Hours up to date as of June 2, 2025
Main Library Address
180 West Spring Street
New Albany, IN 47150
Phone
(812) 944-8464
Hours of Operation
Monday – Thursday: 9 AM – 8 PM
Friday & Saturday: 9 AM – 5 PM
Indiana History Room Hours
Monday: 9 AM – 5:30 PM
Tuesday: 9 AM – 8 PM
Wednesday: 9 AM – 8 PM
Thursday: 9 AM – 5:30 PM
Friday: 9 AM – 5 PM
Saturday: 9 AM – 5 PM
Indiana University Southeast Library (Floyd County Library Partnership)
4201 Grant Line Rd,
New Albany, IN 47150
Phone
(812) 941-2485
Hours of Operation
Summer Hours
(May 19 – August 24, 2025)
Monday – Thursday: 8 AM – 6 PM
Friday: 8 AM – 5 PM
Saturday & Sunday: Closed
Closed on 6/19 (Juneteenth), 7/4 (Independence Day), 8/18 (Staff Retreat)
The Library’s first and third floors close 15 minutes before the building closes. Our exterior doors are locked and circulation services shut down 10 minutes before we close.
Holiday Closings:
- Labor Day – September 2nd
- Thanksgiving – November 27th – December 1st
Library Mission:
To support the growth and creativity of an engaged, informed, and connected community.
Strategic Plan
Click here to view our 2022-2026 Strategic Plan
The Library and the Cultural Arts Center, a branch of the Library, have long been important pillars in our community. Often known for being warehouses of resources and materials we have evolved into much more. The Library (includes the Carnegie Center) is continually embracing and investing in new technology, expanding services through outreach, providing opportunities for continued education, and contributing to community workforce growth. The Library’s focus is to move away from the idea of just good enough to a new model of providing great service, striving for excellence in meeting patron needs and becoming a vital community center.
Library History
Libraries in New Albany can be traced as far back as 1855. The local school board saw the wisdom of establishing a permanent public library in 1884, which opened a year later in the first of five different locations.
The current Carnegie Center for Art and History was the fourth home of the Library, which opened in 1904. This was made possible by a generous grant from the Carnegie Foundation. There were 2,100 registered patrons and 11,000 books in 1905.
Flash forward more than 100 years and the Library has become independent from the school system and serves the whole county.
Serving 75,000 people, and with a circulating collection of 400,000+ items, the Library has become a multi-faceted, computerized cornerstone of our community’s fabric and heritage. The current library building opened in 1969 and underwent major renovations in 1998.
Our Library locations over the years
Library Closing Dates
2025 Library Closing Dates:
- New Year’s DayWednesday, January 1, 2025
- Martin Luther King’s Birthday Monday, January 20, 2025
- Memorial Day Monday, May 26, 2025
- Juneteenth Thursday, June 19, 2025
- Independence Day Friday, July 4, 2025
- Labor Day Monday, September 1, 2025
- Columbus Day Monday, October 13, 2025
- Veterans DayTuesday, November 11, 2025
- Thanksgiving Thursday & Friday, November 27-28, 2025
- Christmas Eve Wednesday, December 24, 2025
- Christmas Day Thursday, December 25, 2025
- New Year’s Eve Wednesday, December 31, 2025
- New Year’s Day Thursday, January 1, 2026
- President’s Day Monday, February 17
- ILF Regional Conference Host Friday, April 11