Introduction to Special Collections and Archives

LSU Special Collections welcomes out-of-state and international visitors. This page offers resources for planning your visit to Baton Rouge.

Visitors can fly into the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR). Car rental services are available at the airport. Rideshare options in Baton Rouge include Uber and Lyft.

Alternatively, visitors may choose to fly into the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY). Visitors arriving at MSY can rent a car at the airport or schedule a shuttle to travel to Baton Rouge.

Visitor parking near Hill Memorial Library is limited. If you do not have an LSU parking permit, consider the following nearby options:

• Union Square Parking Garage: Located at the corner of Highland Road and Dalrymple Drive, this lot is a metered garage

• Thomas Boyd Lot: Situated near Memorial Tower, this lot offers metered parking.

• Welcome Center Lot: Located at the corner of Highland Road and Dalrymple Drive, this lot offers metered parking.

• The Club at LSU Union Square: Located at the corner of Highland Road and Raphael Semmes Road, this lot offers metered parking

All these locations are approximately a 5- to 10-minute walk to Hill Memorial Library.

If you require handicapped parking, you must pick up a permit at the Welcome Center. This will allow you to park in any open space on campus. For more information, call the LSU Office of Parking, Traffic & Transportation at (225) 578-5000.

For the convenience of visitors to the LSU campus, the university offers a single website for discounted lodging reservations at surrounding hotels. Many visitors staying for a week or more find nearby lodging on AirBnB. 

Hill Memorial Library is located near the LSU Quad, between LSU Library and the Cox Communications Academic Center and just east of the LSU Campus Mounds on Field House Drive.

Special Collections
Hill Memorial Library
95 Field House Dr.
Louisiana State University Libraries
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-3300

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For informational questions, call the front desk at (225) 578-6544.

For research assistance, call the reference desk at (225) 578-6568.