Spring 2020 Library Hours

SPRING 2020 SEMESTER LIBRARY HOURS:

Semester hours begin Sunday, January 26, 2020.

Monday through Thursday - 7:30 a.m. to Midnight

Friday - 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Saturday – 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Sunday - 1:00 p.m. to Midnight

Library hours are posted on the hours page of the library website: http://libguides.frostburg.edu/libhours.

If you have questions, please contact the Library Services Main Desk during our open hours at 301-687-4395 or by email at circulation@frostburg.edu. Online resources remain accessible via the library’s website www.frostburg.edu/library, and online chat reference and research help is available 24/7 through Ask Us Now even when the library is closed.

Information about the library’s study spaces, collections, and policies can be found on our website www.frostburg.edu/library and our full Library Code of Conduct is available here: http://libguides.frostburg.edu/circulation/conduct.

On behalf of the library, we welcome you all back for another semester and a new decade!

Thanksgiving and End of Semester Library Hours

Happy Thanksgiving Week! The Ort Library will adjust hours during this week of the Thanksgiving holiday and also extend hours for the remainder of the semester during the last week of classes and final exams. Extended hours begin Sunday, December 1 and run through Monday, December 16. We will be open an additional 43 hours beyond our regular schedule, plus 12 extra late nights until 2:00 a.m. and extended weekend hours.

2019 Thanksgiving Week Hours:

Monday, November 25 || 7:30 a.m. to Midnight

Tuesday, November 26 || 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday, November 27 – Saturday, November 30 || Closed for Holiday

End of Semester Hours:

Sunday, December 1 || 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.

Monday, December 2 – Thursday, December 5 || 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.

Friday, December 6 || 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, December 7 || 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, December 8 || 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.

Monday, December 9 – Thursday, December 12 || 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.

Friday, December 13 || 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, December 14 || 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, December 15 || 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.

Monday, December 16 || 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.

Tuesday, December 17 – Thursday, December 19 || 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Closed Winter Recess, Friday, December 20 through Wednesday, January 1, 2020. The Library will reopen Thursday, January 2, 2020 with an adjusted intersession schedule of Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Sunday, 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Library will be closed on Saturdays in January 2020.

Library hours are posted on the Library website: www.frostburg.edu/library and libguides.frostburg.edu/libhours.

If you have questions, please contact the Library Main Desk during our open hours at 301-687-4395 or by email at circulation@frostburg.edu. Online resources remain accessible via the Library’s website www.frostburg.edu/library, and online chat research help is available 24/7 through AskUsNow even when the Library is closed.

Need help getting started on your final projects? Schedule a research consultation with a research librarian. Email libref@frostburg.edu or call 301-687-4424.

Also, Library Staff would like to remind everyone not to leave belongings unattended during this busy time, even if only for a short period. Please also observe the space and noise policies designated for each of the Library’s four public floors:

Second Floor: Quiet Group and Individual Study / Individual Computer Stations / Group Study Rooms

Third Floor: Quiet Group and Individual Study / Individual Computer Stations

Fourth Floor: Individual Silent Study

Fifth Floor: Group Study / Group Computer Stations / Group Study Rooms / Individual Study Rooms

More information about the library’s study spaces, collections, and policies can be found on our website: www.frostburg.edu/library and our full Library Code of Conduct is available here: http://libguides.frostburg.edu/circulation/conduct.

On behalf of all of us in the Library, we wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday and all the best finishing out the semester!

Saturday Hours!

Yes, the library is open on Saturdays!

We'll be keeping our doors open 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. during the fall semester on Saturdays. Computers, printers, scanners, group study rooms, individual study rooms, silent study, group study, course reserves, and check-out of library items are all available. Please note that staffing is limited and research and interlibrary loan assistance may not be immediately available. Special Collections and Archives will not be open.

If you have a question, please contact the Library Services Main Desk at 301-687-4395.

We welcome you to stop in and say hello!

Big Changes for Ort Library

Announcing Big Changes for Ort Library!

The Ort Library welcomes all students, faculty, and staff back to FSU for another exciting semester. As has been the case all over campus, big changes have been happening in the library!

New Library Website: Over the summer the library staff worked together with the Office of Information Technology to design a new and improved library website to match the University website. Research tools and information on collections, policies, and library spaces should be better organized and easier to find. Take a look around the new site and let us know how it’s working for you. To provide feedback, use the form on the main library page: https://www.frostburg.edu/library.

New Service Desk Merger: Also over the summer, library staff merged the 2nd Floor Reference Desk with the 3rd Floor Circulation Desk to create the new Library Services Main Desk on the 3rd Floor. This newly combined service area is a one-stop shop for all your library needs including research and information help, as well as borrowing materials, checking out group study room keys, and using course reserves. A service desk is still located on the 2nd Floor for help using microfilm, accessing 2nd Floor collections, and assisting with printing and scanning.

Open on Saturdays: Starting September 7th, the library will once again offer Saturday hours! During the regular semester, the library will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. with limited services.

The Ort Library staff hope that these changes will improve the library experience for all and make for a successful academic year.

ILL Service Outage Planned for July 26-27

Interlibrary Loan service will be temporarily unavailable over the weekend while we continue to migrate our database to a new server. The migration is scheduled to begin on Saturday, July 26th at 10:00 PM and last approximately two to four hours, although it is possible that the time frame could be extended depending on technical issues.

Please bear with us through the migration and hold your ILL requests until Monday, July 28th.

Information about the Interlibrary Loan Department is available on our website: http://www.frostburg.edu/lewis-ort-library/aboutlib/depts/loan/

For additional questions or assistance using Interlibrary Loan, please contact the ILL office at 301-687-4886.