Talking in the Library

Labor Day Hours and Power Outages

Wow, two weeks of class out of the way - time for a break!  With the Monday Labor Day holiday, our hours are a little different, so if you're hanging out in town and thinking of getting a little extra studying in, check the list below before you head to campus. 

Hale Library
Friday, September 4--close at 8pm, as usual
Saturday, September 5--open 9am-5pm, as usual
Sunday, September 6--open 1pm-5pm (closing early)
Monday, September 7--CLOSED (I know, it's hard to get through Mondays without Hale, but try to carry on)
Tuesday, September 8--open 7:30am-stay open all night (once we're open, we're back on the regular schedule.)

Fiedler Engineering Library
Friday, September 4--close at 5pm, as usual
Saturday, September 5--CLOSED
Sunday, September 6--CLOSED
Monday, September 7--CLOSED for the holiday
Tuesday, September 8--open at 8am and back to the regular schedule

Math/Physics Library
Friday, September 4--close at 5pm, as usual
Saturday, September 5--CLOSED
Sunday, September 6--CLOSED
Monday, September 7--CLOSED for the holiday
Tuesday, September 8--open at 8am and back to the regular schedule

VetMed Library
Friday, September 4--close 5pm, as usual
Saturday, September 5--CLOSED
Sunday, September 6--CLOSED
Monday, September 7--1:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.  (that's right, VetMed is OPEN Labor Day. VetMed students never stop working.)
Tuesday, September 8--open 8am and back to the regular schedule

Weigel Architecture Library
Friday, September 4--close at 5pm, as usual
Saturday, September 5--CLOSED
Sunday, September 6--CLOSED
Monday, September 7--CLOSED for the holiday
Tuesday, September 8--open at 8am and back to the regular schedule

Desperate to study?  The Anita C. Lehner 24-Hour Study Area on Hale's first floor will remain open all weekend, with this caveat - Sunday morning, from 7am to 11am power will be off in Hale and several other buildings on campus as we switch over to the new electrical system.  No power means no computers, no lights, and no good place to study.  Take it as a sign that you really, truly, deserve a break.

Plan ahead for Spring Break in the libraries

Spring Break is next week.  Let's all take a moment and revel in that thought.

So, Spring Break is next week, that means the libraries will have reduced hours.  As always, our hours are posted on our website, but below are the highlights.

Hale:
Sunday, March 15              open 1pm-5pm
Monday-Friday                   open 8am-6pm
Saturday                            open 1pm-5pm
Sunday, March 23               open at 1pm, normal hours resume

The Anita C. Lehner 24-Hour Study Area on Hale's first floor will remain open . . . all 24 hours of every day during Spring Break.

Fiedler Engineering Library
Saturday, March 14            closed
Sunday, March 15              closed
Monday-Friday                   open 8am-5pm
Saturday, March 21            closed
Sunday, March 23              open at 1pm, normal hours resume

Math/Physics Library
Normal hours
Saturday & Sunday             Closed
Monday - Thursday             8:00 AM - 5:00 PM & 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Friday                                8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Paul Weigel Library of Architecture, Planning, and Design
Saturday March 14          Closed
Sunday March 15            Closed
Monday - Friday              8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday March 21         Closed
Sunday March 22           Closed

Holiday Hours Round Up

Staying in town for the holidays?  Thinking of getting a head start on Spring semester, or just looking for a warm place to hang out with a good book and an internet connection?   Here are holiday hours for K-State Libraries.   

Hale Library

• Sat 12/20 & Sun 12/21: 1pm-5pm
• Mon 12/22 & Tues 12/23: 8am-6pm
• Wed 12/24: 8am-2pm
• Thurs 12/25 - Sun 12/28: Closed
• Mon 12/29 - Wed 12/31: 8am-6pm
• Thurs 1/1: Closed
• Fri 1/2: 8am-6pm
• Sat 1/3 & Sun 1/4: 1pm-5pm

While Hale is open, some services have limited hours during the break.

