Union Presbyterian Seminary Library - Richmond and Charlotte Campuses

09/21/2026

Looking for a quiet corner in Richmond?
The William Smith Morton Library is home to one of the city's most beautiful reading spaces, where historic architecture and a sun-filled atrium make it easy to lose track of time. 📚
Richmond is full of buildings with stories. This is one of our favorites.

09/11/2026

The library is pleased to announce the Sharon & Brook newsletter has now been digitized. This collection includes 18 issues of the newsletter published for the Union Presbyterian Seminary community and alumni between 2017 and 2025. Check it out here:

09/02/2026

The library is pleased to announce a new digital collection, Affirmation. Affirmation was a periodical published by Union from 1966 to 1995 and includes articles by seminary faculty and others. Check it out here:

08/31/2026

The library is pleased to announce a new digital collection, Focus magazine. Focus was published from 1982 to 2017 and documented important people and events in the life of Union Presbyterian Seminary during this time. Check it out here:

08/25/2026

The library is pleased to announce the creation of a new digital collection, the Bulletin of Union Theological Seminary, 1907-1981. This collection includes over 200 newsletters documenting significant people and events in the life of the seminary for much of the 20th century. Check it out here:

04/29/2026

Just a quick note to let you know that http://library.upsem.edu is down right now because we are transitioning to a newly-designed website! We hope to have everything back up and running tomorrow. In the meantime, here are links to some of the main resources you may need to access:

Catalog: https://upsem.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/default-b/?
LibGuides: https://upsem.libguides.com/
Databases: https://upsem.libguides.com/az/databases
Full Text Finder: https://publications.ebsco.com/?custId=s1231229&groupId=main&profileId=pfi
Contact information for Library staff: https://upsem.libguides.com/prf.php

04/24/2026

We’re so thrilled for the arrival of The Brushstrokes of Discovery from on the Richmond campus! The installation is open to the community for the next two weeks — we invite you to come learn about this project and view our curated book selection in the atrium.

01/08/2026

The Library now offers the 59-volume Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library online through Bloomsbury’s Theology and Religion platform, providing broad, balanced biblical scholarship in digital form. Drawing on philological, historical, sociological, and literary approaches, this diverse collection is available to library members, alumni, and current students, faculty, and staff.

09/06/2025

Thank you, ! We're so glad you spent your work-from-home day with us! https://www.facebook.com/stories/104156681728036/UzpfSVNDOjY2Mzg3OTgxMDA3NjgzMA==/?view_single=1

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08/20/2025

Professor Sam Adams has some good things to say about the database resources we have from Atla.

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