Library Services
Guyton Library supports and strengthens the objectives of Blue Mountain College by providing appropriate materials for a broad liberal education and vocational studies within a Christian setting. The collection, built around the undergraduate liberal arts oriented curriculum and graduate programs in education and business, is one of the more significant intellectual resources of the College and is enhanced by guidelines of constant, systematic, and intelligent acquisition.
The Library maintains hours appropriate to the needs of the College and makes them known to the public. Stack books may be checked out for a specified period and renewed for a reasonable time. Reference books are to be used in the Library. Reserve books are checked out according to time limits set by individual faculty members. Most reserve books are for in-library or two-day use. Periodicals are used in the Library. Special permission is given for use in a specific class period or for faculty use. Videos and DVDs may be checked out for two days or may be viewed in the Library. Other non-book materials may be checked out in response to special assignments by faculty.
The Guyton Library website provides access to scholarly resources and includes a search box to conveniently search available resources through EBSCO Discovery Service. From this webiste, users can also access the Library's eBook collection and 25 databases including those from EBSCO, JSTOR, Inforbase, and Digital Theatre+.
The Guyton Library houses the Archives and Museum of Blue Mountain College which acquires, identifies, and preserves printed documents, manuscripts, photographs, artifacts, and other material that are significant to the history of the College. The collections include the Mary Dean Hollis Historical Doll Collection, May Gardener Black Alumni Collection, and the Anderson Collection.