• The Morse Department of Special Collections will be closed 12/29 - 1/4.
• Love Science Library reference service will be closed 12/24 - 1/4.
• Interlibrary Services will be closed 12/25 - 1/4. Interlibrary loan requests submitted from 12/23 - 1/4 will be processed on 1/5. Loans with due dates falling while the office is closed don't need to be returned until 1/5.

All branch libraries (Fielder, Math/Physics, Veterinary Medical, and Weigel) will close at 2pm on Wednesday 12/24 and remain closed until 8am Monday 1/5.

Wondering about January hours?  See the hours page.

Image credit: Calendar by Ollie-G on flickr.

Thanksgiving Break Hours

In this, the time of the turkey, K-State Libraries will be closed so that the turkey, the tofurkey, the mashed potatoes, the stuffing, the heavily disguised yams, the pies, and that weird green bean dish topped with Funyuns may be consumed and digested.

Here's a snapshot of our hours for the holiday:

Hale Library
Wednesday, Nov. 26—Close at 6pm
Thursday, Nov. 27—Closed
Friday, Nov. 28—Closed
Saturday, Nov. 29—9am-5pm (regular hours resume)
Sunday, Nov. 30—open at 1pm

The Anita C. Lehner 24-Hour Study Area will remain open all break.

Fiedler Engineering Library
Tuesday, Nov 25 & Wednesday, Nov. 26—8am -5pm
Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008 through Saturday, November 29, 2008—Closed
Sunday, Nov 30 —open at 2pm

Math/Physics Library
Thursday Nov 27-Friday, Nov. 28—Closed
Saturday, Nov 29-Sunday, Nov 30—Closed (as usual)
Monday, Dec 1—open at 8am (regular hours resume)

Veterinary Medicine Library
Tuesday  Nov 25— 8am-5pm
Wednesday Nov 26— 8am - T.B.A
Thursday-Saturday Nov 27 - 29 —CLOSED
Sunday Nov 30—open at 1pm (regular hours resume)   

Weigel Architecture Library
November 26 (Wednesday)—open 8am-5 pm
November 27-30 (Thursday - Sunday)—Closed
Monday, Dec 1—open 8 am (regular hours resume)

Best wishes for a safe Thanksgiving with a lot of food and hardly any family fights!

Photo credit: before I figured out my camera was stuck on ISO 50 by maveric2003 on Flickr.

Fall Break? I'll be here for you!

"I'll be here for you
These five words I swear to you
When you read I want to be the book for you"

Yeah, I came up with that last line all on my own. I just tweaked the first line a little. Like it?  If ALA can get Bon Jovi to do a READ poster, I'll let them use it for free.

Sorry, I'm back on topic now.  So.  Monday is Fall Break.  If you're worried you won't get your library fix on Monday, cry no tears.  Hale Library will be open our regular hours!  That means we open on Sunday at 1pm and the building will not close until Friday at 8pm.  And, come 8am Monday morning, I'll be answering questions at the Hale Library Help Desk, just for you.

Fiedler will be closed Saturday and Sunday and open 8-5 on Monday.  Regular hours resume Tuesday.
Math/Physics will be closed as usual Saturday and Sunday.  They'll open for their regular hours 8am on Monday.
Weigel Achitecture Library will be closed Saturday and Sunday and open for limited hours (8-5) on Monday.  Regular hours will resume Tuesday.
VetMed will be closed Saturday and Sunday and open for limited hours on Monday (8-5).  Regular hours will resume Tuesday.

Labor Day Hours

A week into classes and I'd say everyone is delighted to take a break with a three day weekend.  The Libraries will be taking a break, too.  If you plan to get some studying in, take a look at our hours this weekend before packing up your backpack and heading to campus.

