{"id":453,"date":"2019-02-26T15:03:50","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T15:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/library\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-04-21T09:21:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T13:21:18","slug":"harry-a-sprague-library","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/library\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry A. Sprague Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"prpl-homepage-hero mlt-background-cover\"><div class=\"image-wrapper\" style=\"background-image: url(\/responsive-media\/cache\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2024\/05\/IMG_20240531_0931071066.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg);\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" data-original-image=\"\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2024\/05\/IMG_20240531_0931071066.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2024\/05\/IMG_20240531_0931071066.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"view of cole hall from library overlook\"\/><h1 id=\"content-start\" class=\"library-header\">University Libraries<\/h1><\/div><div class='hero-search-area'><div class=\"tab-group\">\r\n\t<div class=\"tab-content\">\r\n\t\t<h2>Find Articles &amp; More<\/h2>\r\n\t\t<form action=\"https:\/\/search.ebscohost.com\/login.aspx\" method=\"get\" onsubmit=\"return ebscoPreProcess(this);\" >\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"prpl-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<!--\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prpl-column one-fifth\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"search_prefix\">Search By:<\/label>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<select name=\"search_prefix\" size=\"1\" onchange=\"\" id=\"search_prefix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option selected=\"selected\" value=\"\">Keyword<\/option>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"TI \">Title<\/option>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"AU \">Author<\/option>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/select>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t-->\r\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"search_prefix\" value=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prpl-column four-fifths\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"uquery\">Enter Keywords<\/label>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"uquery\" type=\"text\" name=\"uquery\" size=\"45\" \/> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prpl-column one-fifth\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\" Search Articles\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Limiter Check Boxes: To display, adjust the html comment tags at desired locations --> \r\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Limiter: Full text check box set the above value to Y, or alternatively you can have script append FT Y to the users search --> \r\n\t\t\t\t<label for=\"fulltext_checkbox_all\" class=\"checkbox\"><input id=\"fulltext_checkbox_all\" onclick=\"limittoFullText(this.form)\" type=\"checkbox\" name=\"fulltext_checkbox\" \/> Full Text<\/label>\r\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Limiter: Scholarly\/Peer-Reviewed check box set the above value to Y -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<label for=\"scholarly_checkbox_articles\" class=\"checkbox\"><input id=\"scholarly_checkbox_articles\" onclick=\"limittoScholarly(this.form)\" type=\"checkbox\" name=\"scholarly_checkbox\" \/> Peer Reviewed<\/label> \r\n\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"direct\" value=\"true\" \/> \r\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"scope\" value=\"site\" \/> \r\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"site\" value=\"eds-live\" \/> \r\n\t\t\t<!-- Authentication and Profile Values --> \r\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"authtype\" value=\"ip,guest\" \/> \r\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"custid\" value=\"montclair\" \/> \r\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"groupid\" value=\"main\" \/> \r\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"profile\" value=\"eds\" \/> \r\n\t\t\t<!-- Limiter: Full Text --> \r\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"cli0\" value=\"FT\" \/> \r\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"clv0\" value=\"N\" \/> \r\n\t\t\t<!-- Limiter: Scholarly\/Peer-Reviewed --> \r\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"cli1\" value=\"RV\" \/> \r\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"clv1\" value=\"N\" \/> \r\n\t\t\t<!-- Limiter: Catalog Only --> \r\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"cli2\" value=\"FC\" \/> \r\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"clv2\" value=\"N\" \/> \r\n\t\t\t<!-- search box and submit button --> \r\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"bquery\" value=\"\" \/> \r\n\t\t<\/form>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"tab-content\">\r\n\t\t<h2>Find Books &amp; Media<\/h2>\r\n\t\t<form action=\"https:\/\/montclair.on.worldcat.org\/search?