Contact

maglibinfo@mag.rochester.edu
585.276.8999

Hours

Wednesday & Thursday | 12–4 pm
And by appointment
To make an appointment, fill out our online form
Holiday Hours: The library will be open by appointment only from November 27 to January 17

Please note that the library wheelchair lift is currently out of order. We are working to get this fixed as fast as possible!

Looking for information on a favorite artist or an art-related topic? Stop by one of the region’s most extensive visual arts libraries. Since MAG opened in 1913, its library has served area art-lovers. Today, the Charlotte Whitney Allen Library is open to the public for browsing and research, and to MAG members, UR students, faculty & staff, PreK–12 & homeschool teachers, and current Creative Workshop students for borrowing. 

We offer books and media for adults and children, on such topics as: 

  • art history and technique
  • museum studies
  • local artists
  • works in MAG’s collections
  • MAG institutional history

The library is open to the public for research and browsing purposes. To make an appointment to visit the library outside of public hours, call the library’s information desk at 585.276.8999, or email maglibinfo@mag.rochester.edu.