Science Hall Building Renovation:

During the upcoming renovation of historic Science Hall, the Robinson Map Library will temporarily relocate to the Computer Sciences building on the UW-Madison campus (1210 W. Dayton St.).

Schedule/Hours Changes
The Robinson Map Library will close to visitors beginning March 30, 2026. The majority of the map collection will move offsite over UW-Madison’s spring break (March 30 – April 3, 2026). Relocation to Computer Sciences will happen in early June 2026.

Collections access during construction
Print map collections, books, and atlases will be inaccessible for the duration of the construction project, but our historic aerial photograph collection will be accessible from Computer Sciences beginning mid-summer 2026. It is estimated that the Science Hall building renovation project may last 3+ years.

Reference and remote services will continue
Please email Map and GIS Librarian Jaime Martindale (jmartindale@wisc.edu) for reference or research requests related to maps, aerial photos, geographic information systems (GIS), or geospatial data at any time throughout the relocation and renovation project timeline.

All geospatial data requests and consultations will still take place as normal during this time, as will historic aerial photo scan requests. (Aerial photo requests may be suspended for several weeks in June as the collection is moved from Science Hall to Computer Sciences. Library staff will have limited access during that time.)

While access to our own map collection will not be possible, we can work with researchers to utilize a wide variety of scanned map collections and/or obtain materials from coordinating academic research institutions.

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Summary Details:
Timeline: The Robinson Map Library will close on March 30, 2026 to prepare for relocation to Computer Sciences. Reference and research services will continue during this time remotely (email, web-conferencing). In-person aerial photograph collection access and reference services will resume mid-summer 2026.

Location: The new (temporary) location of the Map Library will be:
Computer Sciences Rm 2281 (collections in Rm 2310)
1210 W. Dayton St. (on the UW-Madison campus)
Detailed Directions:

Enter CS via Dayton St. –
Immediately turn left and go through the set of double doors – take stairs or elevator up to the second floor. Follow signs for Rm 2281.
Enter CS via Orchard St. –
(1) turn right and go up the purple steps – follow this hallway and go through the first set of double doors at the right – up one flight of steps to the second floor and follow signs for Rm 2281.
(2) walk straight through the building and turn right towards the Dayton St entrance, turn right again and go through the double doors to take the stairs or elevator up to the second floor. Follow signs for Rm 2281.

Visitor Information: Beginning mid-summer 2026 visitors can access to the historic aerial photograph collections by appointment. Email Map and GIS Librarian Jaime Martindale (jmartindale@wisc.edu) to schedule.