Baylor University Libraries

**About** The Baylor Libraries originated on the Baylor campus in Independence in 1845 and have evolved with the university's move to Waco in 1886, the construction of Carroll Library in 1903, the opening of Armstrong Browning Library & Museum in 1951, the building of Moody Memorial Library in 1968, the addition of the W. R. Poage Legislative Library in 1979, the Jesse H. Jones Library expansion in 1992, the emergence of Library and Academic Technology Services in 2001, the onboarding of the Keston Center for Religion, Politics, and Society in 2007, and the welcoming of the Institute for Oral History in 2016. Whether you are a [new student](https://helpdeskplus.web.baylor.edu/newstudent), [non-Baylor affiliated visitor](https://library.web.baylor.edu/visit), new faculty, or a well-seasoned patron of the Libraries, we welcome you! The Libraries lead as an innovative research library that supports the mission of the university by undergirding scholarship, fostering teaching and learning, and building communities. Learn more about our research libraries, institutes, centers, and [Library and Academic Technology Services](https://library.web.baylor.edu/visit/library-academic-technology-services) through the resources available below. **Mission & Vision** The Baylor Libraries lead as an innovative research library that undergirds scholarship, fosters teaching, and learning, and builds communities. We will accomplish the mission by: - Partnering with researchers to create innovative solutions that enhance research and teaching. - Combining expertise and resources within dynamic spaces to produce collaborations that create new knowledge. - Providing digital, print, archival, human, and other resources that empower research and teaching. - Developing partnerships that establish learning communities.