Acadian Archives/Archives acadiennes
This collection includes materials which document the culture, way of life and history of the Upper St. John Valley. This collection is housed in the new Acadian Archives/Archives acadiennes building adjacent to Blake Library (see map). For more information on this collection, please contact the Archives.

Audio-Visual Materials
The Library has a growing collection of DVD's, videocassettes, CDs, and audio cassettes. The videos, DVD's, and CDs may be checked out for three days; the loan period for audio cassettes or audio CD's is one week. Viewing and listening equipment is available in the Library. For a complete list of our video collection go to our video list web page. If you are looking for a particular video or other audio-visual materials or you are looking for audio-visual materials by a particular subject, simply use URSUS, our online catalog, to find what you want.

CD's, DVD's, VHS Checkout: Three days and no renewals
Audio Books on CD and Tape Checkout: One week and one week renewal

Circulating Collection
The majority of the Library's book holdings are in the circulating collection. The shelves where these books are located are called 'the stacks'. These materials may be checked out for four weeks to students and community patrons, and by semester to faculty and staff. See the maps for downstairs and upstairs.

Curriculum Center Collection
This collection includes items for education students and teachers such as textbooks, manipulatives and other classroom materials. These items circulate for one week at a time to all patrons. For more information, please see our Curriculum Center Collection Development Policy. See a map for the Curriculum Collection location.

Juvenile Collection
The Juvenile Collection is located in the education center (see map). and includes materials for young readers. The Library has compiled several bibliographies to help patrons find juvenile materials on specific subjects. These materials circulate to students and community patrons for two weeks, and to faculty and staff by semester.

Maine State Documents
The Blake Library is a depository for Maine State Documents. These materials are catalogued in URSUS, our online catalog. Maine Documents circulate for four weeks to students and community patrons, and by semester to faculty and staff. See a map for the Government Documents location.

Periodical Collection
Articles in periodicals may be found by searching the online indexes and databases. Current issues of periodicals are displayed on the first floor (see map). Ask for assistance at the Front Desk to obtain past issues. A list of the Library's periodical holdings is available online and at the Library. Some of our periodicals have corresponding web sites; you can search a list of these periodicals by subject . Most periodicals do not circulate to students and community patrons, however periodicals shelved in the stacks or Curriculum Collection do circulate. Faculty and staff may check out periodicals for one week, or may request certain periodicals be routed to them. Contact Brenda Pelletier for more details.

Reference Collection
The Reference Collection includes books of highly organized factual information such as dictionaries and encyclopedias. These items do not circulate, but faculty may make special arrangements to borrow reference materials when necessary. See a map for the Reference collection location.

Special Collections
The Special Collections includes rare books and materials on the State of Maine and Aroostook County. Also housed here are University publications spanning several decades. These items do not circulate. For more information, please see our Special Collections Policy. See a map for the Special Collections location.

Young Adult Collection
The Library has a Young Adult section for materials suited to adolescents and mature young readers. Young Adult books circulate for a period of four weeks to all patrons and are located in the education center (see map). For more information, please see our Juvenile and Young Adult Collection Development Policy.