Library Status Updates

Last updated Monday, February 10, 2025 at 8:56am EST

Access to Libraries

  • Please review the current campus status level to determine your level of access.
  • Alumni can register for same-day access to the Morningside campus using the online campus registration portal. (Note: Community CUIDs will not provide campus access at this time.)
  • Once on campus, alumni can use their Community CUID to access libraries. Alumni who wish to apply for a Community CUID can find instructions here. Alumni with a CUID will still need to complete the registration form ahead of their visit and have a QR code to enter campus.
  • Please check individual library hours before visiting.

Returning Library Materials

Most library materials are renewable online via your My Borrowing Account in CLIO. If you are trying to renew items that are non-renewable, such as Borrow Direct, Interlibrary Loan, or Course Reserves materials, please contact circulation@columbia.edu for assistance.

Planned Library Service Changes

The C.V. Starr East Asian Library is temporarily closed for construction. Learn more here

The Arthur W. Diamond Law Library will be closed for renovation beginning in May 2024. More information about that renovation can be found on the Law School’s website.


For questions not answered here, please email lio@columbia.edu.