Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library

The collection is strong, but the staff is the least helpful and most dismissive of any NYC library I’ve used.

One of the more «off the beaten path» libraries on campus but nonetheless one of the most prime study spaces. There are beautiful spacious tables for group seating arrangements between bookshelves upstairs, and a mix of communal and individual booth seating downstairs. Take your pick of softer natural light above or fluorescent lightbulb light below– Avery has a space for every sort of studier! As it is an arts & arch library, the vibe turns out to be much more low key than butler or noco. The only thing I would be wary of is (as in any library) weird fluctuations in temperature. Printers are also not very reliable, so don’t count on Avery as a last-​minute-​paper-​due-​in-​10-​minutes resource.