Armstrong Science Library

Student walking inside Armstrong Library

Armstrong Science Library is a full service library, including a research librarian and circulation staff.

Computers, printers (including a color printer and a poster plotter), video viewing stations, and microfilm and microfiche reader/printers are available.

Equipment, including laptops, graphing calculators, and mac adapters, are available for checkout at the Circulation Desk—you can see the full list on MIDCAT.

Armstrong is also home to Middlebury’s Antique Instrument Collection, one of many physical specimen collections in Mccardell Bicentennial Hall (BiHall). The collection includes apparatus used in Middlebury laboratories from the early nineteenth century through mid-twentieth century.

Visiting

Armstrong Library will open at 10 AM on Tuesday, September 8, and will only be accessible to students enrolled in classes taking place in BiHall or in classes taught by departments housed in BiHall.

Parking

Parking is available for faculty, staff, students (T Permits), and visitors outside BiHall (S-lot). Visitors and guests coming to campus Monday - Friday between 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. should display a Middlebury College parking permit to avoid being ticketed. Temporary parking permits may be obtained online at the parking portal.

Study Spaces

In addition to comfortable seating, work tables, and study carrels, Armstrong Science Library has four groups study rooms for two to six people, two of which can be booked online. There is also a twelve station computer lab on the first floor.

Computer Lab

Armstrong 161 Computer Lab: Closed
Technology: 12 PC workstations, 1 PC workstation at lectern and two 84” UHD (4K) displays. For a list of software installed on these machines, consult the chart at go/software.
Contact Wendy Shook or Shawn O’Neil to reserve computer lab. Scheduling more than 7 days in advance is only for Library instruction/training, otherwise open as a computer lab.

Group Studies

Armstrong 205: Capacity: 2 people
Technology: Large white board
Reserve Armstrong 205
Armstrong 158: Closed
Technology: Plasma TV, DVD/VHS player, and cable for laptop hookup