Coles Science Center at Bobst

The Coles Science Center at Bobst shares the campus with the main library stacks but specializes in materials for physics, chemistry, and biology. Located inside 70 Washington Square S, the space curates these subjects in one quiet zone—where undergrads, grads, and faculty trade stacks for carrels and laptops. Readers come for journals, datasets, and reserve items; others borrow equipment or reserve seminar rooms for study sprints and group sprints alike.

Across the lobby, they keep periodicals, conference proceedings, and technical reports on open shelves—no retrieval slips required. A short walk away, the maps listing backs up the address if you skip the subway and ride a Citi Bike through the square. Staff at the reference desk point wanderers to historical theses and software manuals alike.

While the central library buzzes, the Center dials to low hum and focused low hum. Silent study wings sit beside quiet discussion tables; equipment lockers dispense multimeters and microscopes by semester checkout. Printing, scanning, and OCR stations stand in the corridor outside.

Need the details for a visit? Call (212) 992-9006 during open hours and ask for availability; the Coles Science Center at Bobst lives at 70 Washington Square S New York, NY 10012. Grab a map here: https://www.google.com/maps/place?ftid=0x89c25990511a9925:0x958e745644bf2854. It’s an easy stop squeezed between NYU’s department buildings—good for a quick power-down or an afternoon deep dive.