Author: Jean Lenville

The sound system in the Heritage Room is being upgraded this week, so there could be related noise. We apologize for any inconvenience.

The Weinberg Memorial Library closes at 4:30 pm Fri. Dec 23 and will not be staffed again until 8:00 am Tuesday Jan 3. After-hours access is also suspended for the holiday, with card swipes being activated at 8:00 am on Monday Jan 2. Happy Holidays!

Today’s printing upgrade didn’t take as long as expected, so printing from the library computers is available again.

Printing services are being upgraded in the library on Monday 12/19, so there will be no printing from computers in the library that day. Sorry for any inconvenience.

The water dispenser in the Reilly Learning Commons has been replaced, so there is hot and cold water available 24/7 again.

The study room in the back corner of the library’s 4th floor, which is usually reserved for faculty, is now open for student use. This room is for group use and can not be reserved. Please follow the posted guidelines, and best of luck as you prepare for exams!

Stop by the library today for some cream of tomato!

The University’s 2016 participation in Bike Scranton will end on Sunday Nov. 20. Thanks to the Lackawanna Heritage Valley for inviting the University to partner on this program. Bike Scranton will be back in April of 2017. Thanks to everyone for your positive response to this green initiative!

Last fall the Library Advisory Committee began working with the Library Faculty to devise a plan to alleviate overcrowding in our library stacks and to make room for new acquisitions. In Spring 2016 the library negotiated an agreement for off-site storage with Iron Mountain, one of the industry’s leaders in storage and information management services. Over the summer 10,172 books published before 1950 which had not circulated in 12 years or more were sent to off-site storage. When viewed in the online library catalog, books included in the project display with the location “Off Site Storage”, and can be requested by clicking the “Place a Hold” button. Requested books will be delivered back to the library in one business day, and requestors will get an email when the book is ready for pick-up at the Circulation Desk. Books recalled from storage will not be sent back off site, but will be re-shelved in the library stacks after use. Please contact the library you have any questions about this new service.

Please be advised that the subsidy for printing supplied by the library is not applied to Royal Cards until Monday morning 8/22. If you need to print before Monday you can add money to your card at the VTN station in the library, or you can use a scanner and email documents to yourself for easy printing on Monday. Sorry for any inconvenience.