The sidewalk between the Hardin Library bus stop and Hardin’s parking lot beginning Monday, Oct. 10. The closure is expected last through Friday, Oct. 21. Access to the first floor entrance will be available only from the direction of the parking lot. Please be careful if you must make your way from the VA Loop bus stop area.
For better data, research, costs, and patient outcomes: consult your medical librarian.
Beginning this month, construction will begin in Hardin Library that will transform the space into one that we hope will be more welcoming and more relevant to your needs. By the end of the project, which will take two years:
Among the anticipated improvements include the addition of more group studies on the 2nd and 3rd floors and updating of the individual study rooms on the 4th floor. The 4th floor improvements are thanks to a grant funded by the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust.
The first activity you will notice at Hardin will be on the 4th floor. Beginning August 8, most of the print books published before 2010 will be removed and sent to the Library Annex to accommodate the expansion of study space on the that floor. The book move will take place in two stages, each lasting about a week, in August and in December. Most of the current books in Hardin’s collection are electronic and so will continue to be easily accessible from anywhere. If you need an older print item, books at the Annex can be requested and delivered to Hardin for pick-up or even sent to your office or home (although not to dorm rooms). Older books with high use can be permanently returned to Hardin.
Later in the month, beginning approximately August 22, work will begin on the 1st floor to build offices for the Vice President for Research’s Environmental Health and Safety group. Also this fall, public restrooms on the 3rd and 4th floor will be enlarged and improved. Restrooms on the 1st and 2nd floor are scheduled for upgrades next year.
We know that construction will be disruptive, but Hardin will remain open and metered parking will continue to be available in our lot. We have asked that the noisiest work be done overnight, when it will disturb the fewest number of people. Earplugs are available at the 3rd floor service desk and in the 24-hour study. We will keep you updated through signage and blog posts.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, you can use our anonymous feedback form or contact any Hardin staff member. You can always contact me directly at janna-lawrence@uiowa.edu or at 319-335-9870.
Janna Lawrence, MLIS, AHIP, FMLA
Director, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences
The Hardin Library will be closed every Saturday there is a home Iowa Football game. The 24-hour study will be available. Bus service is disrupted and there is almost no parking near the library during football gamedays.
Kinnick Football stadium holds 69,250 people and all 2022 games are sold out.
Hardin Library closed:
September 3
September 10
September 17
October 1
October 29
November 12
Cambus service during Football gamedays
Iowa City Transit service Football gamedays
Visit the John Martin Rare Book Room at Hardin Library for the annual open house,
Wednesday, April 20, from 4pm-7pm.
All are welcome/family friendly! Masks encouraged. This is an in-person event.
The following books will be on display:
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 Damien Ihrig in advance at 319-335-9154 or damien-ihrig@uiowa.edu.
Hardin Library wants you to be successful with your finals! We have lots of seating and offer some extras to help you study.
Hardin Library is closed whenever there is an Iowa home football (American football) game.
The 24-hour study is available when the library is closed. Access the study with your healthcare badge of Iowa One card.
Cambus detours on football gamedays: CAMBUS Football Shuttles and Gameday Detours | Parking and Transportation – The University of Iowa (uiowa.edu)
Iowa City westside busses detour on football gamedays: Bus schedules | City of Iowa City (icgov.org)
Employee and patient parking information for football gamedays: Employee and patient parking during football game day | Parking and Transportation – The University of Iowa (uiowa.edu)
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:
Watch a recording of Vero Rose Smith’s talk on November 11, 2020
Medical Arts: Teaching Art History Through The John Martin Rare Book Room
For the past eight years, students enrolled in art history and studio arts courses explored the holdings of the John Martin Rare Book Room. Here, they pored over weeping welts, ballooning wombs, and plants tantalizingly teetering between poisonous and medicinal.
Aspiring medical professionals found an invitation into art historical thinking. Burgeoning artists found inspiration in the precision of anatomical representation achieved centuries ago, & budding historians wondered at the trajectories of language and scientific understanding.
Vero Rose Smith is an artist, curator, and educator. In the studio, Smith makes climate change personal through data-driven installations and performances. In the gallery, Vero produces community-focused exhibitions and participatory art experiences.
The University of Iowa History of Medicine Society and Hardin Library for the Health Sciences announce that the 2020 R. Palmer Howard Dinner scheduled for Friday, April 24 has been cancelled.
The event will not be rescheduled.
