Colby College Libraries

Designed by Jens Fredrick Larson of the firm Larson & Wells and modeled after the Baker Memorial Library at Dartmouth College (which was, in turn, inspired by Independence Hall in Philadelphia),[3] Miller was built in 1939 and named for the parents of Merton L. Miller (class of 1890);[4] an addition that doubled the size of the original building was opened in 1983.

An open-stack system allows access to the collection with the online catalog and electronic indexes and Internet files are available on library workstations and computers campus-wide.

Lack of faculty consultation was documented in "Talking Points" unearthed by student journalist Nick Merrill of The Colby Echo.

[14] The Edwin Arlington Robinson Memorial Room, named for the Pulitzer Prize-winning Maine poet, contains his books, manuscripts, letters, and memorabilia.

[15] The Pestana Collection of World War I materials comprises 4,000 books, magazines, audio and visual recordings, artifacts, and memorabilia, primarily documenting the experience of the Western Front.

The Vernon Lee collection contains first editions, over 1000 letters, 136 manuscripts and articles, 117 photographs, and a small number of personal documents and artifacts from the author.

The collection of historical records from 1813 to present includes administrative and curricular policy documents, information on student life and customs and Senior Scholar/Honors theses.

In 2022 the Olin Science Library was transformed into offices for President Greene's Artificial Intelligence and Entrepreneurship initiatives as well study spaces.