Levy Library Blog

Please be advised that due to a planned electrical shutdown and maintenance in the Annenberg Building, the Levy Library will have adjusted hours on Saturday, March 29, 2025.

Adjusted Levy Library Hours

To accommodate building-wide electrical maintenance, Levy Library will have adjusted hours and access over the weekend. Please note that we will be opening earlier than usual on Saturday:

• Saturday, March 29: Open from 8:00 am – 4:30 pm (early opening and early closure)

• Sunday, March 30: Reopening at 12:00 pm, with normal operating hours resuming

Access Restrictions During our Closure

The following areas will be fully closed during the shutdown: 

• Levy Library, 11th Floor

• Levy Library Student Commons

• Levy Library, 10th Floor Classrooms and Individual Study Room

Please be advised that Mount Sinai ID card access to the 10th and 11th floors will be disabled from Saturday at 4:30 pm through Sunday morning until noon.

Plan Ahead

We encourage all users to secure alternate locations for study, research, or work during this time.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at library@mssm.edu.

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

In observance of the Thanksgiving, the Levy Library will have modified hours:

• Wednesday, November 27 - 7:30am - 9:50pm

• Thursday, November 28 - CLOSED

The Levy Library 11th floor space along with Ask a Librarian, Circulation, Interlibrary Loan, and Reference Services will be closed for Thanksgiving.

The Levy Library will resume our normal operating hours on the following day, Friday, November 29th at 7:30AM.

After Hours Open Study Space on ANBG-10

ANBG-10 classrooms and group study rooms will remain open to all ISMMS, GSBS, and PSON students and Mount Sinai trainees 24/7 on all holidays.

Mount Sinai West Library and Mount Sinai Morningside Information Commons Updates

Library staff will not be on campus during the holiday, but the Mount Sinai West Library and Mount Sinai Morningside Information Commons will still be accessible 24/7 by faculty, staff, and students by using their Mount Sinai ID card to enter the space.

If you have any questions, you can contact us at library@mssm.edu or chat with us through our Ask a Librarian service at: askalibrarian.mssm.edu.

In observance of Labor Day, the Levy Library will have modified hours:

Monday, September 2nd

8:00am - 5:50pm

Circulation Services will be closed.

The Levy Library will resume our normal operating hours on the following day, Tuesday, September 3rd at 7:30AM.

After Hours Open Study Space on ANBG-10

ANBG-10 classrooms and group study rooms will remain open to all ISMMS, GSBS, and PSON students and Mount Sinai trainees 24/7 on all holidays.

Mount Sinai West Library and Mount Sinai Morningside Information Commons Updates

Library staff will not be on campus during the holiday, but the Mount Sinai West Library and Mount Sinai Morningside Information Commons will still be accessible 24/7 by faculty, staff, and students by using their Mount Sinai ID card to enter the space.

If you have any questions, you can contact us at refdesk@mssm.edu or chat with us through our Ask a Librarian service at: askalibrarian.mssm.edu.

In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, on Wednesday, November 22nd the Levy Library will be closing early at 9:50pm and will remain closed all day on Thursday, November 23rd. 

ANBG-10 will remain open and available to medical, graduate, and PhD students for studying when ANBG-11 is closed.

The Levy Library will re-open at 7:30am on Friday, November 24th and resume out normal library operating hours.

What's Available

Library reference services and circulation services will not be available during the holiday, but you can still get access to our resources and help through the library website. Here are some links to help you get started:

• Access the Levy Library electronic collection of e-books, e-journals, databases and more!
• Have a question? Search the library FAQ knowledgebase for an answer.
• Looking for assistance? You can always send us an email and we'll be happy to get back to you when we re-open the next day. Send your email to refdesk@mssm.edu. 

The Mount Sinai West Library and Mount Sinai Morningside Information Commons will still be accessible by faculty, staff, and students by using their Mount Sinai ID card. To register for access to either location, please submit an access request form: https://mountsinai.formstack.com/forms/msmw_libraryafterhours

Questions?

For more information about the library operating and service hours schedule and to view upcoming holiday hours, please visit: https://libguides.mssm.edu/libraryhours or contact the library team at refdesk@mssm.edu. 

The Levy Library will be closing the 10th and 11th floors at 4:00pm on Saturday, November 11th, due to a scheduled partial electrical shutdown in the Annenberg Building, Floors 10-26 starting at 5:00pm.

During this outage, the normal power supply to floors 10 through 26 of the Annenberg Building will be temporarily disrupted which will impact lighting and power in all library spaces.

We will reopen both floors at 12:00pm (noon) on Sunday, November 12, 2023 and resume our normal library operational hours.

Our spaces on floors 10 and 11 may be temporarily closed,  but you can still get access to our resources and help through the library website. Here are some links to help you get started:

• Access the Levy Library electronic collection of e-books, e-journals, databases and more!
• Have a question? Search the library FAQ knowledgebase for an answer.
• Looking for assistance? You can always send us an email and we'll be happy to get back to you when we re-open the next day. Send your email to refdesk@mssm.edu. 

The Mount Sinai West Library and Mount Sinai Morningside Information Commons will still be accessible by faculty, staff, and students by using their Mount Sinai ID card. To register for 24/7 access to either location, please submit an access request form: https://mountsinai.formstack.com/forms/msmw_libraryafterhours

If you have any questions about library spaces and hours, please contact us at refdesk@mssm.edu.