Welcome to the NC State University Libraries

Check out the top 10 things to do at the Libraries!

1Ask a member of our staff a question

Any question, any time, anywhere—Ask Us via email, phone, or request a one-on-one consultation with an expert.

A smiling student with a blue lanyard nametag stands behind the Ask Us desk at the Hunt Library

2Check out a textbook

We have copies of many of your required textbooks available online or for 4-hour loan at the Ask Us desks.

3Borrow more than books

Explore new worlds with the Meta Quest 3 or Apple Vision Pro Dev Kit—or solve ancient problems with a graphing calculator.

Find these and other devices, including cameras, projectors, scientific models, and more, in our technology lending collection!

Explore devices at the Libraries

A student wearing a jacket and red lanyard uses an Apple Vision Pro headset

4Visit the Academic Success Center

For writing help and academic assistance, including tutoring, check out the Academic Success Center at Hill Library.

About the Academic Success Center

5Focus on wellness

The Libraries offers more than just tools to help with your academics: we also offer opportunities for you to focus on your overall wellness!

Smiling students gather around a table in Hill Library's Fishbowl Forum that is covered in zine making supplies

Wellness at the Libraries

6Learn something new

Learn something new— from learning to sew or knit, to learning Github, or visualizing data with R —in one of our workshops.

Check out our workshops

7Get inspired

Hear from authors, musicians, artists, scientists, and change-makers through our NC State University Libraries Presents event series.

Explore Libraries events

8Use a 3D printer

Print nearly anything in the Makerspace using our 3D printers!

About 3D printing

Mr. and Mrs. Wuf in the Makerspace viewing a 3D printed belltower

9Take a break with gaming and esports

The Lenovo Gaming and Esports Lab builds community, prepares students for careers in gaming, encourages interdisciplinary collaboration, and supports the competition of NC State's esports club team and others. Next time you're at the Hunt Library, take a study break and game with us!

10Fuel up!

Grab a snack, coffee, or a sweet treat from Hill of Beans Café or Common Grounds.

Coffee shop with booth seating in the foreground and counter for ordering items

11Bonus!

Work with us at the Libraries!

Find Your Space!

From a quiet corner to a place to meet friends, the Libraries offers a variety of spaces to gather with functional, comfortable, and stylish seating and furnishings.