The MSK Library has reopened with limited hours (Mondays & Thursdays, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, start date: October 15, 2020). To visit the Library, you must make a reservation for a seat in advance through our reservation system. No walk-ins or casual seating is permitted.
All Library visitors must adhere to the following guidelines:
Please note, the following activities within the physical Library space are currently unavailable:
Library Staffing/Information Desk
Email the Library at asklibrarian@mskcc.org to place a book hold for pickup.
You may pick up book holds Mondays and Thursdays, 8:30am - 5:00pm. You will receive an email to retrieve your book(s) when they are ready. Please refer to the hold pick up notice email for the deadline and exact location to pick up your items. After that date, your book hold(s) will be placed back on the shelves.
If you are visiting the Library and you suddenly don’t feel well (fever, cough, difficulty breathing, body aches or chills, or a new loss of smell or taste), leave the Library immediately.
Use the COVID-19 Employee Screening Tool to determine if you need to be tested, move through the screening process, and receive an appointment for testing, if needed. Do not go to the Employee Health and Wellness Office for testing. They do not have testing capability at the office.
There is no public restroom available in the Library. There are public restrooms available on the lobby level of the Rockefeller Research Labs Building.
The Library is committed to supporting MSK contact tracing efforts. When you reserve a seat to visit the Library, your contact information may be shared with MSK contact tracers in the event that a Library visitor or Library staff member is diagnosed with COVID-19.
MSK COVID-19 Information on OneMSK (Internal)
MSK Guide to COVID-19 Safety and Standards (Internal)
MSK Contact Tracing Information on OneMSK (Internal)
MSK Library Blog Post on Finding COVID-19 Information
Monday and Thursdays
8:30 AM-5:00 PM
(closed 12:30 – 1:00 PM)
Whether the Library’s physical space is open or closed,
we continue to support the MSK community
via our Virtual Services.
Contact:
212-639-7439 (Mondays & Thursdays only)
Email: asklibrarian@mskcc.org or contact Donna Gibson, Director of Library Services