Prescott Memorial Library has over 2.4 million publications and maps from the Federal Government. The university has been participating in a depository program with the government since 1896. It is one of the oldest depositories in the nation. The library was congressionally designated a Regional Depository in 1964. There are only 53 large historical regional depositories in the United States. Prescott Memorial Library also has an extensive Louisiana state document collection. The library has been a member of the state depository system since 1948.

Prescott Memorial Library serves the 5th Congressional District. The library is open to the public and welcomes usage of its extensive government document collections. Most of the documents circulate to Louisiana Tech library card holders. Reference assistance is available from 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. For specialized assistance contact: Rita Franks, Government Documents/Reference Librarian (318) 257-4989, rfranks@latech.edu.