The Hardin Library will be closed on Monday, January 18 for the martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. The library will reopen on Tuesday, January 19 at 7:30am.
The 24-hour study will be available when the library is closed.
University of Iowa Martin Luther King Day events
Anyone may make an appointment to use the John Martin Rare Book Room from 9am-5pm Monday-Friday. You may make an in-person appointment or our curator can meet your via Zoom and show you materials online.
To make an appointment:
The John Martin Rare Book Room will be open during Winter Break except on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Access to the John Martin Rare Book Room is available to the public as well as University of Iowa affiliates.
Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa–sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact curator Damien Ihrig in advance.
Dr. Charles Hawtrey, Professor Emeritus, Department of Urology died on December 29, 2020. Dr. Hawtrey served as a naval urologist in Beaufort, South Carolina during the Vietnam War, and became a clinical professor in pediatric urology at The University of Iowa. Dr. Hawtrey retired in 2002.
Obituary
In 2017 Dr. Hawtrey gave a history of medicine talk titled Two Century Old Memories of The Great War To End All Wars 1914-1918, which was recorded.
Watch recording
Dr. Hawtrey wrote two books on this history of medicine at The University of Iowa.
All of the University of Iowa Libraries websites will be undergoing server maintenance beginning Wednesday, January 6, 2020 at 7pm.
There will be intermittent downtime beginning at 7pm, and the downtime is predicted to last until 9pm.
Hardin Library Spring Semester hours begin now.
| Monday-Thursday | Library open 7:30am-6pm Virtual help available 7:30am-9pm |
| Friday | Library open & virtual help available 7:30am-6pm |
| Saturday and Sunday | Virtual help 1-5pm |
24-hour study is available when the library is closed.
Hardin Library bookstacks opened on Monday, January 4. You may browse the stacks and pull any books you are interested in using or to check out.
Still available from the library catalog:
by Catherine Reed Thureson, MA
Richard (Dick) Eimas, former curator of the John Martin Rare Book Room, passed away on November 19th, 2020 following a battle with cancer.
Dick was the original curator of the John Martin Rare Book Room, a position he held from 1975 until his retirement in 2002. Dick was passionate about the Rare Book Room, and a valued colleague. He was also a respected supervisor who listened and supported the needs of those who reported to him.
He was the editor and primary contributor to the second and third editions of Heirs of Hippocrates, an annotated book catalog of the most important works in the Rare Book Room. This catalog is still regarded as an important reference work and source of authority by historians, book dealers and bibliophiles. He made purchasing decisions and supervised the expansion of the room, shaping the collection alongside Dr. John Martin, the Rare Book Room’s original benefactor. He published numerous articles about works in the collection and gave presentations to a wide variety of audiences. He was an active member of the prestigious Osler Society.
Dick Eimas was bright, friendly and interesting, an asset to the library and to the Iowa community. Though he left the university nearly two decades ago, he will be missed.
You may return books and DVDs from any University of Iowa Library to the Hardin Library book return.
To access the Hardin Library book return, come to the library at 600 Newton Road. Enter the building entrance facing Newton Road. The book drop is inside the entrance before the door to enter the library.
Hardin Library also has an outside book return at the other entrance closer to UIHC that is available 24×7 but is not near parking.
You may also return books only via campus mail. Print off and fill out a Hardin Library book return form for each book you want to return and place in a campus envelope. You may return books that belong to any University of Iowa Library including Main, Sciences, Engineering, Business, Art, Music, and Law.
The Anatomage Table 7 is now available for use at the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences!
The Table 7 is the world’s only fully-segmented real human 3D anatomy system. Users can visualize anatomy exactly as they would on a fresh cadaver. Individual structures of the body are reconstructed in accurate 3D, resulting in an unprecedented virtual dissection experience. Please email us for more information.
Features of the Anatomage Table 7
Schedule training on the table
Faculty: suggestions for incorporating Table 7 into your curriculum:
Additional information for faculty
All of us at Hardin want you to be successful, so we are staying open late to help you get ready for finals!
Wrapped snacks available while supplies last.
John Martin Rare Book Room open for a study break or a change in view: