Fine Arts Library

The Fine Arts Library (FAL), a unit of The University of Texas Libraries, opened July 16, 1979. Its collections support research and instruction in the College of Fine Arts,which includes the Butler School of Music, and the Departments of Art and Art History, and Theatre and Dance. With the inclusion of the materials from the former Audio Visual Library, the FAL now serves numerous other University departments, notably those in the liberal arts which need feature films, television shows, and other audio-visual materials. The Fine Arts Library collection includes approximately 500,000 books and scores, 400 current serial subscriptions, 47,000 compact discs, 9,000 DVDs, 17,000 video cassettes and videodiscs, 6,200 reels of microfilm, 24,000 microfiche, and over 100,000 LPs.