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Fall 2021 Library Updates

Building HOURS

Lougheed Learning Center/Crumb Library:
- Lougheed Learning Commons Building Hours for the 1st floor are finalized (Fall and Thanksgiving Breaks excepted), BUT library services and 2nd floor availability will depend upon student staffing (hiring & training).
- Library Services/2nd floor access for week four (9/20/21 - 9/26/21) will be 8-5 Monday - Friday. The first floor with access to computing will be open longer hours, but library services such as book checkout and reserves will not be available after 5:00.
- Beginning Monday, 9/27/21 - Regular Library Hours for the rest of the semester will be:
  - Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 11:00pm
  - Friday 8:00am - 6:00pm (note: 1st floor remains open until 8pm but no library services from 6-8)
  - Saturday 10:00 - 2:00
  - Sunday 12:00 noon - 11:00pm
Crane Library:
- Crane library hours are Monday - Thursday 1:00 - 8:00, Friday 1:00 - 5:00. Closed weekends for now
- Beginning Sunday, October 2nd, we will add Sunday hours from 6:00pm - 10:00pm.
- Faculty may email Ed Komara directly at komaraem@potsdam.edu for help accessing materials related to classes and reserves
- Expect additional hours as we expand our Crane Library workforce.

Library SERVICES

24/7 chat service for reference
one-on-one appointments with a librarian for more in-depth assistance
2nd floor of the Lougheed Learning Commons will be open for individual study and book access during Library Service hours.
Group study rooms closed until further notice

Borrowing BOOKS/Library Materials

Browse our physical books stacks in person. You must have your ID to check things out.
You can request books from across the SUNY system via our Resource Sharing service or through our Inter Library Loan service
You can also request books, book chapters, and articles that we don't own through Inter Library Loan.
Library services and materials are currently limited to SUNY Potsdam students, faculty, and staff.

Questions? Please email us at library@potsdam.edu

Physical Spaces

Crane library hour are 1-8 Monday-Thursday, 1-5 on Friday, closed weekends for now
Sunday hours from 6 - 10pm begin on October 2nd.
Questions and special requests for materials - especially from faculty - may be directed at any time to the Crane Librarian Edward Komara (email: komaraem@potsdam.edu)

Item accessibility

If you cannot make the hours that Crane will be open, please contact Ed Komara (email: komaraem@potsdam.edu) with your request.

Item returns

Returns may be made at the Crane Library drop box on the Schuette Hall plaza, the book return slot at the Lougheed Learning Commons (Satterlee side- built into the angled brick wall), or at the circulation desks when the libraries are open.

Any questions regarding Crane Library operations may be directed to the Crane Librarian, Ed Komara (komaraem@potsdam.edu )

Physical Spaces

Week four of classes (9/20-9/26) continue with Library Services available 8-5 until we have trained our student workforce.
Starting week 5, beginning on 9/27/21 we will resume regular building hours congruent with the Lougheed Learning Commons with the exception of 2 hours of Friday evening from 6-8 when the 1st floor will be open for computing, but no library services will be offered.

Library Services

For assistance with research, use our 24/7 chat service or schedule a one-on-one appointment with a librarian for more in-depth assistance

Item accessibility

Patrons will be able to retrieve books from the stacks on their own.
Please direct any questions about borrowing materials to circ@potsdam.edu
Use our Resource Sharing service to request books from other SUNY Libraries
Inter-library Loan for articles, books, and book chapters from a broader spectrum of libraries is also available.

Item returns

Returns may be made at the outside permanent book return flap/chute built into the angled wall on the Satterlee side of the Lougheed Learning Commons.
Please contact circ@potsdam.edu with and return questions.

Please direct any questions to library@potsdam.edu