Elmer Holmes Bobst Library

Planning a visit? Please review our Using the Libraries page for details about building and collection access.

The 12-story Elmer Holmes Bobst Library, designed by Philip Johnson and Richard Foster, is the flagship of a 10-library system that provides students and faculty members with access to the world’s scholarship and serves at the center of the University community’s intellectual life.

Weekly Hours

Display of Opening hours
	May 05 Monday	May 06 Tuesday	May 07 Wednesday	May 08 Thursday	May 09 Friday	May 10 Saturday	May 11 Sunday
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Floors 1, Lower Levels 1 & 2	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
Floors Mezzanine - 10 (including stacks)	7am – 1am	7am – 12am	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
Ask a Librarian Chat	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
Reference Desk	10am – 8pm	10am – 8pm	10am – 8pm	10am – 8pm	10am – 5pm	12pm – 6pm	1pm – 6pm
Computer Center (BLCC)	9am – 8pm	9am – 8pm	9am – 8pm	9am – 8pm	9am – 5pm	12pm – 6pm	12pm – 6pm
Circulation & Reserves	9am – 8pm	9am – 8pm	9am – 8pm	9am – 8pm	9am – 6pm	12pm – 6pm	1pm – 6pm
Avery Fisher Center	9am – 8pm	9am – 8pm	9am – 8pm	9am – 8pm	9am – 6pm	12pm – 6pm	1pm – 6pm
Data Services	12pm – 5pm	12pm – 5pm	12pm – 5pm	12pm – 5pm	12pm – 5pm	Closed	Closed
Digital Studio	12pm – 5pm	12pm – 5pm	12pm – 5pm	12pm – 5pm	12pm – 5pm	Closed	Closed
Special Collections Center (by appointment only)	10am - 5pm. By appointment only. Email special.collections@nyu.edu.	10am - 5pm. By appointment only. Email special.collections@nyu.edu.	10am - 5pm. By appointment only. Email special.collections@nyu.edu.	10am - 5pm. By appointment only. Email special.collections@nyu.edu.	10am - 5pm. By appointment only. Email special.collections@nyu.edu.	Closed	Closed
Microforms	By appointment only. Email lib-deliveryservices@nyu.edu.	By appointment only. Email lib-deliveryservices@nyu.edu.	By appointment only. Email lib-deliveryservices@nyu.edu.	By appointment only. Email lib-deliveryservices@nyu.edu.	By appointment only. Email lib-deliveryservices@nyu.edu.	By appointment only. Email lib-deliveryservices@nyu.edu.	By appointment only. Email lib-deliveryservices@nyu.edu.
Interlibrary Loan (ILL)	9am – 5pm	9am – 5pm	9am – 5pm	9am – 5pm	9am – 5pm	Closed	Closed
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library: All hours subject to change. Our Library Access Guide details building and service access. NYU Alumni, Members of Library-Affiliated Programs, & Visitors: No access between 1am-7am. Special Collection Center: Special Collections Center is by appointment only. Last pull from the hold shelf is at 4:30pm.