A video viewing area, four online public access catalog workstations (OPAC), a copy machine and the video collection can be found on the first floor of the library. The Generalities, Religion, Philosophy, Psychology, Education and Health Sciences collections are also located on the first floor. Books, reserve materials, and library resources may be checked out and returned at the Circulation Service Desk. Library Staff is always available to answer questions and provide service.

The centerpiece to the first floor is the newly-constructed Alden Trust Computer Teaching Laboratory. It is a high-tech teaching classroom that enhances the teaching and learning process for the students. The room’s specific features include 21 wireless computer workstations and a 65" plasma screen connected to a SMART Sympodium. The Sympodium has software installed so the instructor can write on their touch screen such that graphics and text will be displayed on the plasma screen, and assume control of any individual PC in the classroom from the lectern to assist in the teaching process. The wireless network for this classroom extends throughout the entire library and to parts of the nearby Wachovia Amphitheater. With the proper laptop configuration students will be able to access the Internet with their laptops. For students who do not own a laptop the library has some laptops that can be signed out for use inside the library.

The second floor houses the Data Search Lab, the Periodicals/Reference collection and Children's Literature collection, as well as OPAC stations, micro-film viewer/printers and copy machines. The staff is available to assist students with searching and reference questions.

On the third floor you will find the Languages, Natural Sciences, and Humanities Collections, and additional OPAC stations. You can also find the McGowan Center, a fully-networked conference center used for seminars, conferences, community meetings and other activities.

Also found on the third floor are the Sr. Mary Carmel McGarigle Archives, a depository for photographs, articles and other materials relating to the founding and rich 82-year history of Misericordia University.