Ferrum College Stanley Library

Ferrum College Stanley Library Ferrum College’s intellectual nerve center. https://www.ferrum.edu/stanley-library/

Monday - Thursday: 7:45 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. Friday: 7:45 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Sunday: 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. A Research Consultation Area provides space where librarians, classroom instructors, writing instructors, and students meet to discuss research topics and strategies. This collaborative approach ensures that students in all academic disciplines graduate with an understanding of and competence in the research methodologies of their maj

or fields of study. The library’s information fluency program is integrated into all levels of the curriculum. The program engages students appropriately at each stage in their intellectual development, from Gateway Seminar through upper level major courses, senior seminars, and capstone courses. Patrons have access to 40 online computers, free printing, 210,000 electronic and print volumes, 44,000 full-text subscriptions, interlibrary loans, 5-cent copiers, and scanners. Other amenities include the Academic Resources Center, which is open 24 hours a day / 7 days a week while classes are in session, and the E. Taylor Greer Art Gallery. LIBRARY STAFF

Danny Adams
Evening Services Library Assistant
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Rachel Walton
Interlibrary Loan Coordinator / Technical Services Assistant
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TFW you open up a donated book you know belonged to legendary Ferrum history professor Dr. Richard Smith, and discover i...
09/08/2026

TFW you open up a donated book you know belonged to legendary Ferrum history professor Dr. Richard Smith, and discover it was signed for him by the one-time entire Social Sciences department (including several other professors who were or became Ferrum legends in their own right).

Another postcard donated to Stanley Library last week, published years ago by the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, d...
09/07/2026

Another postcard donated to Stanley Library last week, published years ago by the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, displays something Franklin County has long advertised about itself - but which Ferrum College's first president, the staunchly prohibitionist Dr. Benjamin Beckham, squarely blamed for most of the county's problems.

(On the other hand, Dr. Beckham probably would've appreciated the fact that this still has clearly been visited by law enforcement.)

Before "Roberts Hall", before "Beckham Hall", even before "Ferrum College": A glimpse of the campus a hundred years ago ...
09/02/2026

Before "Roberts Hall", before "Beckham Hall", even before "Ferrum College": A glimpse of the campus a hundred years ago thanks to a recent donation to the library's campus archive!

In the early 1920s our first president, Dr. Benjamin Beckham, commissioned a series of postcards showing these three buildings individually (back then the only campus buildings aside from the President's House, the furnace to heat the buildings, and the farm buildings) with this description of the Ferrum Training School, plus a fourth card displaying this panorama. The library already had copies of the individuals, and finally this week we were able to secure the missing panorama.

Little known fact: The six branch schools the card refers to, which were spread throughout the Southside region, accepted students as young as elementary school age - a fact that surprises people who look at photos of Ferrum students from this era. And at this time the majority of the students attending classes on the campus proper were high school to early college age.

New in the library's Retro Room: the 2014 album Echo by After Jack, which was then comprised of Ferrum's own Emily Blank...
08/27/2026

New in the library's Retro Room: the 2014 album Echo by After Jack, which was then comprised of Ferrum's own Emily Blankenship-Tucker, Rachel Blankenship-Tucker, and Mary Allison.

And we do have a CD player in the Retro Room, so come kick back and have a listen!

07/20/2026

Congratulations to Cleive Adams '02 on his promotion to Vice President for Athletics!

A proud Ferrum College alumnus, former student-athlete, and football coach, Adams has demonstrated exceptional leadership and an unwavering commitment to Ferrum College and Panther Athletics. His vision has helped guide one of the most transformative chapters in our athletics history, including the successful transition from NCAA Division III to NCAA Division II and Conference Carolinas competition.

Please join us in congratulating Vice President Adams on this well-deserved achievement and thanking him for his continued dedication to Ferrum College and our student-athletes.

To read more, go to https://ow.ly/T7Al50ZoiCU

This month’s “Librarians in the Wild…” brought to you by two separate conferences AND mothman. Featuring: Shawnee: The U...
07/20/2026

This month’s “Librarians in the Wild…” brought to you by two separate conferences AND mothman.

Featuring: Shawnee: The University of the South (Tennessee) ; Pine Mountain Resort (Kentucky) ; and Point Pleasant, West Virginia.

Stanley Library is also proud to support our GSA!
07/20/2026

Stanley Library is also proud to support our GSA!

Getting ready for fall - Stanley Library is proud to support the Ferrum College Gamers Guild!
07/20/2026

Getting ready for fall - Stanley Library is proud to support the Ferrum College Gamers Guild!

01/21/2026

Word(s) of the day: Political Satire

Political satire is a form of social and political commentary that uses humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize hypocrisy, corruption, and folly in political institutions and leaders. It serves as a vital tool for engaging audiences, promoting awareness, and encouraging reform by "punching up" at authority.

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