Summer 2008 Hours

The library has moved into stable summer hours.

Monday through Thursday 8:30am- 7pm

Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

Saturday 1- 5 pm

Sunday Closed

During the summer you can still find all the resources and tools that are available during the regular school year. The databases, reference books, government documents and so forth. Also the circulation, reference and periodical desks are all available for your help. If you need help with researching the reference desk librarian will be happy to assist you. At the periodical desk someone will be there to answer any questions and help anyone with questions about micro-film and other research tools offered.  The hours in which the reference desk has a librarian to help are as follows:

Monday-Thursday 10am-7pm

Friday 10am-4:30

Saturday 1-5

Also one great way to use the library is just for leisure. Now that it is summer theoretically you have more time to catch up on your reading. Maybe there is a book you saw that you wanted to read by that fifteen page paper got in the way. This would be a great time to sign it out. Perhaps you want to know more about Fyodor Dostoevsky, Modern Japanese Art, Middle East History or Environmental Disasters but as an Economics major cannot find the time to fit in a course about either of these subjects. Summer time would be a great time to roam the shelf’s to help satisfy your curiosity. Also in the periodical section you can read about local, national and world events, catch up on election information (so that you may make an informed decision this November), latest news in science, religion, history and any subject that maybe of interest. You can go to the Government Documents sections and read up on immigration policy to get a better understanding of its issues that plague the United States now. The library can also be used to get a head start on research for this up and coming year or to study a language or prepare for the GRE’s for graduate school. Whatever your need or want of the library might be the services are still here. Maybe you will find something new to love Feinberg!

Have a great summer,

Jennie

 

Food and Drink

During this busy time of the semester there are people everywhere in the library. Some come in for the first time even though they had been going to school here for four years. Some are regulars and some look like they live here. During this time people come into the library with stacks of books, or in some people’s cases a crate of books, pillows, and in robes.

Also people come in with the latest technology gadgets which when they lose its my job to figure out who they are. The most exciting are the Japanese to English translators because there are about five students trying to figure out how to turn it on and find a name which usually involves asking a Japanese student we don’t know to help us. They didn’t tell us we needed foreign language to work here, lol.

During this busy time people also bring food. This is bound to happen with people planning on living in the library for the next week. This is allowed but it might be good to brush up on the library’s policy. Basically the policy is “leave no trace”. There are garbage and recycling containers all around the library that you can deposit your stuff. All drinks need to be covered, spill-proof containers or capped bottles. Food is not permitted at any of the computer workstations throughout the library, except for the 1st floor extended lab area and the 2nd floor study carrels. If there is a spill report immediately and someone can come clean it up. Whatever you bring in please bring out. Just remember there are other people in this library who want to come study and not have to pick up someone else’s mess. For more information on the library’s policy please go to this link.

Thank you.

In library news today one of our librarians turned 50! Happy Birthday!

Hope classes end well!

Jennie

 

Last week of classes= crunch time!

It is already the last week of classes. It is crazy how fast the semester flew by. The library has been very very busy. However it is still a good place to study and write those term papers because everyone else is doing the same thing. If someone is disturbing you just ask them nicely to be quite or to take their conversation somewhere else and most likely they will. Remember to be courteous yourself even if your not that busy other people are.

Now that it is crunch time the library has made some changes so that we can make most of our remaining semester. First the library is now in extended hours which are listed below. Also during the week at 9 p.m. free coffee and tea is available at of the 2^nd floor main entrance.

 

Monday through Thursday- 8 a.m. to 1:30 a.m.

Fridays- 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Saturdays- 12 noon to 8 p.m.

Sundays- 11 a.m. to 1:30 a.m.

 

Happy studying,

Jennie

Hello

Today Feinberg Library is entering the blogging world via a library student worker, me! This blog will serve several purposes. One it will let Plattsburgh State University students know what is happening in the library and any new developments and policy changes. This blog will also serve as a medium in which library goers can ask us questions and give us comments on how the library is doing. A final function of the blog will be to let you all know what is offered here at the library. This includes our displays, the technology that the library offers to what kind of books can be found on the stacks. So please stay tuned and let me know how our library is doing. Also let me know what you would like to know more about Feinberg. Happy last week of classes and studying!

Jennie