We welcome school groups to visit the UI Libraries!
Contact us at least 2-3 weeks in advance of your visit to make arrangements by filling out a request form. A staff member will contact you to confirm the details.
- K-12 General Class Visit or National History Day request form
- Special Collections & Archives visit request form
If you have questions, please contact:
- janalyn-moss@uiowa.edu about National History Day visits
- elizabeth-riordan@uiowa.edu about Special Collections & Archives visits
- max-radl@uiowa.edu for any other type of visit
During your visit, some options for your students include:
- use of library classroom if available
- access to UI online databases
- instruction and activities on a variety of topics
- research assistance
- tours
- use of computers and scanners
We look forward to working with you and your students.
Questions? Contact: max-radl@uiowa.edu
Note, library cards for checking out materials are not granted to individual students participating in group activities. Teachers and/or chaperones should not check out materials with their own library card on behalf of their students based on our library card agreement which states “I understand that materials borrowed with this permit are for my personal use and are not to be loaned by me to others.” Scanners with emailing capabilities are available for students to use if they need information from our books.