Lovejoy Library at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville opened in 1965 and is located on the Stratton Quadrangle of the SIUE campus.

The library was named for Elijah Parish Lovejoy, American Presbyterian minister, journalist and newspaper editor who, in 1837, was murdered by a mob in nearby Alton for his abolitionist views.

Lovejoy Library houses a collection of more than 800,000 copies of nearly 600,000 book titles; over 1,675,000 microfilm units; 10,000 electronic book titles; 26,000+ periodical subscriptions, including almost 23,800 electronic journals; in excess of 33,000 audio-visual units, including some 5,000 video/DVDs.

[1] Additionally, Lovejoy Library has been a selective depository in the Federal Depository Library Program for U.S. government documents since 1965, selectively adding to its general collection some 500,000 government publications (in a variety of formats from paper to electronic) that are a complement to the University's curriculum.

Since 1965, the group has contributed more than $2.6 million to enhance library collections, equipment and programs.