Welcome to the online portal of the ArtCenter Library.
Here you can search our database of more than 84,000 volumes of books; subscriptions for 377 magazines; 11,000 films; and more as we add to the collection. We also have online resources for digital libraries and archives, and research guides for book collections and resources related to your subject(s) of interest. If you need help getting started, check out these search tips, review library policies, contact a librarian, or visit the library, where librarians are available for research assistance. Pickup service available at the Hillside and South Campuses. Contact the library at library@artcenter.edu
Here you can search our database of more than 84,000 volumes of books; subscriptions for 377 magazines; 11,000 films; and more as we add to the collection. We also have online resources for digital libraries and archives, and research guides for book collections and resources related to your subject(s) of interest. If you need help getting started, check out these search tips, review library policies, contact a librarian, or visit the library, where librarians are available for research assistance. Pickup service available at the Hillside and South Campuses. Contact the library at library@artcenter.edu
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Summer 2025 Library Services
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05.13.2025
Jules Bates Photographs
This month in Archives & Special Collections, we launch the the Jules Bates photographs collection in our Virtual Archives, in…
04.16.2025
Spring Break 2025
The ArtCenter Library will be open during Spring Break, April 28 – May 16, 2025. Hours will be Monday – Friday, 10am – 5pm. Spring Break is upon …
Archives and Special Collections collects, preserves, and makes accessible ArtCenter’s history as well as rare and unique books, artwork and manuscript collections. As part of the ArtCenter Library, providing access to the materials we collect is an important part of our mission. In the Jules Bates Artrouble Center, students, faculty, alumni, staff, and researchers can explore the collections. In addition, our Virtual Archives contains finding aids to collections, as well as digital photographs, publications, and other materials.
Hours: Monday – Friday, 9am – 4pm
archives@artcenter.edu
950 S. Raymond
Pasadena, CA 91105
Image: Students gather on the front lawn of ArtCenter's 3rd Street campus, c. 1950.
626 396-2233
library@artcenter.edu
Fogg Library
1700 Lida Street
Pasadena, CA 91103
Pasadena, CA 91103
Mon – Thurs : 10am – 7pm
Fri : 10am – 5pm
Sat – Sun : Closed
South Campus hold pickup shelf available at 1111 Lobby
Fri : 10am – 5pm
Sat – Sun : Closed
South Campus hold pickup shelf available at 1111 Lobby
Archives & Special Collections
950 S. Raymond Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91105
Pasadena, CA 91105
Mon – Fri: 9am – 4pm
Sat – Sun: Closed
Sat – Sun: Closed