Huntingdon College
Academics
Library
Official Website for Houghton Memorial Library
Houghton Memorial Library houses a collection of approximately 108,000 print and electronic volumes, collections of periodicals in print and electronic formats, a non-print collection of over 3,000 videocassettes and dvds, and provides access to approximately 80 electronic databases for general reference and scholarly research. The Library's resources are available through its website and Countess, the on-line catalogue. These resources are augmented by a reciprocal borrowing agreement with other local academic libraries through the Montgomery Higher Education Consortium and through standard interlibrary loan procedures. The library faculty and staff provide orientation and instruction in the effective use of the Library through one-on-one and class sessions including the Library Research Methods course offered in the College's curriculum. During the regular school semesters, the facility is open seven days a week. The Library is an institutional member of the American Library Association and the Association of College and Research Libraries, as well as the Southeastern Library Network (Solinet) and is an Affiliate of the Network of Alabama Academic Libraries.
- Library Hours
- Library Policies
- Library Faculty
- Library Staff
- Methodist and College Archives and Special Collections
- Patrons of the Library
Library Hours
The following hours apply to the fall and spring semesters. To find out the hours during final exams and outside of regular terms, contact Houghton Library at (334) 833-4421 or check posted hours on this website or at the entrance to the building.
- Monday-Thursday: 7:30 a.m. - 9:45 p.m.
- Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
- Saturday: Noon - 4:45 p.m.
- Sunday: 5:00 p.m. - 9:45 p.m.
Summer Hours
- Monday - Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Closed Weekends
Library Policies
Students are required to present a current Huntingdon student I.D. to establish a user account at the library. Students may have as many as ten (10) items checked out at a time (two (2) items in video and/or DVD format). Payment for fines and lost/damaged books must be paid prior to the end of the semester at the library. Students may, upon receiving the proper sticker for their College I.D. from the circulation desk at the Huntingdon Library, check out materials from libraries of AUM, ASU, TSM, and Faulkner University. When doing so, students are subject to the policies and procedures of that library. For a complete copy of general library policies and procedures, please consult the Library’s website.
Library Faculty
- Eric A. Kidwell, Librarian IV (Professor) and Director of the Library
- Brenda Kerwin, Librarian III (Associate Professor), Systems, Periodicals & Non-Print Resources
- Flora Reese, Librarian Emerita
- Nordis J. Smith, Librarian III (Associate Professor), Reference, Instruction, Interlibrary Loan
Library Staff
- Jamie Allen, Library Assistant, Periodicals & Circulation
- Linda Deal, Library Associate, (evenings & weekends)
- Sandra Donaldson, Library Assistant, Cataloguing and Classification
- Joël Godfrey, Administrative Assistant to the Director of the Library
- Margaret Kinney, Library Associate, Head of Circulation
- Eddie W. McKinney, Library Associate, (evenings & weekends)
- Mary Ann Pickard, Certified Archivist
- Sharon Tucker, Archivist Research Assistant
- Yvonne Williams, Library Associate, Technical Services
Methodist and College Archives and Special Collections
The Library at Huntingdon College jointly houses the archives and special collections of the Alabama-West Florida Conference of The United Methodist Church with those of the College. Though housed in the Library, this area is administered as a separate unit with its own hours of operation. Interested parties should contact the Archives at archives@huntingdon.edu for access and use of these materials.
Patrons of the Library
Friends of Houghton Memorial Library are recognized for their support of the library and its collections through the annual Patrons of the Library dinner. Recent authors who have served as featured speakers for the dinner include Huntingdon alumna Kathryn Tucker Windham, author of 23 books and co-author of 13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffery; Daniel Wallace, author of Big Fish; and Sena Jeter Naslund, author of Ahab’s Wife. To find out more about supporting the Huntingdon library, contact Ms. Joël Godfrey at (334) 833-4512.
