Library Locations

Where to find Dalhousie University Libraries

There are five major libraries in the Dalhousie University Library system, each with its own focus. The sections below give a brief overview of each library. Follow the link off the name of the library for more information about that location.

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W.K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library

The W. K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library holds Dalhousie’s biomedical collections. The Kellogg provides services to the Faculties of Dentistry, Health Professions, Medicine and serves as an information hub for health professionals throughout the Maritime provinces.

Killam Memorial Library

The Killam Memorial library holds Dalhousie's collections for Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Management and Sciences. With a million books and 40,000 journals, it is the largest academic library in the Maritimes.

MacRae Library

The MacRae Library is the largest repository of agricultural resource material in Atlantic Canada. It is located on Dalhousie University's Faculty of Agriculture campus in Truro, Nova Scotia.


Sexton Design & Technology Library

The Sexton Design & Technology Library houses Dalhousie University’s collections in Architecture, Engineering and Planning. The Sexton Library provides services to the Faculties of Architecture and Planning, Engineering and serves professionals throughout the Maritime Provinces.

Sir James Dunn Law Library

The law library occupies four floors in the Weldon Law Building with bright, comfortable space for study and research. Its collection of over 220,000 volumes has excellent holdings of common law materials, legal periodicals and an extensive collection of international law, health law and environmental law.