About the Library

1st floor (reference books, reserve items)

• circulation desk, (circulating books can borrowed for 8 weeks)
• borrow a reserve item (textbook, calculators, 2 hours or 3 days)
• book a group study room
• interlibrary loan
• reference services (research help)
• reference reading room
• information technology (IT) assistance
• accessibility workstations
• computers for academic work and/or research
• scanners, photocopiers, printers

2nd floor (no books, but lots of computers, printing, and group study rooms)

• computers for academic work and/or research
• group study rooms (10)
• large tables for group work
• library learning lab room 1L-214 (our classroom)
• archives and special collections
• computers and printing

3rd floor (silent floor, no printers)

• computers for academic work and/or research
• circulating book collection
• K12 text collection
• oversize books
• print periodicals
• silent study, individual study carrels

The Library has group study rooms available for students needing to meet with groups while on campus. Groups of 2-6 students can reserve a room for up to 2 hours at a time. Due to limited availability, study rooms can only be booked by current CSI students. A valid CSI email address and current DolphinCard are required to make a reservation. To search for an available room and time, see: https://csi-cuny.libcal.com/reserve. The name on your reservation must match the name on your ID. Headphones or earbuds required for audio.