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Indiana University Bloomington Libraries

Ruth Lilly Auxiliary Library Facility










Hours of operation:


Monday - Friday      
8:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday
12:00pm - 4:00pm

The Ruth Lilly Auxiliary Library Facility (ALF) is a high-density shelving facility designed to alleviate shelving space constraints in the Indiana University Libraries. It provides low-cost housing with conservation-level environmental controls for library materials. Low-use materials, archives, manuscripts, as well as rare and fragile materials are transferred to the ALF from the Indiana University Herman B Wells Library and many campus library locations. The facility also includes the state-of-the-art E. Lingle Craig Preservation Laboratory, a book freezer (to assist with treatment of water-damaged materials), space for accessioning, lending, and staff, as well as a secure collections vault with a capacity of approximately 2,800,000 bound volumes.  More information is available in the ALF Operations & Services FAQ.



User Services

Request an Item from ALF
Circulation Policies


NEW ALF ADDITION!

Construction Photos

About the Facility

Behind the Scenes: A Pictorial Tour
Transfer Preparation Guidelines