Visiting the Library | Library Services | Inter-Library Loan | Reading Room Event Booking Visiting the Library The Field Museum is located on Chicago's Museum Campus, at 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, just south of Roosevelt Rd. The Main Library is located in a non-public area on the Field Museum’s third floor. The public may visit the Library Reading Room between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Visitors are strongly encouraged to contact the Reference Librarian via email (harlow@fieldmuseum.org) or 312.665-7887 prior to visiting the library to check availability of specific titles needed. Please check our online catalog to begin your research and view the library's particular holdings. All collections are located in closed stacks. Visitors must submit a request for material to the staff member on duty for retrieval and use in the Reading Room. For more detailed travel and parking information plan your visit from the main Field Museum site. Library Services The Library’s collections are available for public use on a non-circulating reference basis only. Borrowing privileges are reserved for Museum staff and associates. Inter-Library Loan Interlibrary Loan facilitates the lending and borrowing of content from books, journals and other media between institutions of higher learning, museums and research facilities worldwide. Reading Room Event Booking The Library Reading Room is an attractive and comfortable space that is regularly the scene of after-hours events that have included meetings, seminars, dinners, and even a wedding. Tours in the adjacent Mary W. Runnells Rare Book Room may be scheduled as part of an event. For more information on how to book an event in the Reading Room, please contact the Special Events office. You may visit the Special Events page on The Field Museum website for further details.