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Fall Break 2012 Hours

Campus will be mostly empty during Fall Break, but if you plan to take advantage of that by packing in some quality library time, be sure to check your favorite library's hours first.  Here's a quick run-down fir the Manhattan campus. 

• Sunday 11/18 Hale open 1p-5p, branches closed
• Monday 11/19 Hale open 8a-6p, branches open 8a-5p
• Tuesday 11/20 Hale open 8a-6p, branches open 8a-5p
• Wednesday 11/21 Hale open 8a-6p, branches open 8a-5p, except Weigel closed 12p-1p
• Thursday 11/22 All libraries are closed for the University holiday
• Friday 11/23 All libraries are closed for the University holiday
• Saturday 11/24 Hale open 1p-5p, branches closed
• Sunday 11/25 All libraries resume normal hours, except Weigel remains closed until Monday

Enjoy your break, whether it involves tons of study time or tons of family time or tons of sleeping time! 

Short Cuts: The Final Stop for Summer Research Students on the K-State Libraries Tour

Welcome back to Short Cuts summer research students! As your summer research programs come to a close, we still have two members of K-State Libraries from the Manhattan campus that are eager to make your acquaintance.

Paul Weigel Library of Architecture, Planning & Design may have a long name but its contributions to your research are straightforward. You can visit its place of residence in Seaton Hall, directly across from the Student Union. Weigel Library is located on the 3rd floor in 323, and has a grand view of a green roof out their windows.

Weigel Library (retrieved from the K-State Libraries Flickr account)

REU students in the sustainability research program will discover a plethora of useful information about sustainable practices. Visit Weigel for research and materials on green building design and sustainable landscaping, engineering architecture, and regional and community planning. From 1001 Buildings You Must See Before You Die to Green Building: Project Planning & Cost Estimating, and Purpose of Planning: Creating Sustainable Towns and Cities, Weigel can satisfy reading for personal enjoyment, practical research, and scholarly pursuits.

On the other side of campus is, last but not least, the Veterinary Medical Library. Located on the north end of campus in Trotter Hall, the Vet Med Library conveniently serves the College of Veterinary Medicine. Complete with a staff of librarians and library assistants, the Vet Med Library has a large collection of biomedical and consumer health information to support students, faculty, staff, veterinary and health care practitioners, and the community.

Vet Med Library (retrieved from the K-State Libraries Flickr account)

The collection contains a wide range of public health materials from which SURPH students will benefit. Students in the public health summer research program focusing on animal-to-human interaction and transmission of diseases may be especially intrigued by Vet Med's unique Animal in Society (AIS) Collection.

From the Vet Med Library in the north to Weigel Library in the south, K-State Libraries spans across the Manhattan campus. And even if you're hanging out in the dorms and don't want to endure the 100 degree weather, you can always ask us any library question during our service hours by phone, email, text, or IM using our Ask-A-Librarian service.

So whether you're here for the chemical engineering, biology, or public health research program this summer, there's a K-State Library just for you! Check out the library specialized for your program for in-depth library materials and research assistance. And if you can't remember how to find Trotter Hall or if the engineering complex feels like walking through a maze, just remember to pinpoint Hale Library in the heart of campus and ask us your questions!

K-State Libraries hope you have a great end to your summer research program and that you will come back to visit soon!

Spring Forward into Break

There are lots of reasons to double check your watches and calendars next week.  It's Daylight Savings starting on Sunday, so the time becomes all wrong, and it's Spring Break next week, meaning everything has different hours. Different hours when the time is all wrong could be double confusing, so here are some facts to help you out.

Hale Library

Saturday, March 13: Building and Help Desk open 1pm-5pm
Sunday, March 14: Building and Help Desk open 1pm-5pm
Monday, March 15-Friday March 19: Building and Help Desk open 8am-6pm
Saturday, March 20: Building and Help Desk open 1pm-5pm
Sunday, March 21: Building opens at 1pm and does not close, Help Desk open 1pm-10pm

The Bookend Cafe in Hale Library is closed Saturday 3/13 - Sunday 3/21.

The IT Help Desk in Hale Library is open the same hours as the Library Help Desk.

Fiedler Engineering Library and Math/Physics Library are open 8am-5pm, Monday-Friday. So is Weigel Library, with the exception of 12pm-1pm when they're closed for lunch.  Vet Med Library is open 8am-5pm Monday-Friday and 5:30pm-10pm on Sunday March 21, closed Sunday March 14 and Saturday March 20.

Libraries' hours for MLK, Jr. Holiday weekend

Planning some study or research time over the long weekend? Be sure to check the hours of your favorite library because we're all observing the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, so we may not be open when you think we are.

The Anita C. Lehner 24 Hour Study Area on Hale's 1st floor will be open.

By the way, if you want to do something other than sleep-in on Monday, the University calendar shows this opportunity:

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Day of Service: Make it a Day On, Not a Day Off. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Part of MLK Observance Week. For more information, call 785-532-3670

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.