Paddock Music Library houses the music-related collections of the Dartmouth College Library. In 1962, with the occasion of the founding of the Hopkins Center, Lois Paddock Hicks and Orton Havergal Hicks '21 endowed Paddock Library in honor of Nellie F. and Frank A. Paddock. The library moved to its present location on the lower level of the Hopkins Center in 1986.

The library's collection supports courses offered by the Department of Music, the interdisciplinary needs of other Dartmouth academic departments, and the music research and recreational needs of Dartmouth students and faculty. The diverse collection includes monographs in a variety of music subjects, scores, sound and video recordings, reference materials, journals, and digital resources. Compact discs and video media and all print material except reference and unbound journals can be checked out of the library with a valid library card (Dartmouth ID or guest borrower card).

Listen, View, Study, Compose

Paddock is equipped with nine study carrels featuring full CD, cassette, and LP turntable playback for in-house listening through professional quality headphones. The library also offers several individual DVD and VHS viewing carrels as well as a separate media room for group study with full audio and video playback and 5.1 surround sound capabilities. The media room is available all hours that Paddock is open and can be booked in advance by email or phone.

Paddock has four computers for library research and six additional computers for general work and composition featuring music notation programs Finale and Sibelius, as well as Practica Music 5 for ear training, Garage Band for digital audio editing, and Microsoft Office. We also have a digital keyboard available to everyone.

The music library also provides quiet study areas either at tables or in comfortable chairs next to a popular music magazine rack.