The Bentley Historical Library is open by appointment to the public.
You must request an appointment at least 3 days in advance using your Bentley research account. Please know you can’t edit your appointment online if it’s within three days of your visit. If you have any questions or need to reschedule, please email: bentley.ref@umich.edu
How to Make an Appointment (with your request for material)
1.) In order to make an appointment, you will need to let us know what you want to see while you’re at the library. That means you’ll need to first register for a research account and submit a request for materials.
2.) Review your request information, then under Appointment, either 1) click on the “New Appointment” button to view available dates/times or 2) select an existing appointment from the drop-down menu.
3.) To set a new appointment, double-click in the calendar’s white space, which are available dates and times (please wait about 10 seconds for your browser to load this grid!):
4.) Then fill in the pop-up window with the length of your appointment and click the “Schedule” button:
5.) Your appointment will appear as a blue block in the grid. Click “Close” in the lower right-hand corner to close the appointment selection window.
6.) Click the “Submit Request” button. We will email to confirm your visit date and time.
How to Make an “Empty” Appointment (if you already requested material or are returning for multiple days)
1.) Click the Appointments menu at the top of your Bentley research account:
2.) Click the “Schedule Appointments” button:
3.) Double-click in the calendar’s white space, which are available dates and times (please wait about 10 seconds for your browser to load this grid!):
4.) Then fill in the pop-up window with the length of your appointment and click the “Schedule” button:
5.) Your appointment will appear as a blue block in the grid. You can create another appointment, or click “Close” in the lower right-hand corner to close the appointment selection window. We will email to confirm your visit date and time.