Alumnae Gym open for use beginning Monday, March 24

Please use main entrance only to enter the building.

Hours for Spring Break

The Libraries hours are reduced for spring recess, March 14-23. For details, see Hours. 

Geothermal Work Outside Neilson Library Through May 9

Neilson's main entrance, two south entrances, and Neilson Drive remain available for use.

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Loan Periods

Loan Periods by Patron Type

Patron Type

Books

Burack

Reserves

Bound Periodicals

DVDs, Videos, LPs, CDs

Undergraduate Students

90 days

4 weeks

4 hours

1 week

4 weeks

Graduate Students

180 days

4 weeks

4 hours

1 week

4 weeks

SSW Students

Summer: 90 days 
Academic Year: 6 months

4 weeks

4 hours

1 week

4 weeks

Faculty & Staff

1 year

4 weeks

4 hours

1 week

4 weeks

Smith Affiliates/Alumnae

4 weeks

4 weeks

4 hours

onsite use

4 weeks

Area Residents (See Getting a Library Card)

4 weeks

4 weeks

4 hours

onsite use

4 weeks (Neilson/Annex only)

Special Items

Some items in the Hillyer Art Library and Josten Performing Arts Library have special loan periods.

Patron Type

Books/Scores
(Hillyer/Josten)

Art Restricted 
(Hillyer)

Locked Stacks 
(Hillyer)

Bound Periodicals 
(Hillyer)

Treasure Cases
(Josten)

Undergraduate Students

90 days

onsite use

onsite use

onsite use

onsite use or by permission

Graduate Students

1 semester

onsite use

onsite use

onsite use

4 weeks

SSW Students

90 days

onsite use

onsite use

onsite use

4 weeks

Faculty & Staff

1 year

4 weeks, renewable

onsite use

1 week

4 weeks

Smith Affiliates/Alumnae

4 weeks

onsite use

onsite use

onsite use

onsite use

Area Residents

onsite use

onsite use

onsite use

onsite use

onsite use

Contact Us

Location

Phone

Email

Neilson Library

413-585-2910

libraryhelp@smith.edu

Hillyer Art Library

413-585-2940

hillinfo@smith.edu

Josten Performing Arts Library

413-585-2930

josinfo@smith.edu