's sixth president from 1943 until 1964.
Handicapped accessible
Upcoming events in MSU Library
Building a Practice of Reflective Teaching - UDL
Tuesday, March 19, 2024, from 10:30am to 11:30am
Join us for a group session on reflective teaching. What's on your bingo card this semester? Reflect on your enjoyment of teaching a course and the success of your students to plan for enjoyable future iterations of your courses. View Details
Your strategic plan, service expectations and successfully managing your life as an academic
Thursday, March 21, 2024, from 12:00pm to 1:30pm
We will discuss the multiple layers of being in academia and developing your strategic plan. View Details
Data Science Workshops: Intro to Python
Thursday, March 28, 2024, from 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Learning Python is important for data science. In this workshop, we will work through inspecting, extracting, manipulating, summarizing, and visualizing data using Python in Jupyter Notebooks and Anaconda. Special attention will be paid to the differences between Python and R. The... View Details
Lunch and Learn: Becoming an Advocate for First-Generation College Students
Tuesday, April 9, 2024, from 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Join the First-Scholars Team for our second lunch and learn of the semester. Bring your own lunch and learn how to become an advocate for First-Generation students! View Details
Managing Grads, Labs, Teams, and Difficult Colleagues
Wednesday, April 10, 2024, from 12:00pm to 1:30pm
We will talk about recruiting and mentoring graduate students, and developing research group excellence. In addition, we will discuss managing conflict in the context of colleagues and in project teams. View Details