Gulf Coast Library

The Gulf Coast Library, located on the USM Long Beach campus, is part of the University Libraries serving the Gulf Coast campuses (Gulf Park, Keesler, and Jackson County campuses). The library is located in the heart of the Gulf Park campus at 730 East Beach Blvd. (off Hwy. 90) in Long Beach, Mississippi. This state-of-the-art library provides students with a wealth of library resources and media collections. The 54,236 square foot facility is the only comprehensive university library on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Faculty, staff, and students have access to other Southern Miss Libraries collections through a shuttle service between campuses for the delivery of books and other printed materials.

The Gulf Coast library was originally dedicated in 1975, in honor of Dr. Richard Garfield Cox (1881-1967), founder and first president of Gulf Park College. USM acquired the former two-year liberal arts college for women in 1972. The library building was formerly an art studio, built in 1923. A new library building was erected in 2002 to replace the original.

Full USMGC Library services are now available at Gulf Coast Student Service Center (map and driving directions) rooms 122 - 126. The hours are:
Monday - Thursday 7:30am - 9:00pm
Friday 7:30am - 5:00pm
Saturday 8:00am - 4:00pm
Sunday Closed
For further information, please call 228.865.4510.

• Access to electronic resources
• Printing/copies (.10 per page)
• Laptop checkouts (see Laptop FAQ for fee info)
• Textbooks on Reserve
• Class Reserves
• Campus to campus courier for items from Cook Library in Hattiesburg
• Interlibrary Loan of items from other libraries
• I D Cards
• Reference and research services
• Limited AV equipment (TV/DVD players, overhead projectors)
• Free binding services
• No penalties or late charges for items checked out before hurricane Katrina
• Case by case review for items lost during hurricane Katrina (Please notify library if you did lose items.)
• In classroom library instruction
• Computer classes on Microsoft Office programs and SPSS on request
• Faculty requests for acquisitions