Welcome to Valdosta State University! Welcome to Odum Library!
Need community information on utilities, schools, and other necessities? Visit the City of Valdosta page for Residents.
The Lowndes County, Georgia, web site also offers a page of links for visitors and newcomers.
Check out local and area news via the Valdosta Daily Times web site. Odum Library also gets the Times in print every day; you’ll find recent issues on display at the first floor library, south side, in the Current Periodicals. We also have more than 100 years of back issues on microfilm–just ask us through chat, text, phone, email, or in person!
Are you living in a dorm or cooking on your own for the first time? Consult the USDA’s Food Safety Tips for College Students.
Find out more about the area through the newcomers’ Greeting Service, which creates the FYi* South Georgia Guide.
Odum Library has a lot of books on local history (many located within the VSU Archives and Special Collections), maps of the area, and friendly people, such as the two reference librarians pictured below with Blaze, to answer questions. Come visit us!
Friendly people at Odum Library!