Fall Semester 2020 Library Hours

 

Fall Semester 2020

Our Fall Semester hours begin on Sunday, August 16.

The public is welcome to use the Library Mondays through Fridays, by appointment only.

For our current students, the Library's Circulation/Reserve Desk will be open Monday through Thursday from 8 am to 8 pm, Friday from 8 am to 5 pm, Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm, and Sunday from 1 pm to 8 pm (except on specific holidays and breaks).

With a valid ID card, students now have access to the Library building from 8 am to 9 pm. Security guards will be on campus from 8 am to 9 pm, with some modifications for holidays and school breaks.

For a complete schedule, including the holidays and breaks, please view our Library Hours page.

Summer 2020 Hours

Summer 2020

May 4 until further notice

ANYONE ENTERING THE LIBRARY MUST HAVE THEIR TEMPERATURE CHECKED BY THE NURSE.  THE NURSE IS ON CAMPUS 7:45am – 9:30am and 12:00pm – 1:15pm daily

                                                Circulation Desk            Card Access                 Public Hours

Monday - Friday                                 8:00 am – 5:00 pm       8:00 am – 9:00 pm        **

Saturday                                             Not staffed                    8:00 am – 9:00 pm       Closed

Sunday                                               Not staffed                    8:00 am – 9:00 pm       Closed

Except for the following days:

Memorial Day holiday                            Monday, May 25           Closed*

Independence Day holiday                     Friday, July 3                Closed*

                                                                                       * no card access on these days

**The Library is open to the public by appointment only.  Call the number below to schedule an appointment.

 Phone: (276) 935-6688 x1308   Fax: (276) 935-7138

Spring Break - February 29-March 8

As a reminder, the Library will continue to have 24-hour access during Spring Break for all students with a valid ID card.

The Circulation Desk will be open to students on Saturday, February 29, from 9 am to 5 pm. From Monday, March 2, through Friday, March 6, the Circulation Desk will be open from 8 am to 5 pm. Normal Circulation Desk hours return on Sunday, March 8, from noon to 8 pm.

We will be open to the public Monday, March 2, through Friday, March 6, from 9 am to 4 pm. We are closed to the public on weekends.

MLK Day Hours 2020 (January 20)

The Library will have more limited staffed hours on Monday, January 20, 2020, for the Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday.

On Monday, the Circulation/Reserve Desk will be open to students from 10 am to 5 pm. Students with a valid ID card will continue to have 24-hour access to the building.

There is no change to our prior weekend schedule. Our Circulation/Reserve Desk will be open to students from 9 am to 5 pm on Saturday (Jan. 18) and from noon to 8 pm on Sunday (Jan. 19).

The Library will be closed to the public for the three-day holiday weekend.

Spring Semester 2020

Our Spring Semester hours begin on Sunday, January 5, 2020.

The public is welcome to use the Library Mondays through Fridays, 8 am to 5 pm, except on holidays and school breaks.

For our current students, the Library's Circulation/Reserve Desk will be open Monday through Thursday from 8 am to 8 pm, Friday from 8 am to 5 pm, Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm, and Sunday from noon to 8 pm (except on specific holidays and breaks).

With a valid ID card, students now have access to the Library building 24 hours a day. Security guards will be on campus from 9 am to midnight Mondays through Saturdays and noon to midnight on Sundays, with some modifications for holidays and school breaks.

For a complete schedule, including the holidays and breaks, please view our Library Hours page.


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Transfer Students/Spring Starts


If you have recently transferred to ASL, or are coming in early for our Spring Start program, you will be able to access the Library on Sunday, January 5. Please use our side-door entrance (look for the wheelchair ramp). You'll be getting your ID card, Lexis/Westlaw passwords, and wireless network access later in the week, but we'll try to assist you if we can!

Winter Break 2019-2020

The Library will have very limited hours during ASL's Winter Break.


Exams end on Friday, December 13. The Library will close at 5 pm that day, with no extended student card access.

The Library will be closed to all on Saturday, December 14, and Sunday, December 15.

Beginning the week of December 16-20, students with a valid ID card will have 24 hour access to the Library.

For public patrons, please be aware our staff may be limited during the weeks of December 16-20, and on January 2 and 3. If you are a public patron who wants to use the Library during that time, please call us to ensure we'll be open (276-935-6688 x1308).

Our normal school schedule will begin on Sunday, January 5. Please see our school schedule.

Exam Access Fall 2019

Beginning the evening of Sunday, December 1, the Library will offer extended card access during the two weeks of exams. Instead of closing at midnight, the Library will close at 2 am each night for our students. This extended access will end on the last day of exams, which is Friday, December 13, at 5 pm. Our Circulation/Reserve Desk hours remain the same.


If you need a replacement ID card, please go to the Business Office to pay for a replacement card (it is still $5). You will then pick up your replacement ID card at the Information Services office near the Student Activity Center. (The Library no longer issues ID cards.)