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Off-Campus Access to Library Databases Temporarily Unavailable

shapiros — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 15:57:04 +0000

Off-campus access to the Library databases (https://montclair.libguides.com/az.php) is temporarily unavailable due to technical problems with our proxy server. We apologize for the interruption in service. OIT is investigating the problem and we will post an updated message when access has been restored. Thank you for your patience.

Spring Hours, Services and Spaces

bairdc — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 15:54:44 +0000

Welcome to the Spring ’24 semester at ��vlog! We’re excited for the start of a new semester and have pulled together all the essential library information you’ll need into this post. Contact our if you have any questions.

What’s Required to Enter and What’s New

Masks are optional in the Library.

Follow all CDC and university guidelines as posted. This includes visitors, community members, and alumni.

NEW! Group study rooms, viewing and listening rooms, and collaborative spaces may be reserved in advance, first come, first served.

Hours

Monday — Thursday: 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m. – 8 :00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 12:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Note: We have special hours for Spring Recess, Easter Weekend, and finals/end of the semester. See the full calendar of library hours here.

When the Library building is closed, please visit the library website at /library/ for 24 hour access to our online resources as well as 24/7 chat.

What’s Open and Available

All of our book stacks and study spaces, including all of our group study rooms.
Borrowing and Interlibrary Services
- Items (books, DVDs, etc.) may be returned at the front desk or through the 24 hour book drop in the entrance to the building.
- Print reserves and multimedia reserves
- Interlibrary loans (including print books) can be picked up at the front desk or via Patio Pickup.
in-person and online reference service, including chat, email, text, FAQ and appointments. See reference hours.
for faculty, staff and students are held via Zoom or in the library.
Online workshops and library classes (arranged by instructors) for students on how to do research and use library resources are held over Zoom, in the Library, or in your classroom.
Laptops, scanners, and printing
Public computers remain available for library research.

What’s Not Available

See the to keep up to date with the availability of library spaces, services and resources.

Interlibrary Loan Requests Paused during Winter Break

handelik — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 13:19:44 +0000

The University will be closed from the afternoon of Dec 22, 2023 through Jan 2, 2024. Normal operations will resume on Tues, January 2, 2023. While Interlibrary Loan requests may be submitted during this time, they will not be processed until we reopen. We apologize for the inconvenience, and thank you for your patience.

If you have any questions before Winter Break, please email ill@montclair.edu.

Sprague Library Summer Hours 2023

handelik — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 14:51:36 +0000

Welcome to the Summer ’23 session at ��vlog! We’re excited for the start of a new session and have pulled together all the essential library information you’ll need into this post. Contact our if you have any questions.

What’s Required to Enter and What’s New

Masks are optional in the Library.

Please follow all CDC and university guidelines as posted. This includes visitors, community members, and alumni.

Group study rooms, viewing and listening rooms, and collaborative spaces may be reserved in advance, first come, first served.

Hours

Monday – Thursday

Library Building – Access Services & Study Rooms: 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Reference, Online Reference: 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Friday

All Services: Closed

Saturday

Library Building – Access Services & Study Rooms: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Reference, Online Reference: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Sunday

All Services: Closed

Exceptions

Monday, May 29 (Memorial Day): Closed

Tuesday, July 4 (Independence Day): Closed

Fridays – May 19 & 26, June 2, July 7, August 18 & 25: Open: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Saturdays – May 13, 20 & 27, August 26: Closed

When the Library building is closed, please visit the library website at /library/ for 24 hour access to our online resources.

What’s Open and Available

All of our book stacks and study spaces, including all of our group study rooms.
Borrowing and Interlibrary Services
- Items (books, DVDs, etc.) may be returned at the front desk or through the 24 hour book drop in the entrance to the building.
- Print reserves and multimedia reserves
- Interlibrary loans (including print books) can be picked up at the front desk.
in-person and online reference service, including chat, email, text, FAQ and appointments. See reference hours.
for faculty, staff and students are held via Zoom or in the library.
Online workshops and library classes (arranged by instructors) for students on how to do research and use library resources are held over Zoom, in the Library, or in your classroom.
Laptops, scanners, printing and photocopiers
Public computers remain available for library research.
See the to keep up to date with the availability of library spaces, services and resources.

Photo by Mike Peters.

Library Closed Memorial Day Weekend

bairdc — Fri, 26 May 2023 16:04:38 +0000

Sprague Library will be closed for the weekend, but there are still plenty of ways to access our resources from home!

Our and are available for your perusal 24/7. You can look through the thousands of e-books and streaming media, or find the physical book or DVD you want and put it on hold to pick up when we open on Tuesday, May 30th. Also, our are always up and running to help you find librarian recommendations for any topic or course.

If you have any more questions, be sure to check out our !