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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.
Hours
Find out when Langsam Library is open for study and services. For the Starbucks @ Langsam Library hours, visit here.
Langsam Library Spring Semester 2025 Hours
Sunday, January 12 through May 1, 2025
Users entering after The Desk closes must be affiliated with UC and present their Bearcat Card/photo ID.
| Day | Desk | Building |
| Winter Break 2 | Jan 2 - 11, 2025 | |
| January 6-10 | 8 am - 5pm | 8 am - 5pm |
| January 11 | Closed | Closed |
| Langsam Library Spring Semester Hours | ||
| Spring hours begin Sunday, January 12, 2025 | ||
| 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
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday (no classes): Monday, January 20, 2025
- Spring Break (no classes): Monday, March 17–Sunday, March 23, 2025
- Langsam Library will be open 8 am - 5 pm, Monday through Friday during Spring Break.
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 Spaces, Study Rooms, and Technology
Langsam Library offers a variety of spaces for learning, studying, creating, working with a small group or taking a break between classes.
- 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.
- To book the table in the outer lobby, select Langsam 499S in 25Live.
- Requests for this space must be approved by the Director of Facilities.
- Only one group is permitted to use 499s in a given time slot.
- 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
- In 25Live, the sound booth is under Langsam 413.
- The video editing is under Langsam 413-01 and 413-02.
- The green screen is under Langsam 414.
- 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.
Langsam Library News
The University of Cincinnati Libraries will be closed Monday, Jan. 20 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The Libraries will resume normal hours on Tuesday, Jan. 21. This Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we invite you to join the … Continue reading
While the primary focus of the Henry R. Winkler Center for the History of the Health Professions collection is chronicling the history of health sciences in the Cincinnati area, the physicians, researchers and scientists in the archive made an impact … Continue reading
The University of Cincinnati Libraries will be closed Monday, Jan. 20 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The Libraries will resume normal hours on Tuesday, Jan. 21. This Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we invite you to join the … Continue reading
The latest University of Cincinnati Libraries exhibit showcases historic images of Cincinnati from the Archives and Rare Books Library’s Urban Studies Collection. On display on the 4th floor lobby of the Walter C. Langsam Library, the Cincinnati Subway and Street … Continue reading
In the spring of 2024, June Taylor-Slaughter, research and services specialist in the Science & Engineering Libraries, was working the UC Libraries help-line chat when author D. B. Borton asked an out of the ordinary question. Borton attended UC in … Continue reading
Contact and Address
Walter C. Langsam Library
2911 Woodside Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45221
(513) 556-1424