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Visitor Information

   Driving Directions:
  1. From Highway 82: turn south at the Lee Blvd entrance road (sign for Mississippi Highway Patrol station). Follow Lee Blvd. to the Hardy Rd. intersection and turn left. The Library is on the west side of Hardy Road about two blocks from the Lee Blvd./Hardy Rd. intersection.

  2. From Highway 12, take the Columbus exit. Turn right (east) on Stone Blvd. and follow it around (Barnes and Noble Bookstore and Stadium will be on your left). Turn left (east) at Creelman Street. Creelman Street dead-ends at President's Circle. The Library is straight ahead on the south end of the Drill Field. There are parking areas off Creelman Street. To continue to parking closer to the library, turn right at President's Circle and continue around President's Circle to Morrill Rd. The Library is straight ahead beyond Hand Lab and the Swalm Building. Turn right on Morrill Rd. Parking areas are located along Morrill Rd., Hardy Road Extension, and behind the Longest Student Health Center and Simrall Engineering Building .

  3. From S. Montgomery Street turn east on Locksley Way. Turn right on Spring Street/Blackjack Rd. and continue to the traffic circle. Enter the traffic circle and continue to the left, exiting straight onto Blackjack Road (Shell Station will be on your right). Turn left at the next traffic light, Hardy Road Extension. Continue to the 4 way stop sign at the Morrill Rd/Hardy Rd intersection. The Library is on the west side of Hardy Road, the second building past the Morrill Road/Hardy Rd. intersection. Parking lots are located around the Morrill Road/Hardy Road intersection and behind the Longest Student Health Center and Simrall Engineering Building.
   Parking:
There are few campus spaces officially designated as Visitor Parking. However, visitors to Special Collections, the Congressional and Political Research Center, and other areas of the library have two options for free parking:
  1. Stop at the Campus Police Station and request a parking permit for the requisite number of days

  2. Park in Staff or Student parking - if a ticket is issued by the Campus Police Dept., present it to the Special Collections desk, and ask that it be forwarded to the Police Dept. for handling. OR- write "Visitor - Library Researcher" across the ticket and mail to the address on the ticket. Visitors with Handicapped stickers may of course park in any designated Handicapped space. Vehicles parked in spaces marked "Service" or "Handicapped" may be towed or wheel-locked at any time, as will those parked in non-designated spaces.
   Accommodations:
MSU Campus Starkville area hotels/motels
  • Best Western Starkville Inn
         119 Hwy 12, (662) 324-5555
  • Comfort Inn Suites
         801 Russell St., (662) 324-9595
  • Hampton Inn
         700 Hwy 12 E, (662) 324-1333
  • Holiday Inn Express
         110 Hwy 12 West, (662) 324-0076, or (800)-HOLIDAY
  • Hotel Chester
         101 N. Jackson St., (662) 323-5005
  • Microtel Inn
         1121 Hwy 82 E., (662) 615-0700
  • Ramada Inn
         403 Hwy 12 East, (662) 323-6161
   Restaurants and Eateries:
MSU Campus
  • Cafeteria
         West side of drill field
  • Student Union fast food shops
         West side of drill field
  • MSU Library Food for Thought featuring Einstein Bros Bagels
         2nd floor atrium
Starkville
   Maps:
Starkville/Oktibbeha County
http://www.gomdot.com/maps/city_maps.asp
MSU Campus
http://msuinfo.ur.msstate.edu/where/
Library
http://library.msstate.edu/content/templates/?a=287&z=47