Located at the center of the campus, the Charles E. Shain Library offers a collection of more than 500,000 books and periodicals, along with an extensive collection of electronic resources.Other library features include:

• The Technology Commons, which includes two gifts from Diane Y. Williams ’59: A Christie MicroTile Visualization Wall and a bank of high-performance workstations. The Visualization Wall is the first of its kind among New England liberal arts colleges and allows students and faculty to view projects on a large, high-quality “digital canvas.” Nearby, an area with high-performance, dual-monitor workstations are able to run the most demanding software applications.
• The Digital Scholarship and Curriculum Center, which uses advanced instructional technology tools to help faculty develop innovative teaching methodologies and help students produce quality multimedia projects.
• The Academic Resource Center (ARC), which offers programming that supports academic excellence to help all students reach their highest scholastic potential. ARC also houses Student Accessibility Services and provides space for tutors and the career services program to work with students.
• Ten reservable collaboration rooms, each outfitted with whiteboard walls and LCD panels on which students can share laptop displays.
• Two reading rooms on the second and third floors, which each hold 32 individual study spaces.
• The Blue Camel Café, a popular coffee and snack shop, which is located in a prominent first-floor spot and doubles as a 24-hour study space.
• A robust wireless network infrastructure to handle the ever-increasing digital load.
• Electrical outlets near every seat in the building to keep laptops, phones and other devices charged.
• A living room-style area just inside the front doors that is ideal for receptions and other events tied to the Chu Room and serves as casual study space at other times.
• An expansive plaza in front of the building with tables and chairs, ideal for studying and socializing.