The Joe and Rika Mansueto Library

The Joe and Rika Mansueto Library opened at the heart of the University of Chicago campus in 2011. It features a soaring elliptical glass dome capping a 180-seat Grand Reading Room, state-of-the-art conservation and digitization laboratories, and an underground high-density automated storage and retrieval system. The Mansueto Library speeds scholarly productivity by allowing for the retrieval of materials within an average time of 3 minutes through use of robotic cranes. Designed by renowned architect Helmut Jahn, the Mansueto Library has been recognized with a Distinguished Building Citation of Merit by the American Institute of Architects’ Chicago chapter and a Patron of the Year Award by the Chicago Architecture Foundation.

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Hours & Access

Summer hours

Summer hours begin June 3 for most libraries; D'Angelo Law summer hours began May 27.
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Resources

Access to Mexico’s Grupo Reforma newspapers now available to all UChicago students, faculty, and staff

Once your account is set up, you will be able to browse Reforma (Mexico City), Mural (Guadalajara), and El Norte (Monterrey) on their websites or via Reforma’s app.
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Resources

Handling Books That May Contain Arsenic

Information for University of Chicago Library patrons
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Exhibit News

Dog Fight: The Animal Experimentation Debate in 20th-Century Chicago

This exhibition presents both sides of a controversy from the 1930s-40s and how it continues to shape the way we think about biomedical ethics and the cost of scientific progress.
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