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Important Note: The AUC Library is only accessible through the Plaza level entrance.

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AUC students, faculty, and staff may reserve the group study rooms at the Main Library.


 

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Rare Books and Special Collections Library (RBSCL)

AUC’s Rare Books and Special Collections Library promotes learning and research about the history, society, and arts of Egypt and the Middle East through collections of primary-source documentation and other scholarly resources.

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New, Digital Learning Spaces in Library Revamp

A major transformation lies ahead for the AUC Library, which holds the largest English-language research collection in Egypt, with the help of a $2 million American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Contact Information

Contact Numbers

  • Main Library and Circulation Desk: t +2.2615.4827
  • Main Library Help Desk: t +2.2615.3770
  • RBSCL Research Help Desk: t +2.2615.3676

 

Library Contacts

For the Library directory, click here.
For RBSCL subject specialist, click here.

 

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AUC Library
The American University in Cairo
New Cairo Campus, AUC Avenue
P.O. Box 74, New Cairo 11835, Egypt