Hours/Availability: Hours are varied, click here to view hours

Location: 125 W. Washington St.; For research help, online and in-person appointments (see link below) or drop-in (Just Ask Desk, First Floor, Main Library)

Email: lib-ref@uiowa.edu

Phone: (319) 335-5299

Website: https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/

About the Main Library

The UI Libraries offer a variety of services, both in-person and online. 

Personalized services offered through the Main Library include:

  • Research Consultations: a personal research consultation with a subject librarian can save time and get better results. Contact your subject librarian directly or schedule a research consultation to be matched with a librarian.
  • Undergraduate Evening Research Assistance is available online and in-person. Check out their Tutor Iowa page for more information!

For assistance and general information about the UI Libraries, visit "Help Using the Libraries" at http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/help

For additional contact information see http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/contact.

In addition to the Main Library (LIB), there are seven discipline-specific libraries on campus. Visit the campus libraries page at http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/locations for the location and hours of the: