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The Bob and Kathy Luke Library, located in Giles Hall, contains a collection of over 27,000 volumes of reference and circulating books and periodicals; 33,000 architectural and art slides; 275 videotapes; 90 audiotapes; 36 films; 1300 microfiche; 500 reels of microfilm; 250 maps; 95 blueprints; and numerous drawings. Subject areas include individual architects and architectural firms, architectural history, biography, details, design, theory, drawing, buildings, building technology, construction, urban and town history and planning, art, art history, photography, landscape architecture, interior design, general history and geography, professional practice and office management, and related areas of humanities and social sciences, including literature and philosophy. The collection supports the College of Architecture, Art, and Design curriculum in preparing students for the comprehensive practice of architecture, art, and design in accordance with Mississippi State University Libraries’ goals that emphasize the building and maintenance of collections that "support the instructional, research, cultural, scholarly, and intellectual needs of the university community and beyond."

The School of Architecture’s Jackson Library is located within the 509 East Capitol Street building in downtown Jackson. This branch of the University Libraries serves the students and faculty of the School of Architecture as well as professionals in the architecture and construction industries throughout the state. The Jackson Library collection-development efforts focus on architecture and a few closely related subject areas that include professional-resource and building-product materials, and other materials pertinent to the architecture and construction industries. The Jackson Library contains over 2,839 cataloged and 88 un-cataloged volumes of reference and circulating books and periodicals, and serves firms through the Architecture Industry Information Center (AIIC). The Fifth-Year Program also receives special services from the Architecture Library in Giles Hall in the form of extended loan privileges and document delivery.

The Special Collections Department of the Mitchell Memorial Library houses architectural drawings and office records, a collecting area designated for expansion, and other departments offering research and circulation support.