LSU Libraries Special Collections Library is housed in Hill Memorial Library, located just to the west of the main library. In addition to housing over 10 million manuscript items and roughly 150,000 books, Special Collections hosts class visits in the McIlhenny Room and speakers and meetings in our lecture hall. Special Collections is open limited hours for research. See our hours calendar for up-to-date daily service hours, or book a research appointment to reserve a spot in advance.