2020/2021: Library Access, Services, and Instruction

The library will ship up to 6 physical books from its collection to students studying remotely or in campus quarantine locations.

• If you are off-campus request books by emailing library@wlu.edu with your desired titles, the book call numbers, and your physical shipping address. Materials will be shipped via UPS to your address.
• If you are quarantined on-campus requests books by emailing library@wlu.edu with your desired titles and the book call numbers.  Materials will be delivered to you along with your campus food delivery.

The library will NOT check out carrels during the 2020/21 academic year.

Carrels can be used temporarily by individuals. Personal materials should be removed upon departure.

A reduced amount of locked studies will be available during 2020/21. Twenty locked studies will be available for single person use use for the whole year.

Locked Study applications are due on the first day classes each fall term. Notification of study assignments will begin during the second full week of classes in the fall term. Those receiving assignments will be notified via e-mail. Interested individuals must fill out the locked study application form.

Schedule a virtual research consultation with a librarian. Review the library directory to find a librarian who specializes in your topic of interest.

On demand chat research support is available at library.wlu.edu. This service is operated by W&L librarians and trained student staff.

To further decrease the potential spread of COVID-19, the library will no longer check out chargers, headphones, or calculators. Select academic technology items will still be check-out-able through Leyburn's Information Desk on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Staplers and office supplies will not be available.

• If not returning to Lexington for the academic year, keep checked out Leyburn and Telford materials until you arrive in Lexington.

• If you are currently on campus, but in quarantine, please do not worry about item due dates. Return checked out Leyburn and Telford materials once you have been cleared to visit academic buildings again.  Any resulting fines will be removed.

• For those who cannot return their books before May 2021, please contact Elizabeth Teaff to discuss methods of return.

Undergraduates may reserve rooms in Leyburn and Telford Science libraries, but must be masked in the spaces (even with the door closed).

Reserve Rooms in Leyburn & Telford

NOTE: If undergraduates need to book spaces for interviews or for graduate school exams contact Career Development: careers@wlu.edu

Here is a list of non-library spaces that can used by students, on a first-come first-serve basis, for Zoom classes:

Looking for strong WiFi? Try these campus locations:

Inside & Outdoors

• Baker Hall
• Center for Global Learning
• Davis Hall
• Fieldside Dinning
• Graham-Lees Residence Hall
• Leyburn Library
• Science Center

Outdoors

• Cohen Family Amphitheater (between Leyburn Library & Elrod Commons)
• Dell Outdoor Classroom (behind Leyburn Library)
• Outdoor Pavilion
• Outside Northen Auditorium (between Leyburn Library & Science Center)
• Smith Baseball Field
• Wilson Field

Undergraduates will not have law library access for the academic year. Please request law books by emailing titles and call numbers to  library@wlu.edu.