Library Closed For the Holidays, and Favorite Christmas/Holiday Movie

 

2021 has certainly been challenging -- though not unrewarding -- and at 5:00pm this evening the library will close for the last time this year as we prepare to enjoy the holiday break and will re-open at 7:30am on Monday, January 3rd.  We hope everyone has a merry Christmas and a joyous holiday season.

In the meantime... we asked our library family, "what's your favorite Christmas/holiday movie?" Here's what they said:

• “White Christmas, and of course, A Charlie Brown Christmas.”
  
  
• “So many... changes back and forth. Miracle on 34th Street (the original with Maureen O'Hara, Edmund Gwenn & Natalie Wood--not remake!) and yes, even Christmas with the Kranks.”
  
  
• “Muppet Christmas Carol!  My kids really like the new Grinch movie.”
  
  
• “National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.”
  
  
• “How the Grinch stole Christmas.”
  
  
• “A Christmas Story.”
  
  
• “Muppet Christmas Carol.”
  
  
• “Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983).”
  
  
• “The Bells of St. Mary's.”
  
  
• “Christmas Vacation, Elf, White Christmas, The Nativity, Christmas with the Kranks, Charlie Brown Christmas, The Christmas Story, 4 Christmases, A Christmas Carol.”
  
  
• “Christmas Vacation.”
  
  
• “Christmas Vacation.”
  
  
• “National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.”
  
  
• “It's A Wonderful Life.”
  
  
• “Elf!”
  
  
• “Jesus of Nazareth, Part 1.”
  
  
• “A Christmas Story.  It's just not Christmas until Flick's tongue gets stuck and the Bumpus hounds raid the kitchen.  :)”

Library COVID-19 Update

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As of the time of this post, there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Samford's campus.  There are however confirmed cases elsewhere in the state of Alabama.  Samford is making significant operational changes to minimize the risk of exposure to COVID-19 for students, faculty and staff.

Starting today, March 16th, all university courses have temporarily moved to online delivery. Students will hear directly from faculty regarding instructions for online classes if they have not already done so. Likewise, students with internships or clinical requirements should contact their faculty advisors for guidance if they haven't already.

In addition, based on new guidance from the CDC suggesting sustained community spread and widespread global transmission of COVID-19, Samford University has instructed its employees to work from home beginning Tuesday, March 17th. Our gates will be locked and only essential personnel will be allowed on campus.

The Samford University Library has created an online guide that can help you contact library departments, conduct research, find instructional support, and ask for help while the university is offering online instruction during COVID-19.  You can access this guide by clicking here.

For more information regarding how the university as a whole is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, please visit the Samford coronavirus website by clicking here.

We will share updates through our social media platforms 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 as soon as possible.  In the meantime, stay safe everyone!

Library Closed for MLK Day

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The Samford University Library will be CLOSED Monday, January 20th

in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

We will resume our normal operating hours for Spring Term 2020

when we re-open at 7:30am Tuesday, January 21st.

You can always find more information about the library's hours of operation

by visiting our website.

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 Closing Early Friday 8/16

The Samford University Library will be closing at 12 noon on Friday, August 16th for our annual In-Service event.  We will re-open at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, August 19th.

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

Library Closed for July 4th

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The Samford University Library will be CLOSED July 4-7 in observance of the Independence Day holiday.  We will re-open at 7:30am Monday, July 8th.

For more information about the library's hours of operation, please visit our website here.

Welcome Back From Holidays, Everyone!

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Welcome back everyone!  We hope everyone had a joyous and relaxing holiday break!

The Samford University Library is currently operating under reduced hours to start off 2019:

Sunday -- 1:00pm - 7:00pm

Monday -- 7:30am - 7:00pm

Tuesday -- 7:30am - 7:00pm

Wednesday -- 7:30am - 7:00pm

Thursday -- 7:30am - 7:00pm

Friday -- 7:30am - 5:00pm

Saturday -- 10:00am - 5:00pm

Additionally, the library will be CLOSED Monday, January 21st in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

We will resume our normal operating hours when we re-open at 7:30am Tuesday, January 22nd.

You can always find more information about the library's hours of operation by visiting our website.

Library Hours for Finals -- and Beyond!

Planning on burning the ol' "midnight oil" with final exams coming up?  Starting Monday, the Samford University Library will be open additional hours during the next two weeks to help accommodate your late-night study needs!

Monday, December 3rd:  7:30am - 2am

Tuesday, December 4th:  7:30am - 2am

Wednesday, December 5th:  7:30am - 2am

Thursday, December 6th:  7:30am - 2am

Friday, December 7th:  7:30am - 8pm 

Saturday, December 8th:  10am - 8pm

Sunday, December 9th:  1pm - 2am

Monday, December 10th:  7:30am - 2am 

Tuesday, December 11th:  7:30am - 2am

Wednesday, December 12th:  7:30am - 2am

Starting on Thursday, December 13th, we will begin operating on reduced hours in anticipation of our annual holiday break.

Thursday, December 13th:  7:30am - 6pm

Friday, December 14th:  7:30am - 5pm

Saturday, December 15th:  CLOSED

Sunday, December 16th:  CLOSED

Monday, December 17th:  7:30am - 5pm

Tuesday, December 18th:  7:30am - 5pm

Wednesday, December 19th:  7:30am - 5pm

Thursday, December 20th:  7:30am - 5pm

Friday, December 21st:  7:30am - 5pm

Beginning Saturday, December 22nd, the library will be CLOSED through January 1st for the Christmas and New Year holidays.  We will re-open Wednesday, January 2nd, at 7:30am.

You can always find more information about the library's hours of operation by visiting our website.