Answered By: Tina Hart
Last Updated: Sep 04, 2025     Views: 6093

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 Dining Dollars or UI I.D. charge, and major credit cards. Two microwaves are 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. – 7 p.m.
Saturday CLOSED

(See the first link below for current hours.)

If the café is closed, the Main Library has vending machines with sodas and snacks located in the North Lobby on the first floor, and in the second and third floor central corridors.

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

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