Libraries & Collections

Exterior of McCabe Library

Swarthmore's main library, McCabe, houses the Humanities and Social Sciences collections and is also home to the College's Special Collections. Two branch libraries additionally support the curriculum:

The Libraries also support managing the following collections on campus:

Black Cultural Center Library

Located inside the Black Cultural Center, the BCC Library collection encompasses works on African American experience and the American civil rights movement.

Language Center

Located in Kohlberg Hall, the Language Center maintains a large collection of films from all areas of study in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures. Stop in to browse, or find them on Tripod.

Beit Midrash

In Hebrew, "Beit" means house and "Midrash" comes from the word root that means to seek, to search out, to dig for meaning. A Beit Midrash is a House of Study. Swarthmore's Beit Midrash is a joint project of the Libraries and the Department of Religion and offers unique access to the rich tradition of Jewish textual interpretation within the liberal arts environment.

Gender & Sexuality Center

The Gender & Sexuality Center holds a collection of books selected by students and librarians.​​​​​