Answered By: Librarian at Main Library
Last Updated: Jan 14, 2024     Views: 5420

Are you getting hungry while you're at the Main Library?

The Food for Thought Café is located in the Learning Commons of the Main Library, on the southeast side of the first floor. Please see the map below. The café is cashless and accepts flex swipes, Hawkeye Dollars or UI I.D. charge, and major credit cards. A microwave is available for public use.

The hours of the café will vary during breaks, but during the regular weeks of the fall and spring semesters, the hours are typically:
Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . 4 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Monday-Thursday . . 7:30 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Saturday CLOSED

(See the first link below for current hours.)

If the cafe is closed, the Main Library has vending machines with sodas and snacks located in the North Lobby on the first floor, and in the 2nd and 3rd-floor central corridors.

Food for Thought Cafe location on floor one of Main Library in the Learning Commons

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