Libraries

At Indiana University as we have achieved a vaccination rate approaching 85% of all constituents, which provides a strong defense against current and emerging COVID-19 strains.  To follow CDC recommendations, IU will require wearing masks when indoors regardless of vaccine status beginning August 5. Wearing masks indoors is the only thing changing. We are still, and always here to help and look forward to the start of the in-person fall semester.

The Lilly Library will reopen in August after wrapping up a full-scale renovation that reimagined the iconic facility's interior to meet the needs of modern scholars. Former IU President Michael A. McRobbie rededicated the internationally renowned Lilly Library on June 18.

Public tours of the library will take place weekly on Fridays at 2, beginning Aug. 20. The library will be open to explore all new public spaces after hours during the IU Arts & Humanities Council’s First Thursday celebration on September 2.

Wendy Spacek is a recent Indiana University MLS graduate and on her way to a new role as the Arts & Humanities Librarian at Central Washington University. In this lively blog she shares her experiences working at IU Libraries in the Preservation Lab. "Working on this project both mobilized and tested my existing preservation knowledge, expanded on my database management skills, and deepened my understanding of library workflows, policies, and procedures," she says.