\" class=\"windowForm\" id=\"searchForm\" method=\"get\" >\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"prpl-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prpl-column three-fifths\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"catalogQuery\">Enter Keywords<\/label>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"catalogQuery\" class=\"searchbox\" type=\"text\" name=\"queryString\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prpl-column one-fifth\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"searchLibrary\">Limit Results To<\/label>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<select id=\"searchLibrary\" class=\"dropdown-menu\" name=\"scope\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option selected=\"selected\" value=\"wz:1256\">Montclair State University Libraries<\/option>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"\">Libraries Worldwide<\/option>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/select>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prpl-column one-fifth\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"database list\" value=\"283\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Search Catalog\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a id=\"advanced-search\" href=\"http:\/\/montclair.on.worldcat.org\/advancedsearch\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Advanced Search\">Advanced Search<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t|\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/montclair.on.worldcat.org\/myaccount\" target=\"_blank\">My Library Account<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/form>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class='hours'><p><strong>Sprague Library:<\/strong> 8am - 4:30pm &ndash; <a href='https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/library\/about-the-library\/hours\/' style='white-space:nowrap;'>View Full Hours<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Bloomfield College Library:<\/strong> 9am - 5pm &ndash; <a href='https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/library\/about-the-library\/hours\/' style='white-space:nowrap;'>View Full Hours<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hero-footer\">\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\"><span class=\"prpl-button full-width ghost-white\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.libguides.com\/az.php\">Databases<\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\"><span class=\"prpl-button full-width ghost-white\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.ebscohost.com\/login.aspx?authtype=ip,guest&amp;custid=montclair&amp;groupid=main&amp;profile=pfi\">Journals A-Z<\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\"><span class=\"prpl-button full-width ghost-white\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.libguides.com\/\">Research Guides<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"prpl-band scalable no-margin\"><div class=\"text-content\"><br \/>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<h2>Today&#8217;s Hours<\/h2>\n<p><strong> Sprague Library <\/strong>  8am \u2013 4:30pm <br \/><strong> Access Services <\/strong>  8am \u2013 4:30pm <br \/><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.libanswers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Online Reference<\/a> <\/strong>  24 Hours<br \/><strong> Study Rooms <\/strong>  8am \u2013 4:30pm <br \/><strong> Bloomfield College Library <\/strong>  9am \u2013 5pm <br \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"link-list single\">\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/library\/services-and-spaces\/\">Learn about our services and spaces<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/montclair.libanswers.com\/systems\/\" target=\"_blank\">Check system status and updates<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<h2>Ask a Librarian<\/h2>\n<div class=\"link-list single\">\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/montclair.libanswers.com\/chat\/widget\/4c771cb02a070f8045f22fd6d65a39d4\" target=\"_blank\">24\/7 Live Chat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/library\/research-help\/ask-a-librarian#officehours\">Librarian Office Hours<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/montclair.libanswers.com\/form.php?queue_id=2680\" target=\"_blank\">Email Us Your Question<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/montclair.libcal.com\/appointments\/online#s-lc-public-pt\" target=\"_blank\">Make an Online Appointment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/montclair.libcal.com\/appointments\/inperson#s-lc-public-pt\" target=\"_blank\">Make an In-Person Appointment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/montclair.libanswers.com\/search\/\" target=\"_blank\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<h2>Upcoming Events<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t<div class=\"homepage-hours\">\t\t<div id=\"api_upc_cid9293_iid4421\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/montclair.libcal.com\/api_events.php?m=upc&cid=9293&audience=&c=&d=&tags=&l=3&tar=0&bs=1&simple=ul_date&context=object&format=js\"> <\/script>\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"prpl-button-row\"><span class=\"prpl-button ghost-red\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.libcal.com\/calendars?cid=-1&amp;t=d&amp;d=0000-00-00&amp;cal=-1&amp;inc=0\">More Events<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-band red image-right\"><div class=\"image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2026\/04\/030524_44987_Students-Studying-Library-X2.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2026\/04\/030524_44987_Students-Studying-Library-X2.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"student studying\"\/><\/div><div class=\"text-content\">\n<h2>2025 University Libraries Impact Report<\/h2>\n<p>See how University Libraries is driving success across the University and our partner communities. The 2025 Impact Report highlights our contributions to teaching, learning, and research, showcasing the services, resources, and innovations that support student success, faculty excellence, and community engagement.