Butler Library Access Comes Before the Bookish Detour
Explore a major academic collection in Morningside Heights, with entry eligibility settled before you make the trip.
🔎 Entry First
Check your entry eligibility before making Butler Library the anchor of an uptown afternoon. This is a restricted academic library for students, staff, and invited guests, with a QR code required for entry.
Butler is the largest single library at Columbia University, with collections spanning humanities, history, social sciences, literature, philosophy, and religion. Wood paneling and bookshelves give the interior its bookish pull. The address is 535 W 114th St, on the Morningside Heights campus.
For eligible visitors, the draw is a serious research setting. Confirm your access arrangements before planning time inside. The bookshops and libraries below offer other places to build a literary day around New York.
