Find a Book
Searching for a book
Use Discover to search the NC State University Libraries' catalog, which includes books, ebooks, government documents, movies, video games, and physical items on our shelves.
You can use advanced search for additional tools for searching and filtering.
Borrowing books
- NC State affiliates, including students and staff, can check out books from NC State, UNC Chapel Hill, Duke, NCCU, and many other North Carolina university libraries.
- How long can I borrow a book? How many books can I borrow?
- If the library doesn't have the book you're looking for, you can request it using Interlibrary Services.
Textbooks
Search for your textbooks
We have copies of many of your required textbooks available online or for two-hour loan. For accessible textbooks, visit the Disability Resource Office.
How our books are organized
- The Libraries' stacks (bookshelves) are organized using the Library of Congress classification system. This system divides all knowledge into twenty-one basic classes, each identified by a single letter of the alphabet. These categories are subdivided into sub-classes, identified by more letters and numbers.
- The full Library of Congress call number range is split up across several floors of the Hill Library. View a map of the Hill Library to find the location of a specific call number.
Spaces
- Armstrong Memorial Popular Reading Lounge, Hill Library
- Ask Us, Hill Library
- Ask Us, Hunt Library
- Learning Commons, Hill Library
- Rain Garden Reading Lounge, Hunt Library
- Special Collections Reading Room, Hill Library
