The Department of Special & Area Studies Collections is an extensive department with several service points and collection spaces. The Smathers Library Building houses the Map & Imagery Library on the first floor, the Grand Reading Room (GRR) and the Judaica Suite on the second floor, and the Latin American & Caribbean Collection (LACC) on the third floor. The Map & Imagery Library and LACC have circulating, browsable collections; materials handled through the GRR are non-circulating and are requested at the desk. Some materials are housed off-site and require advance notice for retrieval and use. In addition, the circulating collections of the Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica and Africana Collections are located in Library West.
Learn more about the history of the Smathers Library building.
Smathers Library
First Floor
Map & Imagery Library (Research Assistance Desk, Displays, and Study Space), Albert H. Nahmad Panama Canal Gallery (Exhibit Gallery and Study Space), Room 100 (Events/Meetings), Smathers Library Conference Room (Events/Meetings)
Smathers Library
Second Floor
Grand Reading Room (Research Assistance Desk and Study Space), Judaica Suite (Event/Meeting Space and Study Space), Smathers Library Gallery (Exhibits)
Smathers LIbrary
Third Floor
Latin American and Caribbean Collection (Research Assistance Desk, Displays, and Study Space)
And Beyond
Outside of Smathers Library
Governor's House in St. Augustine Circulating portions of our Africana and Judaica collections can be found in Library West.