Hale Library
Friday, August 29--close at 8pm, as usual
Saturday, August 30--open 9am-5pm, as usual
Sunday, August 31--open 1pm-5pm (closing early)
Monday, September 1--CLOSED (we're closed, unlike most Monday when we greet you with a cheery smile)
Tuesday, September 2--open 8am-stay open all night (once we're open at 8am, we're back on the regular schedule.)

Fiedler Engineering Library
Friday, August 29--close at 5pm, as usual
Saturday, August 30--CLOSED for the holiday
Sunday, August 31--CLOSED for the holiday
Monday, September 1--CLOSED for the holiday
Tuesday, September 2--open at 8am and back to the regular schedule

Math/Physics Library
Friday, August 29--close at 5pm, as usual
Saturday, August 30--CLOSED
Sunday, August 31--CLOSED
Monday, September 1--CLOSED for the holiday
Tuesday, September 2--open at 8am and back to the regular schedule

VetMed Library
Friday, August 29--close 5pm, as usual
Saturday, August 30th--CLOSED
Sunday, August 31st--CLOSED
Monday, September 1--1:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.  (that's right, VetMed is OPEN Labor Day.  Lovely folks in VetMed.)
Tuesday, September 2--open 8am and back to the regular schedule

Weigel Architecture Library
Friday, August 29--close at 5pm, as usual
Saturday, August 30--CLOSED
Sunday, August 31--CLOSED
Monday, September 1--CLOSED for the holiday
Tuesday, September 2--open at 8am and back to the regular schedule

Desperate to study?  The Anita C. Lehner 24-Hour Study Area on Hale's first floor will remain open all weekend. 

Do the Libraries get a Spring Break?

Sort of. We mostly just change the desktop picture on our computers to something with the sun and beach and blue, blue water. 

Hale Library is closed Saturday and Sunday, March 15 and 16th, and then again Saturday March 22.  But we're open during the week from 8-6 and we'll resume regular hours on Sunday March 23, even though it is Easter.  (We figure everyone is piling back on campus to get that homework done that you put aside over break.)

Fiedler is closed the 15th, 16th, and 22nd and open during the week from 8-5.  Easter Sunday they'll be open from 5:00pm-11:30pm.

Weigel is closed both weekends (15th/16th and 22nd/23rd) and open during the week from 8-5.

VetMed is closed the 15th, 16th, and 22nd and open during the week from 7:45am-6pm. They'll be open Sunday the 23rd (Easter) from 5:30pm-10pm and resume regular hours Monday morning.

Fall Break Hours for the Libraries

Hale Library will be open reduced hours this weekend in honor of Fall Break:
Saturday: 1pm-5pm
Sunday: 1pm-5pm
Monday: 8am-all night (building); 8am-10pm (services)

The Anita C. Lehner 24 Hour Study Area will be open all weekend.

Don't care about Hale?  Check out the hours for the branch libraries:
Fiedler Engineering Library
K-State Salina
Math/Physics
Veterinary Medicine
Weigel Architecture Library

Is the library open on Labor Day?

We're coming up on a holiday weekend.  Before you decide that you won't think about school again until Monday night, be aware that the libraries on campus will be observing the holiday by closing for some or all of the three day weekend.  You can get the hours for all of the libraries by clicking on Hours from our home page. 

What can you do instead?

• Try the Anita C. Lehner 24-Hour Study Area on Hale's 1st floor--there are some computers, a print station, vending machines, study tables (and chairs) and so forth.
• Do your research online--you don't need to be in the library to access the overwhelming majority of our databases.  If you are off-campus and K-State isn't your Internet Service Provider, you'll be asked for your eID and password before entering a database or an e-journal.   We also have many ebooks that you can locate in our catalog. (See below for instructions on accessing them.)*
• Get your classwork out of the way on Saturday and Sunday, when at least Hale will be open (although we close at 5 p.m. on Sunday).  Then you can kick back and relax on Monday.
• Be safe!