Visiting the Libraries

Welcome to the Libraries! You found us online, and we encourage you to visit our physical spaces, too. We welcome groups for tours and instruction.  

• Members of the UMass Amherst academic community may email their subject librarian directly to schedule an instruction session with a class or group.
• To access archival materials in person, please see the Visit SCUA page for the Robert S. Cox Special Collections and University Archives Research Center. 
• If you need materials ready for your visit, please use the Ask an Archivist Form and indicate what collection you’d like to use and when you plan to visit. 
• If you’d like to schedule a tour or visit us as a large group, please fill out our Group Visit Planning Form.

We hope to see you soon! 

The UMass Amherst Libraries maintain three physical locations.

• The W. E. B. Du Bois Library
• The Science & Engineering Library
• The Wadsworth Library at Mount Ida

The W. E. B. Du Bois Library offers quiet and group study spaces, printing stations, personalized research help, and many more spaces and resources outlined in the Floor Directory. It’s home to the Robert S. Cox Special Collections & University Archives Research Center, The W. E. B. Du Bois Center, the Learning Commons, and the Digital Media Lab.
154 Hicks Way
Amherst, MA 01003-9275
(413) 545-2623

• If you’d like to schedule a tour or visit us as a large group, please fill out our Group Visit Planning Form.

The Science & Engineering Library is located in the Lederle Graduate Research Center Lowrise floor 2 and offers quiet and group study spaces, printing stations, personalized research help, the Mass Aggie Seed Library, a Learning Studio, and the Patent & Trademark Resource Center.
See more information about the Science & Engineering Library.
740 N Pleasant St.
Amherst, MA 01003-9306
(413) 545-1370

• If you’d like to schedule a tour or visit us as a large group, please fill out our Group Visit Planning Form.

The Wadsworth Library at Mount Ida offers quiet and group study spaces, digital access to library resources, personal research assistance, and bookable spaces.
100 Carlson Avenue
Newton, MA 02459
(413) 545-1870

• Group Study Rooms
• The Wadsworth Library has 11 desktop workstations (10 PCs, 1 Mac), access to the campus wireless network, a black and white printer, color printer, copier, and scanner.  Open quiet study spaces are available.
• Additional available study spaces include the co-working space on the third floor of the Campus Center (one floor above dining) and the Shaw Hall living room.
• More information about the Mt. Ida campus