Library Hours for Summer 2021

 

We've made it through an unprecedented school year back on campus -- and while it may have certainly seemed daunting at times we were able to pull through while doing our best to ensure that Samford students and faculty/staff continued to have access to library resources and services.

We will be operating at reduced operating hours over the summer until we transition into the fall (with the hope of returning to a more normal mode of operation).  We will also continue to observe COVID-19 protocols outlined by the university here and will be open to current Samford students, employees, and invited guests only.

May 2021

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

Saturday & Sunday:  CLOSED

We will also be CLOSED Friday, May 28th and Monday, May 31st

in observance of Memorial Day.

June-July 2021

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

Friday:  7:30am - 5:00pm

Saturday: 10:00am - 5:00pm

Sunday: CLOSED

We will also be CLOSED Saturday, July 3rd and Monday, July 5th

in observance of Independence Day.

More information about the library's hours of operation can be found on the Hours page of our website.

More information about utilizing our resources remotely can be found on our website.

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

Source: Wikimedia Commons

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.

Throwback Thursday - Howard Students, 1895

Image courtesy of the Samford University Library Special Collection.

Back in 1895, all Howard College students wore military style uniforms.  While we don't know exactly how hot it was at the time -- the record high temperature for Birmingham on this date was 101 °F in 2010 -- it's probably safe to assume that none of these students felt cold in this picture.

Library Hours for the July 4th Holiday

Image source: Wikimedia Commons

The Samford University Library will be CLOSED Tuesday, July 4th, in observance of the Independence Day holiday.  We will be open the following hours during the preceding weekend:

• Friday, June 30th:  7:30am - 5:00pm
• Saturday, July 1st:  10:00am - 5:00pm
• Sunday, July 2nd:  1:00pm - 5:00pm
• Monday, July 3rd:  7:30am - 8:00pm

We will resume our normal summer hours on Wednesday, July 5th.

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

Throwback Thursday - First Summer School Students

Image courtesy of the Samford University Library Special Collection.

If you're attending summer classes at Samford this year, you have something in common with these individuals as Howard College opened its very first summer school 102 years ago yesterday.

In order to provide for the extension of teachers' certificates, Howard College established a Department of Education with the opening of its first summer school on June 7, 1915. The school for teachers was run in conjunction with the summer school for college students. About fifty students were registered the first summer. Professor James W. Norman, who had recently been named to the faculty of the School of Education of the University of Minnesota, was Dean of the Summer School. The school closed July 16th of that year.

We don't know how warm it was the day this picture was taken, but the record daytime high for Birmingham on this day in history is 97 °F in 1933... so the next time you're thinking you're uncomfortably hot while dressed in shorts and t-shirts, just consider the outfits they're wearing here.