Lemmen Library & Archives
Visiting
- Lemmen Library & Archives is located on the Allendale Campus in Seidman House, just east of Lake Superior Hall in the Great Lakes Academic Buildings Plaza.
- Onsite access to collection materials in our reading room is available by appointment.
- Study spaces are available whenever the library is open.
Parking
- Parking is available to visitors in Lot M, just south of Seidman House. All visitors are required to have a temporary permit to park in any non-metered parking area. Permits are available at no cost from Parking Services.
Hours
Address
Lemmen Library & Archives
Seidman House
1 Campus Drive
Allendale, Michigan 49401
Contact
(616) 331-2749
[email protected]
At Lemmen Library & Archives
Reading Room
The Lemmen Library & Archives Reading Room is where researchers can access and use the materials held in Special Collections and University Archives.
Exhibit Cases
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The Lemmen Library hosts several exhibit cases, highlighting the unique collections available for use in the Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room.
Study Spaces
Study Lounge
A quiet lounge with comfortable, moveable chairs overlooking the wooded ravines.
Work Tables
Work Tables allow small groups to work quietly together, or offer space for solo studiers to spread out.
Reading Nook
A sunken space with comfortable chairs offers the perfect place to read or reflect.
Amenities
Restrooms
- A gender-inclusive and wheelchair accessible restroom is available near the Study Lounge.
- A wheelchair accessible drinking fountain is located near the Study Lounge.
Wellness Rooms
- A nursing room is located in 1204 James H. Zumberge Hall across the plaza or in Room 016 on the Mary Idema Pew Library's atrium level.
- The Kauffman Interfaith Reflection Room is located in Kirkhof Center in Room 2243.
Focus Tools
Focus tools are available for checkout at the Reading room!
- noise cancelling earmuffs
- fidget tools
- stress balls,
- wobble cushion
- reading rulers/overlays
- small whiteboards
Collections
Special Collections
The rare books, manuscripts, documents, artwork and digital files housed in Special Collections supplement and enhance resources available in the GVSU libraries. The collections are international in scope with particular focus on Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War; Michigan in the novel; regional literature, history and culture; and history of the book and printing arts.
Digital Collections
Digitized and born-digital materials include highlights from the Special Collections and University Archives holdings, as well as digital resources created by or held by other entities within the University. Digital Collections include unique and rare photographs, audio and video interviews, text, and document collections to researchers around the world.
University Archives
The Grand Valley State University Archives is the repository for official and quasi-official records created by the University's administration, academic departments, faculty, students, and campus organizations. The records exist in diverse formats, such as photographs, negatives, slides, motion picture film, maps, prints, and drawings, microfilm, audio and video materials and some electronic records.
