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
	Jun 16 Monday	Jun 17 Tuesday	Jun 18 Wednesday	Jun 19 Thursday	Jun 20 Friday	Jun 21 Saturday	Jun 22 Sunday
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Floors 1, Lower Levels 1 & 2	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	Closed	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
Floors Mezzanine - 10 (including stacks)	7am – 1am	7am – 1am	7am – 1am	Closed	7am – 1am	7am – 1am	7am – 1am
Ask a Librarian Chat	10am – 6pm	10am – 6pm	10am – 6pm	Closed	10am – 5pm	12pm – 5pm	1pm – 5pm
Reference Desk	12pm – 6pm	12pm – 6pm	12pm – 6pm	Closed	12pm – 5pm	12pm – 6pm	1pm – 6pm
Computer Center (BLCC)	11am – 6pm	11am – 6pm	11am – 6pm	Closed	11am – 6pm	12pm – 6pm	1pm – 6pm
Circulation & Reserves	10am – 6pm	10am – 6pm	10am – 6pm	Closed	10am – 6pm	12pm – 6pm	1pm – 6pm
Avery Fisher Center	10am – 6pm	10am – 6pm	10am – 6pm	Closed	10am – 6pm	12pm – 6pm	1pm – 6pm
Data Services	12pm – 5pm	12pm – 5pm	12pm – 5pm	Closed	12pm – 5pm	Closed	Closed
Digital Studio	12pm – 5pm	12pm – 5pm	12pm – 5pm	Closed	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 – 4pm	Closed	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.	Closed	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	Closed	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.