Welcome to your Library! Questions? Call (805) 565-6147 or email askalibrarian@westmont.edu
Use this search box to access to anything in our catalog, whether it's a physical book, ebook, or online journal article. Use the "Everything" tab to do a broad search. The "Books" tab narrows your search to only books and ebooks (filtering out book reviews, which can clog up results), and the "Journals" tab will allow you to search for print and ejournal articles.
Library Hours
Finals Week
Mon, Dec 9 - Thurs, Dec 12: 7:30am - 1am
Fri, Dec 13: 7:30am - 5pm
Christmas Break
Sat, Dec 14 - Sun, Dec 15: Closed
Mon, Dec 16 - Fri, Dec 20: 9am - 5pm
Sat, Dec 21 - Weds, Jan 1: Closed
Thurs, Jan 2 - Fri, Jan 3: 9am - 5pm
Sat, Jan 4 - Sun, Jan 5: Closed
Mon Jan 6: 7:30am - 11pm (resume regular hours)
Regular
Mon-Thurs 7:30am-11pm
Friday 7:30am-5pm
Saturday 1-5pm
Sunday 1-11pm
Top Library Resources
Circulation Desk
Visit the Circ Desk to check out or return items, request Course Reserves, get help finding books, buy a greenbook, ask for directions, and more.
Course Reserves
Search for your required class textbooks and other reading materials on the list and request them at the Circulation Desk. Items on Course Reserves can be borrowed for up to 2 hours and must stay inside the Library.
Tutoring Program
Voskuyl Library offers free group tutoring for many GE courses! Build study skills and practice for exams with a trained Peer Tutor. Click the link to see the tutoring schedule and find out if tutoring is available for your classes.
Research Help Desk
Stop by the Research Help Desk with your assignment questions, and research projects. Librarians and student research help assistants are happy to guide you through finding articles, evaluating and citing sources, and building a bibliography.
Interlibrary Loan
If you need a book or article that is not available at Voskuyl Library, borrow it from a different college! Simply fill out the Interlibrary Loan (ILL) form and we will get it to you as soon as possible. Books should come within a week and journal articles and ebook chapters should arrive within 72 hours.
Meet the Library Staff
Library Director and Information Literacy Librarian
Departmental Liaison for: Communication Studies,
Economics and Business, History, Kinesiology,
Nursing, and Religious Studies.
Email: jmayfield@westmont.edu
Phone: 805-565-6144
Associate Library Director and Special Collections Librarian, College Archivist
Departmental Liaison for: English, Modern Languages,
Music, Sociology/Anthropology, and Theatre Arts.
Email: dziliott@westmont.edu
Phone: 805-565-6143
Public Services Librarian
Departmental Liaison for: Education/Liberal Studies,
Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, and Psychology.
Email: lbedoy@westmont.edu
Phone: 805-565-6298
Instructional Services Librarian
Departmental Liaison for: Art, Biology, Chemistry,
Computer Science, and Math
Email: tcovich@westmont.edu
Phone: 805-565-6182
Public Services and Tutoring Coordinator
Email: jdelgado@westmont.edu
Phone: 805-565-6153
Library Acquisitions and E-Resources Technician
Email: ahenderson@westmont.edu
Phone: 805-565-6145
Free Accounts
The Atlantic
Click the link to view articles from the Atlantic. If desired, create an account using your Westmont email address.
Chronicle of Higher Education
Simply create an account using your Westmont email and you will automatically have full access to the latest news and editorials in higher ed.
New York Times
Use the link above to create an account using your Westmont email! Whether you’re writing a paper or planning for the weekend ahead, discover original, quality journalism that helps you understand the world, find new perspectives, and inform your conversations on nearly every topic.
*If signing up from off campus, DO NOT use Chrome. Microsoft Edge works, but Chrome does not.
Wall Street Journal
Create an account via the link using your Westmont email. Also, check out the student hub, students.wsj.com for curated articles on job preparation, finance tips, career insights and expert advice.