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University Library
University Library
Monday-Thursday: 8am - 12am
Friday: 8am - 10pm
Saturday: 10am - 10pm
Sunday: 10am - 12am
University Library is the main library on our Evanston campus. It contains the bulk of the library holdings and houses several notable departments and collections. University Library includes the Herskovits and Transportation Libraries, as well as the Music Collection.
To see campus COVID-19 safety policies, visit the Northwestern COVID-19 and Campus Updates page.
- 1970 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208
- 847-491-7658
- library@northwestern.edu
Deering Library
Deering Library
Monday-Thursday: 8am - 12am
Friday: 8am - 10pm
Saturday: 10am - 10pm
Sunday: 10am - 12am
A campus architectural landmark, Deering Library served as the library's main library until 1970 and now houses the McCormick Library of Special Collections and University Archives and the Eloise Martin Reading Room.
- 1937 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208
Math Library
Math Library
Monday-Friday: 10am - 5pm*
*The Math Library is only accessible to Northwestern community members with an active Wildcard, with no staff assistance. The building is open for 24 hours with keycard access for Northwestern Mathematics and Statistics graduate students and faculty.
Circulating materials are available for pickup at the Main Library through NUsearch.
- Lunt Hall, 1st Floor, 2033 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208
- 847-491-7627
- mathlib@northwestern.edu
Mudd Library
Mudd Library
Mudd Library is accessible to Northwestern community members with an active Wildcard, with no staff assistance, at all hours, 24/7.
The Circulation Desk is staffed:
Monday-Thursday: 8am - 8pm
Friday: 8am - 6pm
Saturday: 10am - 6pm
Sunday: 12pm - 8pm
Seeley G. Mudd Library is located on North Campus and was designed with collaboration and technology in mind.
- 2233 Tech Drive, Evanston, IL 60208
- 847-491-3361
- mudd@northwestern.edu
Professional Libraries
Professional Libraries
Galter Health Sciences Library serves Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine and McGaw Medical Center.
Pritzker Legal Research Center serves the Northwestern University School of Law.
The Styberg Library is the academic library of Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and Bexley Seminary.
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Northwestern joins BTAA for open homework systems project
Northwestern Libraries is proud to announce our partnership with Penn State University Libraries and the University of Minnesota Libraries on a project for the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) to pilot a library-led service model for supporting hosted, open source, online homework delivery systems as supplemental resources for teaching with open educational resources (OER).
Introducing the Libraries Faculty Advisory Committee
Northwestern Libraries are pleased to introduce the Faculty Advisory Committee. Though previously the Libraries had an advisory group that included both faculty and students, this new committee focuses specifically on faculty input and interests. As an advisory group for the Dean of Libraries, the committee will have a key role in making recommendations on policy matters, new initiatives, collections, and services.
James Lee fills new leadership role in academic innovation
James Lee joins Northwestern on September 1 as associate University librarian for academic innovation. He also begins a joint appointment as a tenured associate professor in the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications. His work will significantly strengthen the Libraries’ role as a nexus for academic collaboration and a catalyst for innovative interdisciplinary research and learning.
Big Ten Open Books launches with 100 free-to-read titles
One hundred titles on Gender & Sexuality studies are now open access - meaning free and available to read by anyone online - from the Big Ten University Presses as part of the Big Ten Open Books project. The Gender & Sexuality studies collection is the first to launch, making available titles in art, humanities, and social sciences, and establishes a foundation for a long-lasting program of open access university press titles.
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