The John P. Ryan Library

The Ryan Library is housed in historic Memorial Hall located in the heart of Hill’s campus on the Quad, and is home to a vibrant collection of print, digital, and media resources for research and enrichment.

The Ryan Library’s website provides a central location for students to search scores of databases covering all subject areas online.
Research is made even easier with “Supersearch” which searches the library catalog which is called HillCAT along with all the research databases and an extensive collection of reference ebooks. The Library also provides access to Flipster, a collection of e-magazines; Freegal, a free music streaming service; two streaming video services, Refworks  and a subscription to the online version of the  New York Times for all members of our Hill community.

Meet Our Librarians:

Nancy Body

Nancy Body

Titles: Director of Library Services
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Louis Jeffries

Louis Jeffries

Titles: Head of Archives
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Research Databases:

The resources within The John P. Ryan Library are comparable to most high school and college libraries. Our library subscribes to more than 30 web-based research databases, which are accessible to our students at any time on or off campus.

While some are specialized for history, science, literature, art, and music, others provide access to hundreds of academic journals across all disciplines. 

Library Website

The Ryan Library:

The Ryan Library has a variety of study spaces from the quiet of the book-lined Scheerer Reading Room to the buzz of the Moffat Room’s collaborative space. The beautiful, stained-glass windowed Memorial Room, which memorializes those Hill alumni who served in our country’s wars, is located off the main floor of the Library as is the ITS Help Desk. The Library also is home to The Humphrey Family Writing CenterLevis '45 * Alexandre '75 Center for Humanitiesand The Hill School Archives. The Library truly is where tradition and innovation meet.