WHAT—the LIBRARY IS CLOSED on Spring Break?!?!

WHAT—the LIBRARY IS CLOSED on Spring Break?!?! Don’t worry; the librarians didn’t just decide they needed a Spring Break, although I wouldn’t mind migrating to a sunny beach for the week, or hopping over to Europe for a visit…anybody have extra space? No, no vacations for the Librarians.

The Library will be addressing some major maintenance issues and updating to fancy new (and easy-to-use) self-checks while we are closed. I am really excited about the new self-checks, and I think you will be, too. No more of that beeping through your entire stack of books only to find out that nothing has checked out! The new machine will have different sounds, so you will always know when something is wrong! There are lots of other cool features, but that is for another blog. With ladders, tools, and workmen all over the building, the library won’t be a safe place for you to visit this Spring Break.

Now, you might be asking yourself, “What are those Librarians going to do with a whole week off?” Well, we won’t actually be taking the week off, so no hopping over to another continent for me. The Librarians are going to put their Bob-the-Builder hard hats on and work through the construction. We will be cataloging and processing TONS of new materials for you to check out after we reopen! Can we do it? YES, WE CAN!

The Library is scheduled to be closed from March 27-April 2. If, by chance, the maintenance work gets done early, we will gladly reopen our doors early (that is why the Librarians can’t skip out of the country). But it is major work and we aren’t sure what is in store for us that week. We will try to keep you updated throughout the week and wish you the very best Spring Break.

Since the Library will be closed, please suggest some other places close to home families with young children might want to visit.