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"prpl-button white\"><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2026\/04\/Impact-Report-2025_final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Report<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-band lt-gray scalable no-margin\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<h2>Quick Links<\/h2>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\">\n<div class=\"prpl-column one-fourth\">\n<p><span class=\"prpl-button full-width\"><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/montclair.libcal.com\/reserve\/spaces\/studyspaces\" target=\"_blank\">Reserve a Study Space<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-column one-fourth\">\n<p><span class=\"prpl-button full-width\"><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/montclair.libinsight.com\/add.php?wid=9&amp;type=1&amp;token=3ffeb3130acd645cb75f26e382f88d02\" target=\"_blank\">Request Library Instruction<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-column one-fourth\">\n<p><span class=\"prpl-button full-width\"><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/library\/services-and-spaces\/forms-and-requests\/\">Browse Request Forms<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-column one-fourth\">\n<p><span class=\"prpl-button full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/library\/services-and-spaces\/interlibrary-services\">Request Interlibrary Loan<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-band scalable no-margin\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<h2>Library News<\/h2>\n<p><ul class='news-feed horizontal'><li class='news-item'><div class='image-holder'><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\"  data-original-image=\"\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2020\/03\/050919_5745_Sprague_Library_jpg.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2020\/03\/050919_5745_Sprague_Library_jpg.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Sprague Library Sign at Main Entrance\" \/><\/div><span class='headline'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/library\/2026\/04\/30\/important-notice-possible-ebook-access-downtime\/\">Important Notice: Possible eBook Access Downtime, May 11 - 15<\/a><\/span><span class='posted'>Thursday April 30, 2026<\/span><\/li><li class='news-item'><div class='image-holder'><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\"  data-original-image=\"\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2026\/04\/Library-Hours-Summer-2026-1.png\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2026\/04\/Library-Hours-Summer-2026-1.png.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"library summer hours\" \/><\/div><span class='headline'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/library\/2026\/04\/28\/library-hours-summer-2026\/\">Library Hours Summer 2026<\/a><\/span><span class='posted'>Tuesday April 28, 2026<\/span><\/li><li class='news-item'><div class='image-holder'><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\"  data-original-image=\"\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2026\/04\/homecoming.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2026\/04\/homecoming.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"homecoming before and after\" \/><\/div><span class='headline'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/library\/2026\/04\/28\/from-the-archives-alumni-memories\/\">From the Archives: Alumni Memories<\/a><\/span><span class='posted'>Tuesday April 28, 2026<\/span><\/li><li class='news-item'><div class='image-holder'><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\"  data-original-image=\"\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2026\/04\/i-kJLsTWr-X2.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2026\/04\/i-kJLsTWr-X2.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"university authors group shot\" \/><\/div><span class='headline'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/library\/2026\/04\/27\/university-authors-2026-a-recap\/\">University Authors 2026 - A Recap!<\/a><\/span><span class='posted'>Monday April 27, 2026<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/p>\n<p class=\"more-info-link\"><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/library\/library-news\/\">More News<\/a><\/span><\/p><br \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-band scalable no-margin\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column three-fifths\">\n<h2>Connect With Sprague Library<\/h2>\n<div class=\"prpl-icon-bar\"><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/montclairuniversitylibraries\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2019\/03\/facebook-smaller.svg\" alt=\"facebook\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/montclair_lib\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2025\/06\/twitter-x-smaller-blac.svg\" alt=\"twitter\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@montclair_universitylibraries\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2019\/03\/youtube-smaller.svg\" alt=\"youtube\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/montclair_universitylibraries\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2019\/03\/instagram-smaller.svg\" alt=\"instagram logo\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"prpl-column two-fifths\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2019\/03\/slide-2.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2019\/03\/slide-2.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Sprague library entrance\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":166,"featured_media":5571,"parent":0,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"advanced-page.php","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-453","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/166"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=453"}],"version-history":[{"count":146,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/453\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7434,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/453\/revisions\/7434"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}