ABOUT MCQUADE LIBRARY

A Space for Everyone

With four different levels, the McQuade Library has a variety of locations where you can study alone or work in groups.

Where to Study

Lively Spaces

  • first floor
  • second floor center

Quieter Spaces

  • ERC (second floor)
  • second floor stacks
  • third floor

Silent Spaces

  • stacks (lower level)
  • quiet study room (second floor)

In Groups

  • first floor
  • second floor center
  • third floor

Alone

  • lower level stacks
  • quiet study room (second floor)
  • second floor stacks
  • third floor

Building Directory

Lower Level

  • Alumni Hall Auditorium
  • books H-Z
  • meditation room
  • restroom: all gender
  • restroom: HP accessible

First Floor

  • circulation and reserves
  • Crowe Family Commons
  • group study tables
  • library services help desk
  • library café
  • newspapers and magazines

Second Floor

Third Floor

Thanksgiving Break Library Hours

McQuade Library will close for Thanksgiving break on Tuesday, 11/21, at 6 p.m. and reopen on Sunday, 11/26, at 10 a.m.

2023 Veterans Day Library Hours

McQuade Library is open regular hours on Veterans Day (Friday, 11/10) and during the weekend (11/11 & 11/12).

2023 Fall Break/Indigenous Peoples' Day Library Hours

  • Saturday, Oct 7: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
  • Sunday, Oct 8: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
  • Monday, Oct 9: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
  • Tuesday, Oct. 10: 7 a.m.-2 a.m.

2023 Labor Day Weekend Library Building Hours

  • Sat., Sept. 2: 10 a.m.-midnight

  • Sun., Sept. 3: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

  • Mon., Sept. 4: 10 a.m.-2 a.m.

Easter Recess Library Building Hours

  • Wed., April 5: Library closes at 6 p.m.

  • Thurs., April 6-Sunday, April 9: Library closed

  • Mon., April 10: Library opens at 10 a.m.; resume 24/5 hours

3/14 Inclement Weather Alert

The McQuade Library will close at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, March 14, and will re-open at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, March 15.