Today is the due date!

Today is the official due date for semester loan books, scores, and government publications.

We know that many of you are still using these materials, and you should feel free to keep using your material through reading period and exams without fear of being fined. Remember that special due dates still apply to reserve materials, periodicals, recalled items, interlibrary loans, OhioLINK materials, and other short-term loan items, and you will be responsible for fines if the items are returned overdue.

If you wish to keep library materials during the holiday shutdown or beyond, please renew them. If you are leaving library materials in a Main Library scholar study or carrel for shutdown and/or Winter Term, please be aware that the green, in-house use streamers must be date stamped so that we know that your books are not overdue. Be sure to ask the circulation desk staff to date stamp your renewals and new check-outs if you are not offered that service.

Do you want to check on what you currently have checked out and when it's due? Just access your account at http://obis.oberlin.edu/patroninfo/

Do you have other questions about end-of-semester policies and procedures? Check out our FAQ, or contact any circulation supervisor for advice.

Please feel free to get in touch with me if you have any questions about your library account or our policies! Best of luck in the final days of the semester!

Allison Gallaher
Head of Circulation

Extended hours for Mudd

Beginning at 8 a.m. on Friday, Mudd will be open continuously until 2:00 am on Saturday, December 21 (that is, Friday night).

Please note that during the following hours, access is via OCID card swipe only.

Dec. 13 at 9:45 pm - Dec. 14 at 10 am
Dec. 14 at 9:45 pm - Dec. 15 at 10 am
Dec. 15 at 11:45 pm - Dec. 16 at 8 am

Dec. 16 at 11:45 pm - Dec. 17 at 8 am
Dec. 17 at 11:45 pm - Dec. 18 at 8 am
Dec. 18 at 11:45 pm - Dec. 19 at 8 am
Dec. 19 at 11:45 pm - Dec. 20 at 8 am

Note that this is just the building, and no services will be offered during much of this time.

These extended hours are brought to you by the Main Library circulation desk student staff.  Stop by and thank them, if you like the additional hours!

On Friday, the whole library will remain open until 2:00 am and the A-Level and Scholar Studies will be open 24 hours.  The whole building closes at 5:30 pm on Saturday, Dec. 21.

Please check out our hours page for building hours for the rest of exams and hours for specific service points.

Azariah's hours

Azariah's last official hours are on Friday, December 13.  Once Morning Cuppa Joe is over, Azariah's is officially closed for the semester.  HOWEVER......plan to come back for a a special evening of coffee and tea offered on the last night of reading period, December 16 from 6:30 - 11:30 pm.

Don't forget to return your library books!

Don't do this with your library books!  Return them instead!

We know that many of you are still using these materials, and you should feel free to keep using your material through reading period and exams. Remember that special due dates still apply to reserve materials, periodicals, recalled items, interlibrary loans, OhioLINK materials, and other short-term loan items, and you will be responsible for fines if the items are returned overdue.

If you wish to keep library materials during the holiday shutdown or beyond, please renew them. If you are leaving library materials in a Main Library scholar study or carrel for shutdown and/or Winter Term, please be aware that the green, in-house use streamers must be date stamped so that we know that your books are not overdue. Be sure to ask the circulation desk staff to date stamp your renewals and new check-outs if you are not offered that service.

Do you want to check on what you currently have checked out and when it's due? Just access your account athttp://obis.oberlin.edu/patroninfo/

Do you have other questions about end-of-semester policies and procedures? Check out our FAQ, or contact any circulation supervisor for advice.

Please feel free to get in touch with me if you have any questions about your library account or our policies! Best of luck in the final days of the semester!

Allison Gallaher
Head of Circulation

The end of the semester approaches

Yes, that's right, next week classes end, and the week after that the semester is over! You may have questions, and we have answers. Many of them are here, or follow the links for more information. If you prefer interfacing with humans, ask a staff member or give us a call!

Library materials that students have been using for the semester are officially due on December 18, 2013. These do not include shorter-term loan materials such as OhioLINK, ILL, reserve, periodicals, and recordings which have their own specific due dates. You can see everything you have checked out to you, and when it is due, by viewing your library record.

We recognize that some of you need to keep using your material through exams -- if this is the case, you may keep your semester-loan materials (books and scores due on December 18) until you have finished with them.

Many materials are renewable starting on December 10; please read our advice about renewing materials.

Do you have other questions about end-of-semester policies and procedures? Check out our FAQ, or contact any circulation supervisor for advice.

All the best at this busy time!

Faculty Book Talk by Drew Wilburn

Drew Wilbur, Associate Professor of Classics, will speak about his recent book Materia Magica:  The Archaeology of Magic in Roman Egypt, Cyprus, and Spain, on Thursday, December 5th at 4:30p in Moffett Auditorium in Mudd Center.