Library and Resource Rooms

The state-of-the-art modern main Florida National University (FNU) Library is located at the Hialeah Campus on the second floor of the Jose Regueiro Building. The FNU library consists of a main library and two remote resource rooms in Miami-Dade County: South Campus and Training Center. The library is staffed with a University Library Director, Campus Librarians, Library Assistants, Library Clerks, and Work-Study Assistants. 

As stated in its mission, the FNU Library focuses on the curricular and research needs of the university’s students, faculty, administrators, and staff. The library serves the on-ground learners as well as distance learners. The library maintains an online library catalog listing books, periodicals, and multimedia collections of its on-ground resources. The FNU Library maintains a website at https://www.fnu.edu/library/ providing 24/7 access via the World Wide Web through Library & Information Resources Network (LIRN), a resource of databases of full-text scholarly journals, electronic books and other digital publications.

The main library has a maximum capacity of 380 people with a computer lab consisting of 24 workstations with printing capabilities, 14 study rooms each with a workstation, 3 meeting rooms, a law library room, and a conference room. All workstations provide access to the library catalog; LIRN’s database and eBooks; the World Wide Web; and a suite of Microsoft software (e.g., Word and Excel). Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the library.

The library staff oversee the acquisition, organization, maintenance, and provision of timely access to library materials in a variety of formats. The library staff assist in research needs through one-on-one reference sessions as well as provide lectures and workshops on research-related topics. These efforts reflect current advances in academic and professional knowledge. The library is committed to providing resources and assistance to encourage lifelong learning and critical thinking skills.