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About Snell Library

Front view of the Snell Library building

Snell Library is located at 376 Huntington Avenue in the heart of Northeastern University’s Boston, Massachusetts campus.

The Northeastern University Library is the hub of campus intellectual life. Resources include close to 500,000 print volumes, over 800,000 e-books, over 100,000 electronic journals, and over 100,000 streaming audio and visual titles. The Snell Library building welcomes more than two million visitors per year on the Boston campus, and the library’s website serves users around the world.

More about Snell Library

  • For more information about accessing Snell Library, including directions and parking information, visit Getting to Snell Library.
  • For more information about using Snell Library, including the code of conduct for library use, visit Using Snell Library.
  • For more information about physical building accessibility, visit Accessibility. 

Spaces & Services

All Floors Lower Level First Floor Second Floor Third Floor Fourth Floor 

All Floors

  • Restrooms are available on every floor, and all gender single stalls are available on floors 2, 3, and 4.
  • Omnicharge stations: For troubleshooting, visit the ITS Tech Bar on the first floor.
  • Individual and group study rooms are available for reservation by students during service desk hours.
  • Open Study Space: A variety of furniture options including soft seating, chairs, tables, and booths. Refer to Using Snell Library for information about our code of conduct. 
  • Please enjoy the plant life located throughout Snell Library. 

Lower Level

First Floor

Library staff at the Help and Information Desk
Library staff at the Help and Information Desk
  • The Access Point (1st Floor) is the gateway to Snell Library. Read more about Snell’s Access Policy on the visitor access policy page.
  • Visit the Help & Information Desk (1st Floor) on the first floor of Snell Library to ask questions, report issues, borrow library materials and get connected to assistance. 
  • Course Reserves: Course reserves are library materials that faculty request to be set aside for use in certain courses during a particular semester. 
  • Interlibrary Loan: Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is a free service for Northeastern faculty, staff, and students that need an item that is unavailable through Northeastern Library. 
  • Individual and Group study rooms; spaces are available for reservation during service desk hours.  
  • The Hub Collection located prominently on the 1st floor contains new and featured titles available to borrow.
Student working on a laptop computer while seated in the area of the first floor of Snell Library called The Hub.

Student working on a laptop computer while seated in the area of the first floor of Snell Library called The Hub.

  • Information Technology Services (ITS)
    • ITS printers and quick print stations: For more information and directions to printer locations, visit Printing and Scanning.
    • The Tech Support Bar can help with laptops and devices, navigating Canvas, equipment lending, and more. Open Monday – Friday, from 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. For help with technology,contact Information Technology Services (ITS) support. 
    • ITS vending machines & hardware lockers Hardware is available for checkout through vending machines and lockers from ITS. Learn more at ITS Hardware Lockers and Vending.

    Second Floor

    • Individual and group study rooms are available for reservation by students during service desk hours. 
    • Buzzi Booths: noise canceling booths available first come first served for taking phone calls 
    • Research & Teaching Hub in Room 215 is where many subject librarians and specialists can be found. 
    • Recording Studios The Recording Studios can assist with audio and video media projects.
    • Designated Quiet Study Space in Room 255 whenever the room is not occupied by library staff. 
    • Additional open study space 

    Third Floor

    • Graduate Study Room (Room 320) Silent open study space available for graduate students. 
    • Graduate Group Study Rooms are available for reservation during service desk hours and located inside the glass enclosed Graduate Study Space (Room 320) 
    • The Centers for Digital Scholarship is a collaborative lab space sponsored by the Northeastern University Library. Learn more about the CDS by visiting the website Center for Digital Scholarship – Northeastern University.
    • Buzzi Booths: noise canceling booths available first come first served for taking phone calls 
    • Additional open study space 

    Fourth Floor

    • Silent Study Room (Room 490) Silent open study space available to everyone. 
    • Silent Individual Study Rooms are available for reservation during service desk hours and located inside the glass enclosed Silent Study Space (Room 490)
    • Buzzi Booths: noise canceling booths available first come first served for taking phone calls 
    • Vending machines for food and beverages are located in the center of the fourth floor.
    • Additional open study space 

      Snell Library Classrooms

      The Snell Library Classrooms are not accessible from inside the Library space. Husky Cards are not required for entry to Snell Library classrooms.  

      • Classrooms 001 to 049 (accessible by stair tower located on porch). 
      • Classrooms numbered above 100 (follow the hallway to the left of Equator Coffees at Snell Library). 
      • SN on your schedule refers to Snell Engineering building.