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Get your public library card!

Corvallis-Benton County Public Library (CBCPL) staff will be at the Valley Library on Tuesday, April 5 from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm. They will offer assistance with public library card applications. Be sure to bring your OSU ID (faculty and staff,...

Crafternoons at Valley Library

Take a study break! Join our Crafternoons table weeks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and finals week, Thursdays 4-5PM. Over the course of the term, we expect to do rock painting, zines, collage, stamp-making, friendship bracelets, and more!

Spring Term 2022 Workshops Listed

Spring term library workshops are now open for registration! For a full list, as well as descriptions, visit our workshop landing page.

Library continues support for study and help options as mask mandate ends

Hey Beavs! As the mask mandate ends, please join us in supporting those who continue to wear a mask. We want your library to be a safe and welcoming place for everyone. Your library has study rooms available for those that need or want...

OSU, PSU and UO Libraries initiate negotiations with Elsevier

Oregon State University Libraries, Portland State University Library, and the University of Oregon Libraries are entering into contract negotiations with Elsevier for journal access in 2023, and for up to three years beyond that. For the sake of...

Fine-free (mostly) since 2020

OSU Libraries & Press has been (mostly) fine-free since the early days of the pandemic campus closure in 2020. Our goal, always, is to connect you with the materials and items you need to continue your studies and your work. We do not want to...

Gender-inclusive restrooms available on main (2nd) floor of the Valley Library

To help all our users feel safer and more comfortable, the Valley Library shifted the main (2nd floor) gendered restrooms to be gender neutral, or gender-inclusive. Among other reasons, this change aligns with a campus-wide effort to increase the...

MLA citation style guide online (and other citation help available)

Got papers and projects coming due that need citations/references/bibliographies? OSU Libraries has a variety of resources to help you create accurate citations and bibliographies. The new MLA Handbook (9th edition) is now online (ONID login is...

Got study and project deadlines? Reserve your library study room now!

Valley Library study rooms can be reserved online for up to 4 hours and can even be reserved up to 30 days in advance (HOT TIP: plan ahead for midterms and book your study rooms now). Advance reservations are limited to one per person per day....

Longer Friday and Saturday hours begin today, January 7th

You asked and we listened. Beginning today, January 7, 2022, the Valley Library is open until 10:00 PM on Fridays and Saturdays! Visit the Valley Library Hours webpage for our Winter term hours as well as upcoming Winter term closures.

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