About the W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library

The W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library is located on the second floor of Mary Harmon Bryant Hall, 500 Hackberry Lane on The University of Alabama campus and is part of THe University of Alabama Libraries.

The Hoole Library was organized in 1945 by Dr. William Stanley Hoole shortly after he became University Librarian and was renamed in his honor in 1977. The library moved from the fourth floor of the Gorgas Library to its current location in 1993.

The library is open to The University of Alabama community and to the public, and is a non-circulating collection. The lobby of the Hoole library features exhibitions on a regular basis, and is often host to special events, lectures and readings.

The collections include rare books, Alabamiana, manuscripts, newspapers, maps, photographs, book arts, and artifacts and information on these collections is available on this site.  Beginning October 3, 2011, we are open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, from 9 am until 5 pm and with Tuesday and Thursday evening hours until 9 pm when the University is in session. Please feel free to contact us at 205.348.0500 or at archives@bama.ua.edu [1] at any time about our holdings, activities, or if you wish to donate to the collections.