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Library Hours – Spring 2021

Wednesday, December 16th, 2020

Spring Schedule of Hours: February 1, 2021 – May 15, 2021

The health and safety of the entire UB community as our first priority. Online library services are available in all the libraries for the Spring 2021 semester. The libraries are open to current UB faculty, staff and students ONLY.

Library hours are subject to change depending on health and safety guidelines.


Abbott Library (Health Sciences and Architecture & Planning)

  • Abbott Library is open:
    • Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
    • Saturday 12:00 p.m. (noon) to 4:00 p.m.
    • Sunday 12:00 p.m. (noon) to 8:00 p.m.
  • For Health Sciences assistance, contact AskHSL@buffalo.edu or (716) 829-3900.
  • For Architecture & Planning assistance, contact library@buffalo.edu or Rose Orcutt, liaison to the School of Architecture & Planning.

Libraries Annex

  • The Annex is closed to UB affiliates and to the public throughout the Spring 2021 semester.
  • For assistance, contact libannex@buffalo.edu or (716) 645-5114.


Charles B. Sears Law Library

  • Open for UB School of Law graduate students.
  • Public access to the Law Library’s print collection is by appointment only.
  • For assistance, contact asklaw@buffalo.edu or (716) 645-2047.


Lockwood Memorial Library

  • Lockwood Library is open:
    • Monday to Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
    • Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    • Saturday 12:00 p.m. (noon) to 4:00 p.m.
    • Sunday 12:00 p.m. (noon) to 8:00 p.m.
  • The Polish Room is open by appointment only throughout the Spring 2021 semester.
  • For assistance, contact library@buffalo.edu or (716) 645-2815.


Medical School Library

  • UB librarians are not staffing the Medical School Library.
  • For assistance, contact Nell Aronoff, liaison to the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.


Music Library


Oscar A. Silverman Library

  • Silverman Library is open:
    • Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
    • Saturday 12:00 p.m. (noon) to 4:00 p.m.
    • Sunday 12:00 p.m. (noon) to 8:00 p.m.
  • For assistance, contact library@buffalo.edu or (716) 645-1328.


Special Collections