About the NC State University Libraries
NC State University, located in Raleigh, NC, is a public, land-grant institution founded in 1887. A Research 1 university ranked in the top 1% world-wide, it is home to nearly 40,000 students and 10,000 faculty and staff and offers more than 300 degree programs across 68 departments in 12 colleges. NC State’s Extension program serves citizens in all 100 counties of North Carolina as well as the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
The NC State University Libraries consists of the D. H. Hill Jr. Library, the James B. Hunt Jr. Library, and branch libraries for design, natural resources, and veterinary medicine. We support and enable NC State’s world-class research and teaching by providing collections, instruction, data services, and open scholarship and pedagogy initiatives, and our digital media, making, and gaming spaces offer a wide range of experiential learning opportunities for NC State students.
In all that we do, we emphasize access and affordability. We strive to create a welcoming and engaging environment for the whole university community where everyone is respected and valued, and much of our award-winning programming is free and open to the public.
By fostering entrepreneurial thinking and skill-building to solve society’s grand challenges in communities across North Carolina, the Libraries serves as NC State’s competitive advantage.
Quick Facts
2+ million
visits annually
3.3+ million
titles in our collections
15
Library Journal Movers & Shakers awardees
$30 million
annual budget
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Support the Libraries
Every student is a student of the Libraries. Our community of donors includes alumni, faculty, students, foundations, corporations, and friends across the state, the country, and the world. With your support, the NC State University Libraries has the flexibility to not only respond to user needs, but to anticipate those needs and provide our university with a decisive competitive advantage.
Our History
1887–89: The North Carolina College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts opens and establishes its library in Holladay Hall
1925: The building originally known as the D. H. Hill Jr. Library (now Brooks Hall) is constructed
1987: Susan K. Nutter becomes Director of Libraries, a role that she would hold for 30 years
2013: The Hunt Library opens
Our Location
North Carolina's Research Triangle of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill lies between the mountains of the Blue Ridge and the shores of the Outer Banks. The Triangle consistently ranks high on lists of desirable American communities. In 2023, Forbes ranked NC State University as one of the top employers in North Carolina. And in 2024–25, the Raleigh and Durham metro area was ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the sixth-best place to live among 150 United States cities.
Work at the Libraries
While we are often known for our innovative spaces, it’s our incredible staff that activates our vibrant services and resources. If you’re interested in collaborating with creative colleagues in an exciting work environment, come work with us at the Libraries!