University Library Hours

Display of Opening hours
December 2023
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
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10 Library Building 7am – 2am R&I Desk 2pm – 5pm SCUA Closed I-Space Closed	11 Library Building 7am – 2am R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment I-Space 8am – 5pm	12 Library Building 7am – 2am R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment I-Space 8am – 5pm	13 Library Building 7am – 2am R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment I-Space 8am – 5pm	14 Library Building 7am – 2am R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment I-Space 8am – 5pm	15 Library Building 8am – 5pm R&I Desk 10am – 4pm SCUA By Appointment I-Space 8am – 5pm	16 Library Building 10am – 4pm R&I Desk Closed SCUA Closed I-Space Closed
17 Library Building 12pm – 8pm R&I Desk 2pm – 5pm SCUA Closed I-Space Closed	18 Library Building 8am – 5pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA Closed I-Space 8am – 5pm	19 Library Building 8am – 5pm R&I Desk Closed SCUA Closed I-Space 8am – 5pm	20 Library Building 8am – 5pm R&I Desk Closed SCUA Closed I-Space 8am – 5pm	21 Library Building 8am – 5pm R&I Desk Closed SCUA Closed I-Space 8am – 5pm	22 Library Building 8am – 5pm R&I Desk Closed SCUA Closed I-Space 8am – 5pm	23 Library Building Closed R&I Desk Closed SCUA Closed I-Space Closed
24 Library Building Closed R&I Desk Closed SCUA Closed I-Space Closed	25 Library Building Closed R&I Desk Closed SCUA Closed I-Space Closed	26 Library Building Closed R&I Desk Closed SCUA Closed I-Space Closed	27 Library Building Closed R&I Desk Closed SCUA Closed I-Space Closed	28 Library Building Closed R&I Desk Closed SCUA Closed I-Space Closed	29 Library Building Closed R&I Desk Closed SCUA Closed I-Space Closed	30 Library Building Closed R&I Desk Closed SCUA Closed I-Space Closed
31 Library Building Closed R&I Desk Closed SCUA Closed I-Space Closed

Display of Opening hours
January 2024
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1 Library Building Closed R&I Desk Closed SCUA Closed I-Space Closed	2 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 12pm – 6pm SCUA Closed I-Space 8am – 5pm	3 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 12pm – 6pm SCUA Closed I-Space 8am – 5pm	4 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 12pm – 6pm SCUA Closed I-Space 8am – 5pm	5 Library Building 8am – 5pm R&I Desk 12pm – 3pm SCUA Closed I-Space 8am – 5pm	6 Library Building 10am – 4pm R&I Desk Closed SCUA Closed I-Space Closed
7 Library Building Closed R&I Desk Closed SCUA Closed I-Space Closed	8 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 12pm – 6pm SCUA By Appointment I-Space 8am – 5pm	9 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 12pm – 6pm SCUA By Appointment I-Space 8am – 5pm	10 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 12pm – 6pm SCUA By Appointment I-Space 8am – 5pm	11 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 12pm – 6pm SCUA By Appointment I-Space 8am – 5pm	12 Library Building 8am – 5pm R&I Desk 12pm – 3pm SCUA By Appointment I-Space 8am – 5pm	13 Library Building 10am – 4pm R&I Desk Closed SCUA Closed I-Space Closed
14 Library Building Closed R&I Desk Closed SCUA Closed I-Space Closed	15 Library Building Closed MLK Day R&I Desk Closed SCUA Closed I-Space 8am – 5pm	16 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 12pm – 6pm SCUA By Appointment I-Space 8am – 5pm	17 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 12pm – 6pm SCUA By Appointment I-Space 8am – 5pm	18 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 12pm – 6pm SCUA By Appointment I-Space 8am – 5pm	19 Library Building 8am – 5pm R&I Desk 12pm – 3pm SCUA By Appointment I-Space 8am – 5pm	20 Library Building 10am – 4pm R&I Desk Closed SCUA Closed I-Space Closed
21 Library Building Closed R&I Desk Closed SCUA Closed I-Space Closed	22 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment I-Space 8am – 5pm	23 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment I-Space 8am – 5pm	24 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment I-Space 8am – 5pm	25 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment I-Space 8am – 5pm	26 Library Building 8am – 5pm R&I Desk 10am – 4pm SCUA By Appointment I-Space 8am – 5pm	27 Library Building 10am – 4pm R&I Desk Closed SCUA Closed I-Space Closed
28 Library Building 12pm – 8pm R&I Desk Closed SCUA Closed I-Space Closed	29 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment I-Space 8am – 5pm	30 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment I-Space 8am – 5pm	31 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment I-Space 8am – 5pm

