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Hardin Library will be open:
Wrapped snacks will also be available as long as supplies last.
The 24-hour study will be available when the library is closed.
All loans due in June, 2021 should be returned or renewed (re-loaned). Materials due in June 2021 must be renewed or returned by October 1 to avoid being billed a replacement charge.
You may renew your loans:
You may return Hardin Library books to any University of Iowa Library.
You may return books from any University of Iowa Library to the Hardin Library.
You may return any University of Iowa Libraries books to Hardin Library via campus mail.
You may return any University of Iowa Libraries books by shipping them to Hardin Library.
Hardin Library has a low barrier book return at the Newton Road entrance. Come inside the first set of doors and you will see a wooden book return with a slot (nothing to pull) for returns. You may return any University of Iowa books here. This door is near parking and is handicapped accessible.
Hardin Library will be open longer hour and open on weekends beginning April 18, 2021.
| Monday-Thursday | 7:30am-9:00pm |
| Friday | 7:30am-6:00pm |
| Saturday-Sunday | Noon-5:00pm |
The Hardin Library reference desk is staffed whenever the library is open. We welcome any questions!
The 24-hour study will remain open when the library is closed. The 24-hour study contains a few Windows computers as well as a printer. Use your Iowa One Card or UIHC Badge to unlock the study when the library is closed.
Complete hours for Hardin Library: https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/contact/
Coming for the first time?
Hardin Library has a 24-hour study that is available when the library is closed.
The study is available to all University of Iowa affiliated:
Access the 24-hour study with your Iowa One-Card or UIHC Badge when the library is closed. If you are at the library near closing time, you may remain in the 24-hour study.
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.
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