In the Fall of 1928, the first librarian, Miss Elizabeth Willingham was hired and the first floor of The Fenn Building housed the first library. The Fenn College Library was relocated to the third floor of Fenn Tower in 1938. It resideded there (in the photo above) until 1959.

Today's Michael Schwartz Library, located on the first 5 floors of Rhodes Tower, serves as a hub for research and teaching at the university. Its team of information professionals provide essential collections, resources, services, technologies and spaces to support the success of students, faculty, staff and community members. Offering comprehensive support for the university's academic programs, the library plays a crucial role in fostering engaged learning, teaching, research, creation and critical thinking.

Quick facts about the library today:

• 24 full time and 1 part time staff 
• 482,654 - is the number of physical materials housed at the library including books, serials and journals, physical media - maps, DVDs, CDs, pictures, kits, microforms, objects and more.
• 893,935 - is the number of electronic materials (e-books, e-journals, streaming media, databases) housed at the library
• E-Textbooks as of 2023:
  • 93 E-Textbooks and 104 print (Fall)
  • 102 E-Textbooks and 97 print (Spring)
  • 28 E-Textbooks and 47 print (Summer)
• OneSearch: 1,197,353 full-text unique titles, that make electronic full text accessible including book chapters and journal articles in Google Scholar.