Display of Opening hours
February 2024
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment	2 Library Building 8am – 5pm R&I Desk 10am – 4pm SCUA By Appointment	3 Library Building 10am – 4pm R&I Desk Closed SCUA Closed
4 Library Building 12pm – 8pm R&I Desk 2pm – 5pm SCUA Closed	5 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment	6 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment	7 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment	8 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment	9 Library Building 8am – 5pm R&I Desk 10am – 4pm SCUA By Appointment	10 Library Building 10am – 4pm R&I Desk Closed SCUA Closed
11 Library Building 12pm – 8pm R&I Desk 2pm – 5pm SCUA Closed	12 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment	13 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment	14 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment	15 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment	16 Library Building 8am – 5pm R&I Desk 10am – 4pm SCUA By Appointment	17 Library Building 10am – 4pm R&I Desk Closed SCUA Closed
18 Library Building 12pm – 8pm R&I Desk 2pm – 5pm SCUA Closed	19 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment	20 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment	21 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment	22 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment	23 Library Building 8am – 5pm R&I Desk 10am – 4pm SCUA By Appointment	24 Library Building 10am – 4pm R&I Desk Closed SCUA Closed
25 Library Building 12pm – 8pm R&I Desk 2pm – 5pm SCUA Closed	26 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment	27 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment	28 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment	29 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment

Display of Opening hours
March 2024
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1 Library Building 8am – 5pm R&I Desk 10am – 4pm SCUA By Appointment	2 Library Building 10am – 4pm R&I Desk Closed SCUA Closed
3 Library Building 12pm – 8pm R&I Desk 2pm – 5pm SCUA Closed	4 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment	5 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment	6 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment	7 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment	8 Library Building 8am – 5pm R&I Desk 10am – 4pm SCUA By Appointment	9 Library Building 10am – 4pm R&I Desk Closed SCUA Closed
10 Library Building 12pm – 8pm R&I Desk 2pm – 5pm SCUA Closed	11 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment	12 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment	13 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment	14 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment	15 Library Building 8am – 5pm R&I Desk 10am – 4pm SCUA By Appointment	16 Library Building 10am – 4pm R&I Desk Closed SCUA Closed
17 Library Building 12pm – 8pm R&I Desk 2pm – 5pm SCUA Closed	18 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment	19 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment	20 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment	21 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment	22 Library Building 8am – 5pm R&I Desk 10am – 4pm SCUA By Appointment	23 Library Building 10am – 4pm R&I Desk Closed SCUA Closed
24 Library Building 12pm – 8pm R&I Desk 2pm – 5pm SCUA Closed	25 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment	26 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment	27 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment	28 Library Building 8am – 10pm R&I Desk 10am – 7pm SCUA By Appointment	29 Library Building 8am – 5pm R&I Desk 10am – 4pm SCUA By Appointment	30 Library Building 10am – 4pm R&I Desk Closed SCUA Closed
31 Library Building 12pm – 8pm R&I Desk Closed SCUA Closed

Library Map and Directions

Directions to the University Library:

From the South: Drive north on the 405 freeway and take the CA-22 W/7th street exit. Continue straight on to 7th street. The University will be on your right. Turn right on East Campus Drive and make an immediate left to reach the South Campus Turnaround.

From the North: Drive south on the 405 freeway and exit on Bellflower Blvd. south. Turn left on Los Coyotes Diagonal and an immediate right on Bellflower. Follow Bellflower for several blocks, and then turn left on Beach Dr to enter campus. The visitor/parking information booth will be on your right and they can provide parking information and directions to the library.

The closest Short-Term parking is available in the South Campus Turnaround. Short-Term spaces offer 30-, 60-, and 90-minute parking (paid at a paystation). Alternatively a day pass can be purchased at the Visitor/Parking Info Booth allowing parking in many lots on campus.

Campus map and parking information

Freeway directions to campus

Google Map to campus

Workshops and Events

Workshop Calendar

View upcoming workshops and register to attend.

University Library Events Calendar

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Campus Academic Calendar

CSULB Academic Calendar

Librarian Research Desk

The Research & Information desk (R&I Desk) is located on the 1st floor of the library. Hours indicate when a librarian will be available at the desk to guide you in your research and help you locate information.

Chat help from a librarian is available 24/7. When the desk is open a CSULB librarian will help you. Outside of those hours, a librarian from our co-op will answer your chat.

You can also make an appointment with your librarian subject specialist when you need assistance with extensive research questions.

Special Collections and Archives

Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) contains rare books, manuscripts, university historical records, and other unique material. The department is located on the 3rd Floor (Room 300) of the Library. Please contact the department with any questions or to access materials at 562-985-4087 or LIB-Archives@csulb.edu.

I-Space

The Innovation Space (I-Space), located on the Library’s lower level, is an interdisciplinary design facility. It includes four areas:3D printing, a 360 theater, a Powerwall, and a media studio. Make an appointment to use advanced equipment for your academic projects.

Appointment Request