<p>Hey all,</p>
<p>I was hoping some current NU students, alums, parents or whoever else could give me a better idea as to what NU's main library is like. I'm a nerd in that I LOVE my libraries and I'm sure I will end up spending a great deal of time in my school's library. Are there plenty of places to study? Cafes? Any details you think are important about the library would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>There is more than 1 library at NU. The one usually pictured and talked about is Deering Library - a pretty impressive Gothic-looking structure.</p>
<p>link to Deering: [Charles</a> Deering Library Architecture | Northwestern University Library | <a href=“http://www.library.northwestern.edu%5B/url%5D”>www.library.northwestern.edu](<a href=“http://www.library.northwestern.edu/libraries-collections/evanston-campus/art-collection/deering-library-architecture]Charles”>http://www.library.northwestern.edu/libraries-collections/evanston-campus/art-collection/deering-library-architecture)</a></p>
<p>My D used to go and study there, but my son, who is a Soph has never been in it - He studies at other libraries. Main, tech, Medical etc…</p>
<p>We have three libraries on the Evanston campus. University Library, Deering Library, and Mudd Library. Mudd is located in Tech on North campus. I personally really like it but it’s fairly small and if you are like me and get bothered easily by people speaking when you’re trying to read a text book I wouldn’t recommend it. Even though the 1st and 3rd floors have individual study carrels people sitting at tables will whisper. Because Mudd is connected to Tech you can always get to Tech cafe.</p>
<p>Deering is nice and it’s the most quiet I would say. It’s really pretty, a few study rooms but one main one with huge long tables. Deering is connected to University.</p>
<p>University has several areas: two group working areas, 4 floors of “towers” with individual desks, a cafe. The towers are fairly quiet but there will still be whispering sometimes, and sometimes people will actually just straight up talk out loud because they get a phone call or something and don’t feel like getting up to go into the hallway. Both Deering and University are very close to Norris, the student center, which has a food court.</p>
<p>You kids are lucky that the main entrance to Deering has been opened. In ye olden days, you’d have to go through a back entrance via University Library, and it was rarely used.</p>
<p>I think University Library’s entry and main floor could use a spruce-up, tbh. And the student lounge too. NU can do better.</p>
<p>I remember spending many late nights in the “towers” in the University Library, usually on the less populated upper floors. One of the towers has individual rooms if you go to the basement but they were always occupied during peak hours. Sometimes, I went to the medical library in the Downtown campus.</p>
<p>That’s quite a schlep, wildcatalum, unless you had other reason to be on the downtown campus.</p>
<p>I have to admit - my first quarter at NU, I went to the upper level entrance off the plaza, which was locked for some reason, and I couldn’t figure out how to get in, so I studied in my room the rest of the quarter until a friend of mine explained how to find the lower level entrance!</p>
<p>Haha before I couldn’t figure out to get into the towers because the stairwell leading to them was hidden (wonder if this is on purpose). Eventually, I had to get a book so had somebody else show me. I suppose I could’ve taken the elevators too but in my first few trips, I decided to just stay on the first floor. The library has a very interesting layout…</p>
<p>“The library has a very interesting layout.” And so does Tech. Last year on parent’s day, my son took us to a “Door To Nowhere” in Tech. It’s just a door in a hallway - about 6 feet off the ground! </p>
<p>Study On Cats! :)</p>