With Deep Gratitude to the Blumenthal Family

The James A. Blumenthal Library exists because of the tireless generosity, vision, and steady patronage of the Blumenthal family. Their commitment has made it possible to cultivate a library that serves not only as a repository of knowledge, but as a living space for study, reflection, and community. The seeds of this project have now been firmly planted. With care, intention, and continued support, we look ahead with confidence and gratitude as the Library continues to develop and bear fruit through 2026 and beyond. We offer our heartfelt thanks to the Blumenthal family for their enduring faith in this work and in the generations of students, scholars, and practitioners who will be nourished by it.

Welcome to the James A. Blumenthal Library (JABL) at Maitripa College.  The library currently holds over 5,400 titles in print and multi-media materials, comprised of English texts, videos of teachings and films, audio teachings and guided meditations, magazines and journals, as well as Tibetan, Sanskrit, and Chinese works. The collection is available to Maitripa College students, faculty, staff, and the public (through community memberships). 

ONSITE STAFFING: Library Assistant  
Monday 10-5 Pacific
LIBRARIAN: Linda Brown (library@maitripa.org)
Monday – Friday 9:30 – 3:30 Pacific
SERVICES:
New student library orientation
Finding library materials
Reference and research assistance
Catalog and online database tutorials
Interlibrary loan (Students, Faculty)
Lending to other libraries
  • Curriculum-based subject guides
  • Additional reading, frameworks, and source materials for topics and courses in the current college curriculum.
  • Subjects include Bodhisattva Ethics, Death and Dying, Lamrim, Tibetan Medicine, Madhyamaka and more. 
  • Subject Guides