Library Extended Hours • Finals Week

Extended Hours Schedule

Archer Library will have extended hours the weekend prior to finals and during finals week.  A complete listing of library hours and exceptions is available on our website and the main hours calendar. The extended hours schedule is noted below:

• Friday, 4/28:  8 a.m. to 9 p.m. 
• Sat. 4/29: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 
• Sun. 4/30: 5 p.m. to Midnight 
• Mon. 5/1: 8 a.m. to Midnight
• Tues. 5/2: 8 a.m. to Midnight 
• Wed. 5/3: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

A quick reminder that construction noise will not be a factor during evening and weekend extended hours.  However, you may want to work on floors 3 through 6;  furniture and computers have been relocated to upper floors due to preparation for construction and renovation. Computers and printing remain available for use on the main floor.

Reference Help

Reference Help • We're still here!

Our main floor reference desk is gone, but librarians are still available to help.  You can stop in at the circulation desk and ask for the librarian on duty, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.  You can also:

• Ask a Librarian Chat: 
  Use the library's chat widget for online help.  Chat is available on the main library website, the A to Z database page, and on many of our library guides.
• Archer Library Email: 
  Take time to email a librarian at library@ashland.edu.
• Call the Reference Desk: 
  We are still able to help via phone at 419-289-5402.
• Schedule an Appointment: 
  Use our online form to schedule an appointment.
  

Library Construction • Up Close

Ground Level View
Every day brings something new to see! Photos taken from outside the construction safety fence provides a ground level view of progress being made on the north side of Archer Library. Interested in a different perspective? Check out this birds-eye view of the same area, check out this IRC News & Information Blog post.

Library Collections • Main Floor

The final two main floor library collections have been relocated to their temporary homes:

• Recreational Reading:  Books have been relocated to the 6th floor of Archer Library. Recent additions to this collection include select 2022 Alex Award winners.
• Faculty Publications: Our faculty publications collection is now located in the Special Books Room on the 3rd floor of Archer Library.

Be sure to let us know if you need help locating titles in either of these collections.

Construction Update • Main Floor

News & Updates

Renovations on the west side of Archer Library's main floor and the patio have begun!  The library's main floor entrance and exit doors remain available for use. Construction company signage should be in place by the end of the week; areas are identified as closed for your safety, and protective plastic sheeting is in place for interior spaces.

• The library patio and all entrance points to the outside space are closed. Fencing is in place prohibiting access to both exterior entrances; interior exit doors are closed and behind plastic.
• The west side of the main floor, from the stairwell to the north wall, is closed. 
• The north entrance area, directly behind the circulation desk, is closed.
  
  

Library computers and printers on the main floor remain available for use. Computers from the west side of the main floor have been relocated to upper floors.  All library computers are part of campus FindMe Printing. It is possible to work on other floors and print to the main floor print area.

Library Patio entrance closed

West side of main floor, closed.

North side interior entrance closed.

Library Hours • Easter Break

Library Hours • Easter Break 

Archer Library Hours for Easter Break are:

• Wednesday, April 5: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
• Thursday, April 6: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
• Friday, April 7 - Sunday, April 9: Closed 

Regular hours resume on Monday, April 10th. A complete listing of library hours and scheduled exceptions are available on our web site. Please note that library hours are subject to change.