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
American Laodyssey
Posts - September 18, 2024
When: September 24, 2024, 5PM Where: Library Common Book Atrium (2nd floor) Bryan Thao Worra '97 2023-2025 embodies the 50th anniversary of the Lao diaspora connected to the Vietnam War and the Laotian Civil War affected by the US Secret War in Laos from 1959-1974 depending on the accounts you read. Class of '97 student Bryan Thao Worra was among the first of those to arrive in the US in the aftermath of those wars and much of his literary career…
Becker Gallery Reception: William Fry, “What’s a Portal Doing Here?
Posts - September 18, 2024
William Fry, Otterbein 2010, is a graphic designer and photographer living in Cincinnati. As he says in his LinkedIn profile “In my undergraduate studies, I learned, not only how to draw, design, and write, but also how those skills speak to each other, interact, and can be applied on a broader scale. In my English courses and art critiques, I distinguished myself as someone who is capable of communicating complex ideas in a nuanced, detailed way, a skill I have…
Election 101
Posts - September 16, 2024
Have you felt overwhelmed by everything you're hearing about the election? Join Dr Nick Robinson, Dr Nichelle McNabb, Dr Jennifer Jackson, and librarian Katie Albright to learn more about the election process and civic responsibility, the role of the media in the election, and how to evaluate the headlines and articles you see online and on social media for trustworthiness and factfulness! With the upcoming election, it's more important than ever to be as informed as possible about what's going…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.
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138 West Main Street.
Westerville, OH 43081
614-823-1215
library@otterbein.edu
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