Northern Illinois University
College of Law

The Law Library is closed to in-person activity.  We hope to open for in-person activity in mid-August with daytime hours Monday through Thursday, mid-day hours Fridays and Saturdays, and evening hours on Sundays. Please check back in early August for additional information.

The following virtual services are available:

For all NIU students, faculty and staff:

• For contactless pickup of law library materials, please use the request feature in HuskieSearch.
  • Filling requests may take a few days. Please do not come to the library until you're notified your material is available for pickup.
• To contact the library, please email lawreference@niu.edu. We will do our best to get back to you by the next business day. During university closures (listed in the left column) our response time may be longer.

Specifically for College of Law students, faculty and staff:

• For reference assistance during weekdays, make a virtual appointment.
• See our guide to accessing study aids and other library resources online.

For patrons not affiliated with NIU:

• Limited reference service is available by emailing lawreference@niu.edu. We will do our best to get back to you by the next business day. During university closure days (listed in the left column) our response time may be longer.
• Please read our policies regarding legal research assistance before requesting assistance.
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