Libraries

Classics Library Access

The world-renowned UC Classics Library aims to be a welcoming place for students and scholars of classical antiquity. Unlike many special collections libraries with unique, rare, and old materials, the UC Classics Library welcomes users, UC affiliates and non-UC affiliates alike, to browse and select books without staff intervention.

To access the Library Stack floors 

  • Please ask the Circulation staff to unlock the door. 
  • Please leave your photo ID at the Circulation Desk. This ID will be returned at the end of your visit.
  • If you have bags, please store in the lockers in the circulation area prior to entering the stacks.

Studying in the library

  • The Main Reading Room and the Epigraphy & Papyrology Reading Room are the UC Libraries’ designated quiet study spaces, and open access to all visitors.
  • A public computer station is available in the Circulation area.
  • The library's Group Study/Seminar Room (Room 412) is available for use upon reservation. Please visit the Library Service: Group Study Room in Classics page for details.        

Security and Regulations

  • The library's books have safety tags that must be desensitized. If the alarmed gate sounds, please return to the Circulation desk and show any bags, including handbags, and coat pockets to the Circulation staff.
  • For everyone's safety and to protect the collections there are cameras in the Library. 
  • No food and drinks are permitted in the library. Water in a sealed container is permitted in the reading room and the Circulation area. Please keep it on the floor or in your bag to protect collection.

Accessibility

The Circulation Area and the Reading Rooms are wheelchair accessible; however, the Mezzanine and the stacks on the lower floors are not. For those areas, material retrieval services are available. Please consult Circulation staff for assistance.