Welcome Back, Everyone!

The first day of Fall Term is always one of our favorite times of the year with all the excitement in the faces of both those coming back to their home away from home and of those getting their first taste of the Samford experience (well, the parts of the faces we can see not covered by masks anyway).  To all our returning students, welcome back!  And to all our new students, welcome HOME!

With the start of the new academic year, the library has resumed its normal operating hours.  Please note however that the library will be closing at 8:00pm on Sunday, September 5th and will be CLOSED Monday, September 6th in observance of Labor Day.  We will re-open at 7:30am on Tuesday, September 7th.

Also, inclement weather or other events beyond the control of the University that might cause risk or danger to students, faculty, and staff may occasionally result in changes to normal University operations, including library hours.

More information about the library's hours of operation, please click here for the Hours page of our website.

Printing in the library is changing.  Wepa has several options available to students, with by far the fastest and most convenient way to print class projects being to skip the library computers and use their mobile devices.  The free Wepa Print app is available for android and iOS devices. 

For laptops, students should download the print drivers from the Wepa website. 

If a file is on Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, or Office365, students can go directly to the Wepa print station, sign in and browse for the file to print.

For more information on printing options in the library, please click here to visit the Print, Copy, Scan page of our website menu.

Be sure to follow the library on social media for updates on events, hours, and more!

• Twitter:  @SamfordULibrary and @Goodwin4Samford
• Facebook:  Samford University - University Library
• Instagram:  @samford_library

Bringing Back the Bulldogs

Earlier today, Samford University officially announced its plans to "Bring Back the Bulldogs" and resume on-campus, in-person classes and residential life for the Fall 2020 term.  These plans involving the library are as follows:

• The Samford University Library will be opened only for enrolled students, faculty and staff. Visitors will not be permitted during the Fall semester.

• The Samford University Library will observe university standards for traffic flow, circulation, signage, maximum capacity and social distancing. Maximum occupancy requirements will be implemented based on a minimum 6-foot separation between persons. Access and occupancy levels will be managed by card swipe when possible and furniture will be configured to accommodate 6-foot social distancing requirements.

• To promote equitable access for all students and employees, the Samford University Library may implement a reservation system. Books may be reserved or checked out by phone or at the library website. Special Collection, microfiche and other areas requiring personal service by library employees will operate by appointment only.

• Contactless transactions will be available for many services such as photocopy equipment and check-outs. Sanitization of high touch surfaces will occur at least twice daily and employees and students will be equipped with disinfectant wipes to sanitize after use of spaces. Returned books will be allowed to “cure” in accordance with National Library standards before being returned to stacks.

For more information about the university's overall re-opening plans, please visit the Samford Bring Back the Bulldogs website.

At the time of this post we do not yet know what our operating hours will be once we re-open.  In the meantime, we still have our online guide that can help you contact library departments, conduct research, find instructional support, and ask for help from librarians.  You can access this guide by clicking here.

We will continue to share updates through our social media accounts as they become available:

• Twitter -- @SamfordULibrary and @Goodwin4Samford
• Facebook -- Samford University - University Library
• Instagram -- samford_library

We look forward to resuming our on-campus operations in the fall.  In the meantime, stay safe everyone!

Thanksgiving, Finals, and the Christmas Holidays

It's hard to believe that we're already starting to wind down the Fall Semester as it feels we just started back, but with Thanksgiving next week and finals just on the other side that's exactly what's happening.  Here's a look at our operating hours for the remainder of not just the semester but also the year itself:

Thanksgiving

Image source: Wikimedia Commons

The library will close at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 27th in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.  We will re-open at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 1st.

Finals

The library will be operating under extended hours for those studying for final examinations, including staying open until 2:00 a.m. on the following dates:

Monday, December 2nd - Thursday, December 5th
Sunday, December 8th - Wednesday, December 11th

In addition, the 2nd floor conference room will be available for additional quiet study space after 5:00 p.m. on selected nights while we are operating under extended hours.

We will also be hosting study breaks during the week of finals -- follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for announcements!

Christmas

Image source: Wikimedia Commons

The library will be open 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday, December 16th through Friday, December 20th.  After that we will be closed through New Year's Day and will re-open at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 2nd.  We wish one and all a joyous holiday season and will see you in 2020!

Welcome back!

No matter how many years we may have been working here at the library, the first day of Fall Semester always has an excitement in the air that you just don't get any other time of the year -- even when the air is as wet as it is today -- so we're thrilled as always to see so many returning faces along with bright-eyed new ones getting their first taste of the Samford experience.  To all our returning students, welcome back!  To all our new students, welcome HOME!

With the start of the new academic year, the library has resumed its normal operating hours.  Please note however that the library will be closing at 8:00pm on Sunday, September 1st and will be CLOSED Monday, September 2nd in observance of Labor Day.  We will re-open at 7:30am on Tuesday, September 3rd.

For more information about our hours of operation, please click here.

The BIG news, however, is that thanks to the generosity from those who contributed to the library's project during Samford's BIG GIVE event in the spring we are able to offer charging lockers to our students!  These charging lockers provide a safe and secure charging options for laptops, tablets, phones, and other portable electronic devices.  These 5-bay lockers are located on the first and second floors next to the copiers, and each bay is equipped with both 110V and USB charging options.  Each bay also features a keypad lock that works just like a hotel safe with user-generated codes.  We're excited to be able to offer this resource to our students and we anticipate many dead batteries brought back to life throughout the year!

Library Hours for Fall Break

Midterms are behind us, so students get to take a few days off for Fall Break.  The library will still be open, but we'll be taking it a bit easier as well with some reduced hours:

• Friday, October 5, 2018:  7:30am - 5:00pm
• Saturday, October 6, 2018:  10:00am - 2:00pm
• Sunday, October 7, 2018:  2:00pm - 6:00pm
• Monday, October 8, 2018:  7:30am - 8:00pm

The library will resume its regular operating hours on Tuesday, October 9, 2018.

For more information about the library's hours of operation, please click here.

Fall Library Hours

All across campus, students will be settling into their new routines with the start of Fall Term on Monday -- and we here at the library are no exception!  Monday marks the start of our regular hours of operation:

Sunday -- 1:00pm to Midnight

Monday -- 7:30am to Midnight

Tuesday -- 7:30am to Midnight

Wednesday -- 7:30am to Midnight

Thursday -- 7:30am to Midnight

Friday -- 7:30am to 6:00pm

Saturday -- 10:00am to 7:00pm

The library will be CLOSED Monday, September 3rd in observance of Labor Day.

Inclement weather or other events beyond the control of the University that might cause risk or danger to students, faculty, and staff may occasionally result in changes to normal University operations, including library hours.

For more information about the library's hours of operation, please click HERE.