Visiting the UIC Library
Maps and more, to visit our physical Libraries (in Chicago).
The UIC Library is currently open to UIC-affiliated patrons only (with an active NetID). Please see COVID-19 Details for UIC Libraries.
Visitors (without UIC affiliation) may use our online chat during normal business hours.
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Information below, on this page, is for the two Chicago libraries only:
- Richard J. Daley Library
- Library of the Health Sciences (Chicago)
For other UIC Library locations:
- Library of the Health Sciences (Peoria)
- Crawford Library of the Health Sciences (Rockford)
- Library of the Health Sciences (Urbana).
Also see the UIC School of Law Library.
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Before you arrive, you need a current (“green”) health check daily pass; vaccinations are required for students. Masks are also required.
For address and navigation info, see each Library Location’s page:
Please see our current Library Hours. If you wish to browse special collections, please also consult Special Collections and University Archives for relevant visiting information.
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Food is not currently permitted in the Library. Drinks are OK, but only in covered containers. See Can I eat or drink in the Library for more information.
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Daley Library main map
(PDF, 683K)
Reservations are not currently required for most seats in the Daley Library. If the Library were to implement social distancing again in the future, this may change. Please check back here for more information.
Study rooms and carrels are not currently available.
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Library of the Health Sciences seating map
Most seats at LHS are available without reservation. For a more private space, study rooms are also available; these do require an online reservation.
Please see the map below for the location of all available study spaces: the zone marked “F” on Level 1.
Other map colors represent Library seating which do not currently require a reservation. If the Library were to implement social distancing again in the future, this may change. Please check back here for more information.
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For location-specific information (events, etc.) for the Chicago branches, please see:
Also see a list of all current events across all Library branches.
For more on the Library’s plans for re-engagement, please see COVID-19 Details for UIC Libraries.
For campus-level maps, see UIC Maps.