ABAC Libraries
Our libraries support students and faculty by providing access to library services through its collections both physical and digital.
The mission of the ABAC Libraries is to actively contribute to the success of the ABAC community by providing information resources, services, and spaces that support the mission of the college.
Resources
Find articles, books, e-books, and other resources through Gil Find and GALILEO. Libguides are available to help give you guided research assistance. To access the databases from off-campus, click the resource and login with the password provided by the library.
GALILEO Open Source Learning Materials
Hours
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ABAC Baldwin Library Staffed Desk Hours (Tifton)
Monday 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday 8 a.m.-9 p.m. The Baldwin Library is located on the second floor of the Carlton Center and is open 24/7.
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Bainbridge Library
Monday 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Wednesday 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Thursday 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Friday Closed Saturday Closed Sunday Closed
Library Faculty and Staff
The library staff consists of 2 library faculty, 4 library assistants, and 15 student assistants. Librarians at ABAC are faculty. All have graduate degrees in Library and Information Science. Some teach for-credit courses and they often provide embedded instruction that is incorporated into courses across ABAC campuses. Library faculty serve the university community in the following roles:
- Faculty and department outreach
- Library instruction in classes
- Personalized one-on-one library instruction and research assistance
- Collection management and systems administration
- Subject specialists
- Principal Investigator
The Dorothy King and Betty King Carr Children's Classic Collection
Baldwin Library Children’s Collection, provides pictures books to both college and community. It features Newberry Honor and Caldecott Honor winning children’s books, as well as soft seating. This collection is made possible, in part, by a generous donation from ABAC’s past President and his Wife, George H. King and Marguerite Benson King, in memory of their daughter Dorothy. Additional donations have been provided by Margaret King Kable, in memory of Dorothy’s younger sister, Betty King Carr.
Contact Information
Tifton Information:
2802 Moore Hwy., Tifton, GA 31793
Phone: 229.391.4990
Email: baldwinlibrary@abac.edu
Bainbridge Information
2500 East Shotwell St., Bainbridge, GA 39819
Email: bainbridgelibrary@abac.edu