Rodgers Library for Science and Engineering, The University of Alabama

Rodgers Library for Science and Engineering, The University of Alabama 205-348-2100 Rodgers Library for Science and Engineering opened to the public on June 5, 1990.

The library represents a merger of the Science Library collection from Lloyd Hall and the Engineering Library collection from the Mineral Industries Building. Rodgers Library was named in honor of Eric Rodgers and Sarah Rodgers, former members of the UA faculty. The Science and Engineering Library is the first departmental library at The University of Alabama built with the intent of taking maximum advantage of computer-based information systems for research. Representatives from IBM's national library research team and other library consultants from across the country met to design the floor plan of the building in order to accommodate new as well as traditional forms of information storage and retrieval. In anticipation of the electronic publication of library materials, planners studied and prepared for the use of digital information technology in the new facility. A scientific communications laboratory (later renamed Scholars' Station) helps faculty teach students how to use special databases, the Internet, and other electronic research systems. Aesthetically, the new library is compatible with existing Greek Revival buildings on the Quadrangle. The Library at the University of Virginia designed by Thomas Jefferson was the inspiration for the original University of Alabama Library, which was burned during the Civil War. The Eric and Sarah Rodgers Library for Science and Engineering incorporates dome and rotunda elements reminiscent of this earlier library. While the building's exterior is traditional in effect, its interior is distinctly high-tech. Rodgers Library for Science and Engineering is conveniently located immediately south of Shelby Hall and the Science and Engineering Complex, north of the Biology Building, and one building west of the Campus Drive Parking Deck. Find Rodgers Library on standard Campus map or check the Interactive Campus Map.

Learn more about High Performance Computing with our talented librarians! To view the full schedule of Research Computin...
09/28/2026

Learn more about High Performance Computing with our talented librarians!

To view the full schedule of Research Computing Service Workshops or register for a session, please visit: https://guides.lib.ua.edu/RCS/cal

Gorgas and Bruno Libraries will be closed on Saturday (9/26.) But we will be open 10am-6pm this Saturday! Gorgas and ...
09/25/2026

Gorgas and Bruno Libraries will be closed on Saturday (9/26.)

But we will be open 10am-6pm this Saturday!

Gorgas and Bruno libraries will reopen Sunday (9/27) at 11am.

For more info, please visit: https://lib.ua.edu/ #/hours

Studying for a big test? Visit the Circulation desk at Gorgas, Bruno, or Rodgers to check out a test prep book!
09/24/2026

Studying for a big test?

Visit the Circulation desk at Gorgas, Bruno, or Rodgers to check out a test prep book!

Research Computing Service's workshops continue this week at Rodgers Library and online! Tuesday, 9/22Machine Learning ...
09/22/2026

Research Computing Service's workshops continue this week at Rodgers Library and online!

Tuesday, 9/22
Machine Learning Foundations in C++, 2-3PM

Wednesday, 9/23
Machine Learning with R, 11AM-12PM

Thursday, 9/24
Machine Learning with MATLAB, 11AM-12PM
Python ML: From Data to Predictions, 1-2PM

Virtual sessions

Tuesday, 9/22
Machine Learning Foundations in C++, 11AM-12PM
Machine Learning with R, 1-2PM

Thursday, 9/24
Python ML: From Data to Predictions, 10-11AM
Machine Learning with MATLAB, 2-3PM

To view the full schedule or to register for a session, please visit: https://guides.lib.ua.edu/RCS/cal

We are here to help both days this weekend! Rodgers Library will be open this Saturday, 9/18 from 10am-6pm.
09/18/2026

We are here to help both days this weekend!

Rodgers Library will be open this Saturday, 9/18 from 10am-6pm.

Bruno and Gorgas libraries will be closed for all Home Games this football season and will reopen on Sunday.

Rodgers and Library will be open 10am-6pm on Home Game Saturdays!

To view more info regarding our Hours, please visit: https://www.lib.ua.edu/ #/hours

All UA Libraries have water fountains, bottle filling stations, and vending machines throughout the building. Vending ma...
09/16/2026

All UA Libraries have water fountains, bottle filling stations, and vending machines throughout the building.

Vending machine locations:

Gorgas- 2nd floor
Bruno Ground floor
Rodgers-1st floor

Visit us if you need to escape the heat!

The Research Computing Service Workshop series continues this week at Rodgers! Tuesday, 9/15 C++ Data Visualization Esse...
09/14/2026

The Research Computing Service Workshop series continues this week at Rodgers!

Tuesday, 9/15
C++ Data Visualization Essentials, 2-3PM

Wednesday, 9/16
Visualizing Data with R, 11AM-112PM

Thursday, 9/17
Visualizing Data with MATLAB, 11AM-12PM
Python Data Visualization, 1-2PM

To view the full schedule or to register, please visit:
https://guides.lib.ua.edu/RCS/cal

What does our technology collection offer? Laptops, Calculators, and VR Headsets available for 72-hour checkout. Headpho...
09/09/2026

What does our technology collection offer?

Laptops, Calculators, and VR Headsets available for 72-hour checkout.

Headphones, Phone Chargers, Remotes, HDMI Cords, and Adaptors which can be checked out for 4-hr in library use.

For more info, please visit: https://lib.ua.edu/using-the-library/equipment/

Address

335 Hackberry Lane
Tuscaloosa, AL
35487

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 7pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 7pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 7pm
Thursday 7:30am - 7pm
Friday 7:30am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 11am - 7pm

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