Hardin Library Spring Semester hours
| Monday-Thursday | Library open 7:30am-6pm Virtual help available 7:30am-9pm |
| Friday | Library open Virtual help available 7:30am-6pm |
| Saturday | Virtual help 1-5pm |
| Sunday | Virtual help 1-9pm |
24-hour study is available when the library is closed.
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.
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:
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.
If you are having trouble accessing library resources while using the Chrome browser off campus, please try using a different web browser.
Chrome is the most secure web browser, and some library resources do not yet comply with the latest changes.
If you still have difficulty accessing library resources, please contact us for help.
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:
The Hardin Library will have different hours during the Thanksgiving Break holiday.
The 24-hour study will be available when the library is closed.
| Saturday, November 21 | Virtual help available 1pm-5pm |
| Sunday, November 22 | Virtual help available 1pm-9pm |
| Monday, Nov 23-Wednesday, Nov 25 | Open 7:30am-6pm Virtual help available 7:30am-6pm |
| Thursday, Nov 26-Sunday, Nov 29 | CLOSED |
| Monday, Nov 30 | Open 7:30am-6pm Virtual help available 7:30am-9pm |
Effective Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, the university will no longer allow gaiters or face shields (when worn without a mask) as appropriate face coverings.
Students, faculty, staff, and visitors are required to wear face masks in all university buildings, including classrooms, including the Hardin Library. Masks should be worn outside when social distancing is not possible.
Appropria
te face coverings now include:
o Cloth mask
o Disposable mask
Students, faculty, and staff may wear face shields for additional protection so long as they are w
orn with a face mask.
*Instructors
may wear a face shield in certain situations where instruction requires an unobstructed view of faces and in situations requiring student accommodations. In these instances, instructors will need to maintain a minimum distance of 6 feet from those they are instructing.