Jerome Library

The Wm. T. Jerome Library holds the main collections of the BGSU University Libraries. The building is open to the public and assistance is available from the Information Desk.

1st Floor

Circulation Desk

Ask at the Circulation Desk for these materials. For assistance locating, ask at the Information Desk.

Course Reserves

Ask for these items at the Circulation Desk. For assistance locating, ask at the Information Desk.

Government Documents

Arranged by government call numbers and shelved on the 8th floor. For assistance locating, ask the Information Desk.

Government Documents Maps

Maps are housed in the map cases behind the Learning Commons, adjacent to Student-Athlete Success. For assistance locating, ask the Information Desk.

Government Documents Microforms

These microforms are filed in cabinets behind the Learning Commons along the south wall. For assistance locating, ask the Information Desk.

Leisure Reading

This portable bookshelf holds a rotating, themed display of featured items that may be checked out.  It may be in various locations in the library lobby.  For assistance locating, ask at the Circulation Desk.

Main Stacks

These materials are arranged by Library of Congress call numbers on the north and east sides of the first floor of Jerome Library. For assistance locating, ask at the Information Desk.

Microforms

Microforms (microfilm, microfiche, etc.) are located in cabinets at the end of the reference shelves. For assistance, ask at the Information Desk.

Newspapers

Newspapers (in paper) are located on shelves attached to the wall near the entrance/exit of the library, behind the reference stacks. For assistance locating, ask at the Information Desk.

Periodicals

Periodicals (paper magazines and journals) are located near the Information Desk, behind the Reference shelves. They are shelved in alphabetical order by title of the periodical. Life and Time magazines are located on the 8th floor.

For assistance locating, ask the Information Desk.

Reference Books

These materials are located on the shelves near the entrance/exit of the Library. For assistance locating, ask at the Information Desk.

Map of the 1st Floor

8th Floor

Map of the 8th Floor

Updated: 09/10/2026 07:45PM