Changes Ahead!
Steelcase Library and the Curriculum Materials Library will be closed for Spring/Summer 2025 for construction. We'll reopen Fall 2025 as a hub for Academic Support Services!
Mar 25, 2025
Using the Libraries
We provide support for GVSU students, faculty, and staff online and in-person.
Get Started Using the Libraries
Services For:
Database Trials
We're trying out a new research database and need your feedback!
Group Study Rooms
Reserve a room for study or meetings.
Print and Scan
Printing and Scanning at the library.
Study Spaces
Find the perfect place to work.
Computing
Borrow or find a computer.
Highlights from the University Libraries
Mary Idema Pew Library
The Mary Idema Pew Library Learning and Information Commons is the intellectual heart of the Allendale Campus.
Fore-Edge Painting Books
A fore-edge painting is a miniature watercolor painted on the fanned edge or edges of a book. When the book is closed the art disappears, hidden by the edge gilding. This genre of painting dates from the 1500s, flourished in the 1800s, and is still practiced today. Anonymous and undated paintings include landscapes, scenes and characters from literature, and portraits of authors.
