Theology Library News
From Our Research Collection: Jesse Lee and Boston (Jan 3, 1791)
One of the many crown jewels in the School of Theology Archives Collections is the Autograph Letters Collection. Archivists and historians use the word autograph here because all of these letters are signed. If you are a fan of Methodist history, the early history of Boston University, or even just... More
From Our Research Collection: William Fairfield Warren, BU, and the Great Boston Fire of 1872
One of the many crown jewels in the School of Theology Archives Collections is the Autograph Letters Collection. Archivists and historians use the word autograph here because all of these letters are signed. If you are a fan of Methodist history, the early history of Boston University, or even just... More
New BTI Library Borrowing Procedures
Beginning July 2018, the Boston Theological Institute is instituting a new system for borrowing across BTI Libraries by “opting into” borrowing in the BTI portal. No longer do you need to worry about getting a new BTI Card each semester at our circulation desk! To borrow at other BTI libraries, you... More
From our Research Collection: Holy Bible in Marathi (India)
The STH Library seeks to share more stories of the treasures in our closed stacks research collection. This is one of those stories: Pandita Ramabai, with the help of her students, translated this Bible into vernacular Marathi. Ramabai, a convert from Hinduism, learned Hebrew and Greek in order to translate the... More
STH Library Closed Wednesday, July 4th
The Theology Library will be closed on Wednesday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day. We will resume our normal summer hours on Thursday, July 5th. As a reminder, the Theology Library is open Monday-Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm during the summer months.
Summer Hours Begin on May 12th
The School of Theology Library will begin summer hours on May 12th. We will be open throughout the summer, Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm. The library will be closed on weekends and holidays. If you are still in Boston, and are looking for a cool and quiet place to hang out during the... More
STH Library Extended Hours During Spring Finals 2018
The STH Library is happy to announce that we will have extended hours for Spring 2018 Finals, beginning May 2nd. Our schedule will be as follows: Wednesday, May 2nd and Thursday, May 3rd 7:30am-11:00pm Friday, May 4th 7:30am-7:00pm Saturday, May 5th 10:00am-9:00pm Sunday, May 6th 1:00pm-6:00pm Monday, May 7th through Wednesday, May 9th 7:30am-11:00pm Thursday, May... More
STH Library Closed 4/14 and 4/16 in observance of Patriots’ Day
The STH Library is closed on Saturday, April 14th and Monday, April 16th in observance of Patriots' Day. We will resume our normal semester hours on Tuesday, April 17th.
STH Library Closes at 12pm on Friday, March 30th; Closed on Saturday, March 31st
The STH Library will close at 12pm on Friday, March 30th in observance of Good Friday. We will remain closed on Saturday, March 31st and will re-open our normal time on Monday, April 2nd at 8am.
RefWorks Workshop on 2/28/2018 Postponed
Unfortunately, due to illness, we have to postpone our Wednesday Workshop on February 28th on using RefWorks. For rescheduling information, reach out to Head Librarian Amy Limpitlaw (ael23@bu.edu). Thank you for understanding!