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Our mission is to foster an environment that empowers learning and knowledge for Mines.
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The Arthur Lakes Library develops innovative services and facilities, provides access to and preserves knowledge, and enhances the learning, teaching, and research at the Colorado School of Mines. Through Arthur Lakes Library, you can:
Get access to knowledge wherever you go
Search thousands of e-journals and e-books
Discover research publications, citation maps, and more in more than 120 databases
Use our mobile-friendly homepage, Library Catalog, and databases
Let us help you with your research:
Ask a Librarian-- at the Front Desk, by phone, or by email
Find Research Help guides on our website
Attend an instruction session with your class
Get a tour or workshop individually or with your group
Find resources for busy students:
Reserve a study room for individual or group study
Pick up course reserve materials at the Front Desk
Use whiteboards, brainstorming tables, and other study aids
Work in the CCIT computer lab
Need a study break? Use one of our laptop lockers to charge your computer
Get connected to the campus community:
Attend concerts, readings, and lectures hosted at the Library
Book & Brew Coffee Shop is open seven days a week to meet your caffeine needs
CASA tutors offer help in the evenings
Work or relax at Arthur Lakes Library! Work-study positions available: we are one of the largest employers of students on campus
Find recreational materials here: hiking maps, new and bestselling books
09/18/2026
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) borrowing is temporarily unavailable while we test our new requesting system. Check back soon!
If you have questions, please email [email protected].
09/15/2026
Join us at Mines on September 30 for an evening with bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize-winning science journalist Ed Yong!
Yong is the author of An Immense World and I Contain Multitudes, and his work explores the fascinating ways we understand the natural world and the creatures we share it with.
This event is free, but registration is required, so please sign up through OreConnect!
09/12/2026
Career Days start September 15!
Need to get your resume ready? Stop by Arthur Lakes Library and print your resume for FREE before Career Days!
ARE YOU READY?
Career Days is less than a week away! Make sure to have your resume polished and ready to go by Sept. 15!
09/08/2026
Want to make AI work for you? Join Mines IT for Everyday AI: Using Google Gemini for Efficiency!
📅 Sept. 10 | 11 AM–12 PM
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/4fr5menb
09/07/2026
Happy Labor Day! Swipe to learn the history behind the holiday 👷♂️📚 Curious to research more? Arthur Lakes Library's got you covered.
09/05/2026
The Arthur Lakes Library will be closed September 6-7 in observance of Labor Day. We'll see you on Tuesday!
09/04/2026
WE'VE GOT WHAT YOU NEED! The library has hundreds of course readings available at https://library.mines.edu/course-readings-list/ !
09/03/2026
Heading out this Labor Day weekend? Don’t forget to stop by the library and check out our Gadgets to Go! collection. Grab a hammock, binoculars, compass, and more for your next adventure! 🌲🏕️🥾
08/24/2026
The steps on the front entrance to the library on Illinois Street are being repaired. They should be ready by tomorrow afternoon, Tuesday, August 25th. In the mean time please one of these alternative paths.
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Address
1400 Illinois Street
Golden, CO
80401
Opening Hours
| Monday | 8am - 5pm |
| Tuesday | 8am - 5pm |
| Wednesday | 8am - 5pm |
| Thursday | 8am - 5pm |
| Friday | 8am - 5pm |
| Saturday | 10am - 5pm |
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