Fall 2020: Library Access, Services, and Instruction

The library will ship a limited number of physical books within its collection to students studying remotely. To request a book shipment, email library@wlu.edu and note your desired titles, the book call numbers, and your physical shipping address.

The library will NOT check out carrels during Fall Term 2020.

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 Fall Term 2020, 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 will be able to use rooms in Leyburn and Telford Science libraries, but not reserve them in the university's 25Live room reservation software. The following spaces can be used by students on a first-come first-serve basis:

Leyburn Library

• Main Level: rooms M40, M41, M42 & M47 (if there is not a class)
• LL1: rooms 102 & 103 (fall term only - until CARPE construction starts) & Northen (if there is not a class)
• LL2: room 201 (evenings only due to CARPE construction)
• LL3: room 324
• LL4: rooms 422 & 425

Telford Science Library

• 4th Floor: rooms 402 A, 402 B, 402 C

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 fall term. Please request law books by emailing titles and call numbers to  library@wlu.edu.