Welcome to Weis Library: Where Excellence Is Sustained
Weis Library supports the learning community of Washington Adventist University by providing information resources and services for students, faculty, and staff that sustain excellence in education and service.
NOTE: To access WorldCat Discovery, Online Databases, and Journal Finder, you must be a student or employee of WAU and have a valid library username and password. To learn how to obtain your username and password, see the following instructions for the group to which you belong: 1) traditional students, faculty, and staff or 2) online students and faculty.
WorldCat Discovery | Find books, e-books, articles, videos, and more. NEW!
Online Databases | Access general and specialized academic databases.
Journal Finder | Locate full-text electronic journals and magazines. NEW!
Research Guides | View research guides on library resources by subject.
Library Orientations | Learn more about library resources and research.
What's New @ Weis Library
April 15 - New Religion Books is a bibliography of religion books recently acquired by the library and available for students, faculty, and staff to use or borrow.
March 28 - New Nursing Books is a bibliography of nursing books recently acquired by the library and available for students, faculty, and staff to use or borrow.
March 18 - New Literature Books is a bibliography of literature books recently acquired by the library and available for students, faculty, and staff to use or borrow.
February 23 - New Healthcare and Medical Books is a bibliography of healthcare and medical books recently acquired by the library and available for students, faculty, and staff to use or borrow.
February 5 - New History Books is a bibliography of history books recently acquired by the library and available for students, faculty, and staff to use or borrow.
January 25 - New Political Studies Books is a bibliography of political studies books recently acquired by the library and available for students, faculty, and staff to use or borrow.
Recommended Resource
Films On Demand is a streaming video service that provides access to a collection of more than 22,000 educational films from over 700 producers. The videos may be watched in segments or in their entirety.
The subjects covered include art, biology, business, communication, education, health, history, languages, literature, mathematics, medicine, music, philosophy, religion, political science, psychology, physical sciences, technology, and more.
Announcements
The library is operating according to the summer hours schedule posted below.
Contact Information
Theofield G. Weis Library
Washington Adventist University
7600 Flower Avenue
Takoma Park, MD 20912
Phone: 301-891-4217
Fax: 301 - 891-4204
Email: library@wau.edu
Summer Hours
Weis Library
Sunday - Closed
Monday - 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Tuesday - 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Wednesday - 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Thursday - 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Friday - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Saturday - Closed
Music Library
Sunday - Closed
Monday - Closed
Tuesday - Closed
Wednesday - Closed
Thursday - Closed
Friday - Closed
Saturday - Closed
Library Departments
Access Services: 301-891-4223
Acquisitions: 301-891-4218
Cataloging: 301-891-4221
Circulation Desk: 301-891-4220
Director: 301-891-4222
Information Desk: 301-891-4217
Serials: 301-891-4216
Library Staff
Don Essex
Library Director
301-891-4222 | dessex@wau.edu
Kathy Hecht
Serials Technician
301-891-4216 | khecht@wau.edu
Genevieve Singh
Cataloger
301-891-4221 | gsingh@wau.edu
Deborah Szasz
Acquisitions Technician
301-891-4218 | dszasz@wau.edu