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Library Hours and Directions

Find library hours, directions and parking information at the NSU Alvin Sherman Library. Visit us seven days a week.

Check out the NSU Alvin Sherman Library

Discover the best of both worlds at the NSU Alvin Sherman Library — a fully equipped university library with public library events near you, as well as resources, digital services and research assistance. Come by for enriching events, special collections and cardholder-access to digital devices, as well as conveniences like focus spaces and the West End Avenue Deli.

See how we’re committed to helping the community and students get more out of life. Visit us 7 days a week (excluding some federal holidays). We hope to see you soon!

Operating Hours

How to Get Here

Alvin Sherman Library, Research and Information Technology Center

3100 Ray Ferrero, Jr. Blvd.

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314

Directions from I-95 or Florida’s Turnpike

  1. Head west on I-595 West, exiting at University Drive (also called SR 817): Exit #5.
  2. Continue South on University Drive to SW 30th Street/Abe Fischler Blvd.
  3. Turn left (east) onto SW 30th Street.
  4. Drive Baptist Health Training Facility, turn right at the NSU North Campus entrance onto Ray Ferrero, Jr. Blvd.
  5. The NSU Alvin Sherman Library parking garage will be on the right.

Where to Park

Paid public parking (coins, credit card, or app) is available in the NSU Alvin Sherman Library parking garage located on the east entrance off of Ray Ferrero, Jr. Blvd. For more information, see NSU Visitor Parking.

Public Transportation

With several available public transit options, you don’t need a car to visit the NSU Alvin Sherman Library.

  • Take the free SFEC/Tri-Rail Express shuttles from the Fort Lauderdale Airport Tri-Rail Station to the SFEC campus in Davie and back.
  • Several Broward County Transit  buses pass or come near the NSU Main Campus: BCT 2, 9, 12 and the University Breeze.
  • If you’re already on campus, free NSU shuttles are available to and from all areas of the campus and stop adjacent to the library.

Holiday Closures & Special Hours

Activity Date Hours
Final Exams Extended Hours Saturday, November 30, 2024 - Friday, December 6, 2024 7:00 am - midnight
Christmas Eve Tuesday, December 24, 2024 7:00 am - 6:00 pm
Christmas Wednesday, December 25, 2024 Closed
New Year's Eve Tuesday, December 31, 2024 7:00 am - 6:00 pm
New Year's Day Wednesday, January 1, 2025 Closed
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, January 20, 2025 Closed
Midterm Exams Extended Hours Saturday, February 22, 2025 - Friday, February 28, 2025 7:00 am - midnight
Final Exams Extended Hours Saturday, April 19, 2025 - Friday, May 2, 2025 7:00 am - midnight
Memorial Day Monday, May 26, 2025 Closed
Independence Day Friday, July 4, 2025 Closed
Labor Day Monday, September 1, 2025 Closed
Day before Thanksgiving Holiday Wednesday, November 26, 2025 7:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thanksgiving Thursday, November 27, 2025 Closed
Day after Thanksgiving Holiday Friday, November 28, 2025 Closed