AU Library Hours: Winter Break

In observance of the Ashland University campus holiday schedule, AU Library will be closed Monday, December 21, 2015 through Sunday, January 3, 2016.

AU Library will be open 8:00 am, Monday, January 4th. For additional holiday hours information, please visit the library hours and update page on the library web site.

We wish for you a joyous holiday season!

2015 Ashland University Christmas E-Card

AU Library Hours: After Finals

The AU Library Hours schedule for after final exams is noted below:

• Wednesday, December 16th | 7:45 am to 5:00 pm
• Thursday, December 17th - Friday, December 18th | 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
• Saturday, December 19th | Closed
• Sunday, December 20th | Closed

A complete listing of AU Library hours updates is available on our web site.

AU Library Extended Hours

AU Library's extended hour's schedule continues through Monday, December 14th opening at the regular time and remaining open until 2:00 a.m. providing study and work space for students during the last week of classes and finals.

December 13th - December 16th

Sunday, December 13th

2:00 pm to 2:00 am

Monday, December 14th

7:45 am to 2:00 am

Tuesday, December 15th

7:45 am to 5:00 pm

Wednesday, December 16th

8:00 am to 5:00 pm

The Instructional Resource Center, library second floor, does not participate in library extended hours. Color printing and IRC resources are not available during AU Library extended hours.

Library Spotlight: New Books

New books are added to the library collection throughout the academic year. When shelf ready, titles are featured in the new books area on library main floor, near the computers and recreational reading area. Titles are selected by AU librarians and subject to the library's collection development policy which includes professional reviews and faculty recommendations. The following titles have been added to the library's main collection.

• Rescuing Jesus: How People of Color, Women, and Queer Christians are Reclaiming Evangelicalism
  BV639.M56 L44 2015
• Justifying Same Sex Marriage: A Philosophical Investigation
  HQ1033.R53 2015
• Digital Art
  N7433.8.P38 2015
• A Graphic Design Students Guide to Freelance: Practice Makes Perfect
  NC1001.H36 2013
• 100 More Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People
  NK1510.W45 2015
• Gatekeeping in Transition
  PN4731.G36 2015
• Novels 1984 - 2014
  PS3503.E4488 A6 2014
• Black Glass: Short Fictions
  PS3556.O844 A6 2015
• Ends of Assimilation: The Formation of Chicano Literature
  PS153.M4.C88 2015

If you have a purchase recommendation or request, contact your library liaison for more information.

Therapy Dogs: Still time to visit ...

There's still time to visit with the therapy dogs at AU Library. If you have not had opportunity yet, here's the schedule for the remainder of this week:

Wednesday, December 9 
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Thursday, December 10 
10:00 am - noon
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Instant Answers: Extended Hours Edition

Have you used AU Library Instant Answers? It's a quick, convenient way to get hours and phone information from AU Library and the Instructional Resource Center. Instant Answers provides opportunity for you to text* us and have automatic answers sent directly to your phone, tablet, or other mobile device.

Text these key words:

library hours - AU library hours schedule
library phone - AU library main & reference phone
IRC hours - IRC hours schedule
IRC phone - IRC phone number

NEW! 
For finals week hours, text extended hours.



*Key words are not case sensitive. Standard messaging rates apply for each text.

AU Library: Study Rooms

Looking for a quiet space to study during finals?

AU Library has designated the 3rd and 4th floors as quiet spaces during extended hours and finals week, December 6th - December 15th. Comfortable open study areas are available to students on both floors.

Interested in reserving a study room?  

Stop at the circulation desk and reserve a study room on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th floor for a maximum of three hours. Please note, students using a reserved study room will be asked to vacate the room.

Already have a favorite spot?

Create your own quiet space using the free (disposable) ear plugs available at the library circulation desk on the main floor and the IRC print station on the second floor.

AU Library: Extended Hours

Sunday, December 6th, AU Library will begin its extended hour's schedule opening at the regular time and remaining open until 2:00 a.m. providing study and work space for students during the last week of classes and finals.

December 6th - December 12th

Sunday, December 6th

2:00 pm to 2:00 am

Monday, December 7th - Thursday, December 10th

7:45 am to 2:00 am

Friday, December 11th

7:45 am to 5:00 pm

Saturday, December 12th

10:00 am to 4:00 pm

The Instructional Resource Center, library second floor, does not participate in library extended hours. Color printing and IRC resources are not available during AU Library extended hours.

Therapy Dogs @ AULibrary

Just a few minutes with a therapy dog can help you de-distress as you prepare for finals. The ginormous Newfies, Addie and Dov, will kick off the event on Sunday night, from 6-8. Stop by every day for a snuggle.  Look for our coloring table, too, Coloring is another great way to chill out.

Sunday, December 6

   6-8 pm

Monday, December 7

   6:30-8 pm

Tuesday, December 8

   6:30-8 pm

 Wednesday, December 9

   2-4pm

   6:30-8 pm

Thursday, December 10

   10-noon

   2-4pm

   6:30-8 pm

Therapy Dog Schedule: Dec. 6 - 10

It's almost finals week ... and that means it's time for the therapy dogs to visit AU Library. Stay up to date with the daily schedule of activities on the Ashland University Library Facebook Page and the Therapy Dogs in the Library LibGuide.

View pictures from previous visits of what's become an AU Library finals week tradition.