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LIBRARY HOURS

Regular Duty Hours:

CLOSING procedures begin 15 minutes BEFORE closing time!

Upcoming SUMMER HOURS (Starting in June):

Upcoming Holiday Hours:

NEW LIBRARY ENTRANCE POINTS

The "normal" main library doors are closed due to construction, but we are still here to help you! All the books previously housed at Gunter are back in the library!
For book browsing, study tables, computer access, interlibrary loans, reference help, circulation, school liaisons, periodicals, and administration, please enter through the new Annex door on the west side (facing SOC). The annex door will be open regular duty hours (see above). Computers, scanner, and printers are in place and working.
Due to construction, the auditorium, study carrels, authority section and documents cage are not accessible to patrons at this time. We have moved the maps and authority sections to the Annex. To request documents beginning in call number MU (housed in the documents cage), please fill out a card at the circulation or reference desk. Please know that this may take 1-3 days to process, depending on when you request the item.

Current issue (MAY 2013) of Fairchild Installment News

Archives:

Construction on the New Library Wing has Begun!!

Expected time frame: 18 July 2011 - July 2013.
Plans call for an HVAC, electrical and plumbing upgrades, plus additional shelf space and work areas for staff in the existing structure. A new 17,000 square foot 2-story addition will house group study rooms, the Special Collections/Cartographic area, and Interlibrary Loan Office.

Upon completion, FRIC will:

Offer individual or small group study/project rooms equipped with state-of-the-art IT support.
Provide AU faculty and student training sessions that will maximize use of online resources via a 25-seat computer lab/training room.
Gain expanded shelf space for print collections in a temperature/humidity controlled, energy saving environment.
Provide more efficient customer service in the areas of Interlibrary Loan, Special Collections, and Cartographic support.

Need to Scan??

We have two scanners for patron use in the Annex.
You'll need to pick up a blue folder at the Reference Desk in order to email your scanned material.

Library Tours

Our librarians and information specialists will be happy to give you a tour. Call (334)953-5042 to arrange for one.