Named after Pope Pius XII and built in 1959, it occupies 215,000 square feet and houses over 1.3 million volumes, including more than 30,000 rare books.

[1] Pius XII Memorial Library works to collect and maintain past and present ideas and issues.

It aims to provide digital and physical places for students and faculty to find information at Saint Louis University.

[7] Pius has the ability to offer students resources that the library does not have through an interlibrary loan program called ILLiad.

[14][15] Pius also offers access to citation guides to help cite sources in AMA, APA, Chicago, Legal, MLA, and Turabian styles.

During finals week, the College of Arts and Sciences brings therapy dogs to the library to help reduce students’ stress levels and give them a study break.

Past events in 2013 included an exhibition on The Ballets Russes in 2013 and a guest lecture and discussion about the St. Louis Exorcism of 1949.

[19] Pius uses social media including Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram to inform students about events and activities the library offers.