A student at Luther Seminary also has access to more than 500,000 volumes available in the other four theological libraries of the Minnesota Consortium of Theological Schools. The library subscribes to more than 750 periodical titles. Many non-print items such as video, audio-cassettes and microforms, are regularly acquired. We are equipped with open seating in our reading/reference room and semiprivate study carrels in the bookstacks.

The library has assembled and continues to acquire a number of electronic resources available online and/or on CD-ROM. A complete listing of and access to these resources can be found on the library library web page.

Library study carrels are available each semester upon request by students on a first-come, first-served basis.

The Library has a number of desktop computers for student use. Laptop computers are also available for students to use in the reading room and can be checked out at the circulation desk.

Students may also connect their own laptop to the Luther Seminary network and Internet at the specially-wired study table or by using wireless capabilities now available in the library and library stacks.

Our library is home to three special print collections housed in a visually interesting, environmentally controlled room on the third floor of Gullixson Hall. The "Pre-1800 Collection" contains over 7,500 books published before 1800, the earliest dating 1478; the "Carl Doving Hymn Collection," 1,400 hymnals in over 325 languages and dialects; and the "Jacob Tanner Catechism Collection," an extensive assemblage of Luther’s Small Catechism from around the world. Use of items in these collections can be arranged by contacting the Reference Librarian at 651-641-3226.