Monday - Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Saturday - Sunday: CLOSED

Monday, January 17th: CLOSED in observance of Martin Luther King., Jr., Day

*Please note that guests are currently prohibited from visiting due to the rise in COVID-19 cases in our area. 

**The 24-hour room is accessible 24/7/365 for current students, faculty, and staff only by swipe of LRU ID card.

Regular semester hours (listed below) will begin on Tuesday, January 18th.

Monday - Thursday: 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (closed 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.)

Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (closed 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.)

Saturday: CLOSED

Sunday: 3:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Multidisciplinary Resources

Lineberger Library Catalog (ECCO) - Search here for books and other materials housed in Lineberger Memorial Library as well as the libraries of United Lutheran Seminary, Wentz (Gettsyburg) and Krauth (Philadelphia). If the ULS libraries have something we don't, we can get it for you!

Summon - Start your research here! A discovery tool that searches the library catalog, every single database the LR libraries own, and high-quality open access resources. Think of this as "the Google of scholarly resources."

A-Z List of Databases - This complete list of all databases to which the LRU libraries subscribe can also be sorted by subject.

Print & Online Journal Finder - Search here to see if we have a particular journal by title.

Journal Article Requests - If you come across a citation for an article in full text which the library does not own, request a PDF copy here.

Theology Resources

ATLASerials & Religion Database - Full text articles, abstracts of articles, and eBooks on theology and religion.

Information on Bible Commentaries

• Ministry Matters - Abingdon Bible Commentaries

• Hermeneia Biblical Commentary (if off campus, use "find institution" on right-hand side and start typing "Lenoir-Rhyne University," which will then pop up below. Click on the link that pops up, then sign in with your LR credentials.)

Luther's Werke - Weimar Ausgabe (For login credentials, email lineberger.library@lr.edu or call (803) 461-3269.

Theological Commons of Princeton Theological Seminary - A digital library of books, journals, audio recordings, photographs, manuscripts, and other resources on theology and religion.

Christian Classics Ethereal Library - A digital library of hundreds of classic Christian books.

Open Access Digital Theological Library - High-quality content in theology, religion, and other related disciplines.

ATLA for Alumni - For login credentials, email lineberger.library@lr.edu or call (803) 461-3269.

Sojourners Magazine Digital Access - For login credentials, email lineberger.library@lr.edu or call (803) 461-3269.