Hours & Access
Access to Bobst Library
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Visitors requesting access to Bobst Library
• NYU faculty, matriculating students, and full-time staff with valid NYU ID have access to Bobst Library.
- Faculty and Administrator Circulation Privileges
- Student and Full-time Staff Circulation Privileges
• Faculty and matriculating students of Consortium and Affiliated Institutions have access and borrowing privileges at Bobst Library
• Faculty, students, and professional staff of SHARES member institutions, outside the metropolitan region have access privileges to Bobst Library.
• Faculty, students, and staff of Columbia University have access privileges to Bobst Library. Columbia University Reciprocal Agreement
• NYU Alumni with a valid NYU Alumni membership card are entitled to 3 visits to Bobst Library
• Alumni and Community Members may obtain annual access to Bobst Library with a Friends of Bobst Library membership
• NYU departments may sponsor access for guests, visitors, or temporary affiliates
• Visiting Faculty from universities outside the metropolitan area, upon presentation of valid identification, will be granted one-day courtesy reading privileges.
• For more extended services, researchers may register in advance for a New York Public Library Access card, which enables them to use the world-class research collections at the New York Public Library.
• If a particular item is not available in either the "home" library or the public library systems, a METRO library may issue a yellow METRO Title Referral card, which will allow an individual a one-time only visit to a library to use the specified item.
Access to Other Libraries for Members of the NYU Community
• Consortium and Affiliated Libraries
• New York Metropolitan Area libraries (METRO)
• Columbia University Reciprocal Agreement
• SHARES member libraries
• New York Public Library
- For more extended services, researchers may register in advance for a New York Public Library Access card, which enables them to use the world-class research collections at the New York Public Library.
Access to Other NYU Libraries
• See NYU Library Locations for contacts at other NYU Libraries, including the Courant Institute, Real Estate, Kevorkian, Fine Art, Law, Medical, Dental, and La Pietra libraries.
Questions?
Contact the Library Privileges service window during our scheduled hours at 212-998-2550, or use our Contact Access Services form to submit your question online.
