Welcome to your Library
The Courtright Memorial Library is open to students, faculty, staff, and community members – and we serve over 250,000 people per year. Our users describe us as “a place of community that drives innovation in the ways we learn and is the heart of the campus.”
We are proud members of the OPAL, OhioLINK, and SearchOhio consortia, which allows us to provide our users access to hundreds of electronic databases and millions of books, eBooks, and journals. Our collection includes books, music, juvenile, games, DVDs, streaming videos, and many types of equipment such as laptops, cameras, and bikes. The library also houses the university archive, which includes the history of the University and materials on the United Brethren Church, the institution that founded the University in 1847.
The library’s staff members are available to help you succeed here at Otterbein, by helping you find the information you need. Stop by the Customer Service Desk to ask questions or email your Personal Librarian directly. You can also Ask a Librarian via chat, email, text, or get social with us through Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @Courtrightlib.
If you need assistance finding your way around the library, take a look at our Welcome LibGuide.
Library News & Events
Constitution Day at the Library
Posts - September 4, 2024
September 17th is Constitution Day and as a depository library Courtright Memorial is celebrating with display! You can stop by the first floor and pick up a grab bag that includes a pocket constitution or vote on a few select failed amendments that never made it into the Constitution. In 1977 there was proposed amendment to limit the President to a single six-year term. Like that idea or not? Come vote! Not able to get to the library or forgot to…
Welcome to the Library, Cardinals!
Posts - August 23, 2024
On August 22nd we welcomed more than 100 new Cardinals into the library at the Library’s First Flight Open House! It was wonderful to see students enjoying the parachute launch, the Bingo scavenger hunt around the building, and we crowned some new Courtright Royalty! We are looking forward to seeing many familiar faces returning in the next week as well! This year, the library has 2 new study spaces (equipped with sensory-friendly study tools) along with more whiteboards available for your…
BLISS: “What to Know About the 2024 Olympics”
Posts - July 18, 2024
The Games of the XXIII Olympiad will take place in Paris starting this July 26th. Before the opening ceremonies begin, please join us at noon on Wednesday, July 24th, in Room 118, where Dr. Harold "Rusty" Wilson will share with us the stories behind what we're going to see in the games, explaining how it ties into the ancient and modern history of the event, and maybe even sharing an artifact or two connected to this international event. Dr. Wilson…Digital Commons @ Otterbein
The Digital Commons @ Otterbein is an institutional repository of digital materials that includes faculty scholarship, student projects, historical documents, videos, photographs, video, and other information that benefits the university community. It provides persistent and centralized access, with the aim to preserve and provide a long-term home to research and scholarly activities at Otterbein.
Otterbein University Archives
The Otterbein University Archive is our historical repository. It contains the materials that tell the story of the school, including publications, documents, photographs, and historical artifacts. The Archive also contains materials related to the history of the United Brethren Church, which founded Otterbein in 1847, and its successive denominations.
Contact the Library
138 West Main Street.
Westerville, OH 43081
614-823-1215
library@otterbein.edu
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