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Walter C. Langsam Library
ABOUT
The Walter C. Langsam Library, the central library, contains over 1,000,000 volumes in the social sciences and humanities, as well as over 200,000 volumes in government depository collections of state, federal and international documents. Many library services are housed in Langsam Library, including LibraryIT, Library Instruction and general reference services. The Writing Center, the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CET&L) and the Faculty Enrichment Center call Langsam home.
The Desk @ Langsam
Situated to your left as you enter Langsam Library's ground level (the 4th floor,) staff and student assistants at The Desk @ Langsam assist users with finding titles and resources, checking out materials, answering their questions about, well, anything, and learning more about what UC Libraries has to offer the UC community.
A book drop for the return of materials can be found in the outer lobby of Langsam and in the plaza outside of the revolving door.
For additional questions, assistance and more information: E-mail uclibcirc@ucmail.uc.edu or visit the Contact Us web page.
Langsam Spaces & Access to Technology
Langsam Library offers a variety of spaces for learning, studying, creating, working with a small group or taking a break between classes. Highlights include:
- Large and small group study rooms can be booked via 25Live.
- You must be signed in with you UC credentials to see and access the list of rooms.
- Quiet Study spaces along the peripheral of the 5th and 6th floors
- Langsam Living Room, 4th floor - a variety of seating and study spaces
- Starbucks @ Langsam, 4th floor
- Langsam 451 - an inclusive prayer and meditation room courtesy of Student Government
- Video Editing Suite, Sound Isolation Booth and Green Room, 4th floor
- Access to UC's Wepa printing network and computer workstations provided by IT@UC, 4th floor
- A public access terminal for visitors, 4th floor behind the Security Guard station
- Adaptive Technologies, 4th floor
- Gender neutral restroom, 4th floor
- Lactation Room, 4th floor - UC provides designated Lactation Rooms across campus to faculty, staff, students, and visitors in need of a private space to express milk or nurse. The room is locked from the inside and offers electrical outlets for breast pumps and provides a comfortable place to sit. For access, obtain the key from The Desk@Langsam or call Public Safety's Technical Services at (513) 556-4925
Hours
Langsam Library Fall Semester 2024 Hours
Sunday, August 25 through Saturday December 14, 2024
Users entering after The Desk closes must be affiliated with UC and present their Bearcat Card/photo ID.
| Day | Desk | Building |
| Sunday | 12 pm - 8 pm | 12 pm - 12 am |
| Monday | 8 am - 8 pm | 7:45 am - 12 am |
| Tuesday | 8 am - 8 pm | 7:45 am - 12 am |
| Wednesday | 8 am - 8 pm | 7:45 am - 12 am |
| Thursday | 8 am - 8 pm | 7:45 am - 12 am |
| Friday | 8 am - 5 pm | 7:45 am - 10 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm - 5pm | 12 pm - 10pm |
Exceptions
- Monday, September 2, Labor Day - CLOSED
- Monday, November 11, Veteran's Day - CLOSED
- Thursday - Saturday, November 28 - 30, Thankgiving holiday - CLOSED
- Monday, December 23, Winter Season Day - CLOSED
- Tuesday and Wednesday, December 24 and 25, Christmas holiday - CLOSED
- Thursday December 26, 2024 through Wednesday January 1, 2025 - Winter Season Days - CLOSED
- Langsam Library maintains normal hours during the fall semester Reading Days.
Users seeking assistance during our desk hours should call (513)556-1424. Users can also seek assistance via our Chat service Monday through Friday.
Langsam Library News
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The Data and GIS Collab is pleased to welcome two new research consultants. Andrew is a current student pursuing a Bachelor of Urban Planning at DAAP. Andrew was born and raised in Ho Chi Minh City, or more commonly called … Continue reading
Join UC Libraries and the Elliston Poetry Room for a hands-on discussion and workshop about creating Cento poetry. Thursday, Nov. 14, 6:30pm Elliston Poetry Room, 646 Langsam Library Katie Foran-Mulcahy, librarian and head of the College of Education, Criminal Justice … Continue reading
Read Source, the online newsletter, to learn about the news, events, people and happenings in UC Libraries. In this issue of Source, Liz Kiscaden, dean and university librarian, announces UC Libraries Strategic Plan, 2024-2027. This participatory and data-informed process to draft a … Continue reading
Presented by UC’s Departments of Geography and GIS and UC Libraries, GIS Day will feature keynote speaker Trisha Brush, a GIS career panel, along with opportunities to network and learn. Scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 20 from 11am-2pm in the Faculty … Continue reading
Contact and Address
Walter C. Langsam Library
2911 Woodside Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45221
(513) 556-1424