University Libraries for First-Year Engineers: Welcome to the Libraries

Welcome First Year Engineers!  We're excited to welcome you into our libraries and introduce you to our vast range of resources to support your success. On this page you'll find:

• Information about our five libraries so you can find a study space.

On other tabs of this guide you'll find:

• Steps to follow to see if the library has your textbook.
• Study Strategies: Information to help you learn how to learn, resources to find practice problems to study with, and resources to help you build coding skills.
• Career Development: Books, magazines and other resources to help you explore engineering careers.
• Study Breaks: Popular and recommended books, newspapers, recipes, and movies for when you need a break from your textbooks.

University Libraries has five Libraries on campus:

Our libraries have a variety of study spaces and furniture:

• Collaboratively noisy, quiet, and silent spaces
• Carrells to work alone, tables to spread out with a group, and soft seating to curl up with a book
• Seats near a window to enjoy the sunshine, or seats within the stacks to focus 
• Many of our libraries also have group study rooms that you can reserve:

Reserve a group study room

Lets take a closer look at the study spaces in the Engineering, Math and Physics Library:

Beyond the libraries, there are great study spots in other buildings on campus. Check out CU Boulder's guide to find your study spot.