About the Mortensen Library
The William H. Mortensen Library serves as the University's main library. Its core collections are intended to satisfy the needs of the University's undergraduate students while providing access to resources for graduate students and faculty.
The Mortensen Library is located on the Harry Jack Gray Center. (See Directions.) The library is open 91.5 hours every week during the academic year.
Harrison Libraries Expansion and Renovation Project was completed in 2017. During this year-long project, an 8,300 square-foot addition was added to the north side of the Mortensen Library and the ground floor became the new home of the Allen Library. Together, the two libraries form the Harrison Libraries, named after the University of Hartford’s former president, Walter Harrison.
In the Mortensen Library, you can find:
- All general materials (for music and dance, see Allen Library)
- Two classrooms
- Collaboration spaces and eight study rooms
- Computers and other technology
- Open study tables
- …and more!
Total Holdings
The Mortensen Library houses:
- Approximately 450,000 books
- 3,400 print and electronic journal titles
- over 3,100 videotapes, microfilm and fiche
- hundreds of online resources supporting the educational mission of the University
Search the library catalog to find books, journals, and more
Contact Us
- Email: Libref@hartford.edu
- Call: 860.768.4264
- Have a specific question? See Get Help
- For more ways to talk to a librarian, see Contact Us