Parking Around the Downtown Library

Parking Garages

   4th Street Garage
   Morton Street Garage
   Trades District Garage
   Walnut Street Garage

Mon - Sat

$0.50 per hour

Sun

FREE

Good for longer trips and unpredictable length visits.
Cheaper alternative to on-street parking.

City Parking Lots

   Dunn St. and E. 4th St. (just off of Restaurant Row)
   E. 6th St. and Lincoln St. (across from the Library)
   E. 4th St. and Washington St. (behind the Buskirk-Chumley)
   E. 3rd St. and Washington St. (on the west side of the Police Station)

Mon - Sat, 8 a.m. - 9 p.m.

$1.00 per hour at all metered spaces
Meters can be paid for up to 2 hours

Good for longer trips and unpredictable length visits.

IU Parking

   Poplars Garage (6th St. between Grant St. and Dunn St.)
   6th and Dunn Parking Lot
   Von Lee Parking Lot
   4th and Dunn Parking Lot

Mon - Fri, 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.

IU permit parking only

Mon-Fri, 5 p.m. - 7 a.m.

FREE

Sat & Sun

FREE

Good for evening and weekend parking.

On-street Parking

On-street parking is metered Mon - Sat, 8 a.m. - 9 p.m.
On-street parking is FREE on Sundays and City holidays.

Metered on-street parking is $0.25 for 15 minutes or $1 per hour.
Meters accept coins.
Meters accept Visa, MasterCard, and Discover cards. 1-hour minimum purchase. Convenience fee of $0.30 per transaction.
Meters accept Parkmobile smartphone app. More information at parkmobile.io

Good for quick trips and predictable length visits.

There are 250 FREE on-street parking spaces located throughout downtown. Look for them here:

   On Rogers St., between 5th & 11th (limit of two hours)
   On Madison St., between 2nd & 3rd
   On Washington St., between 2nd & 3rd
   On Lincoln St., between 3rd & East Smith Ave.
   On Grant St., between 2nd St. to East Smith Ave.

Click on map points to get detailed parking information and driving directions.
Use the parking finder options to filter the map to days, times and free parking.

The drive-up window in the Library parking lot is open for holds pickup all hours the library is open. 24-hour return slots are also available.

You may also visit our branch library in Ellettsville or visit your nearest Bookmobile stop.

Car

For more information on downtown parking rates, hours, and locations visit the City of Bloomington's
Downtown Parking.

Bus. Bike. Walk.

Bloomington Transit (BT-Transit) 336-RIDE (7433)

Bloomington Transit Bike 'n' Ride

BT Access (Transportation for persons with disabilities who cannot access city buses)

Rural Transit

Campus Bus

Bike

MCPL provides bike racks on the east, west, and south sides of the library with spaces for 50 bikes.

Biking in Bloomington

Pace Bikeshare

The Downtown Library is 3 blocks from the B-Line Trail

Downtown walking tours

For the health and safety of all, the library and library grounds are 100% tobacco free.