Hours and Location
Main Library
501 Copper Ave NW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
505-768-5141
mainlibrary@cabq.gov
Lindsey Miller-Escarfuller, Area Manager
Tuesday: 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Wednesday: 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Thursday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Friday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sunday: Closed
Main Library is in downtown Albuquerque on Copper Avenue NW, between 5th and 6th streets. Click here for a map.
Several bus routes including Central Avenue Route #66, Rapid Ride #766 (Red Line) and Rapid Ride #777 (Green Line) serve the Main Library. Plan your trip here.
Freeway Directions from I-40:
Take I-40 to the 6th Street exit. Drive southtbound on 6th Street until you reach Copper Avenue. The library will be on the left, between 5th Street and 6th Street, on Copper Avenue.
Surface Street Directions from Montano:
Take Montano to 2nd Street. Go south on 2nd Street. 2nd Street will turn into 3rd street after the I-40 overpass. Follow 3rd Street to Lomas, and turn right (west) onto Lomas. Take Lomas to 6th Street and turn left (south). Stay on 6th Street until you reach Copper Avenue. The library will be on the left, between 5th and 6th Streets, on Copper Avenue.
In addition to metered street parking, up to two hours of free parking is available at the Very Special Arts parking garage on the southeast corner of 5th and Copper. Bring your parking stub from this garage to the circulation desk for validation.
The Main Library has a large community room that holds 200+ people, two small conference rooms that each hold 15 people, and an auditorium that holds 200+ people. To schedule the rooms in advance, please stop by the information desk or call 768-5141.
The Main Library has five study rooms that will hold a maximum of four people each. The study rooms may used for no more than two hours per person/group a day. Check in at the information desk with your library card to gain access to the study rooms.
Need Something Today?
Use this box to search our catalog for materials that are available at the Main Library, right now!
Keyword Search:
New OverDrive Lending Policies!
You spoke, we listened! Many of our patrons wanted more time with certain digital items and less time with other digital items, and everyone wanted to be able to borrow more digital items at one time. If you use our digital media service, check out our new OverDrive lending policies! With our new policies you can:
- Choose how long you want to borrow an item for. You can now check items out for 7, 14, or 21 days.
- Check out up to 6 titles at one time.
- Place up to 6 titles on hold at one time.
- Have up to 7 titles in your cart at one time.
We're excited to be able to offer these improvements to our OverDrive service. In addition to the new services we're offering, OverDrive now allows patrons to return mp3 audiobooks early! Their new OverDrive Media Console software for Windows gives patrons the option to return mp3 audiobooks early. Download the software.
Enjoy!
Summer Reading 2012
 |
Summer Reading kicks off on Learn more about Summer Reading here. |
Borrow a Kindle from Your ABC Libraries!
 |
Are you curious about eReaders? Borrow a Kindle from your ABC Libraries. Lending begins April 1st. |
Featured Resources
Each month we highlight one of our most popular eResources. You can find a complete list on our eResources page.
- Research Pro
Search many of our eResources at once, including MasterFile Complete, Academic OneFile, and Consumer Health Complete. A perfect choice when you need magazine or journal articles on a certain topic.
Log in with your library card to use this eResource.
Find Us!
Book Groups
Looking for a book group to join? We have three! Join our Wide World of Mystery group, or check out our newest groups, Y.A.A.: Young Adults Anonymous, and the Show and Tell group for kids. Check out our Book Groups page to see when our meetings are, and what we'll be reading. We hope to see you there!
Ask Us!
Have a question? Ask here!
Loading...
