All in-building users must follow W&L's Statement of Community Expectations.
While in Leyburn and Telford, masks must be worn at ALL times in ALL spaces including restrooms, locked studies, and study rooms except for quick snacks or sips of beverages.
Full meals should not be eaten in Leyburn or Telford.
All restrooms in Leyburn and Telford are limited to single user capacity. All elevators are limited to 2 person capacity.
Returned materials will undergo a 7 day quarantine period before becoming available for checkout based on the latest research from the REALM Project.
The library will ship up to 6 physical books from its collection to students studying remotely or in campus quarantine locations.
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:
Campus Building | Room Number(s) |
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Chavis | 105 & 302 |
Early-Fielding | 108, 200, & 205 |
Huntley | 324 |
Mattingly | 101 |
Newcomb | 120, 304, & 310 |
Reid | 211 |
Center for Global Learning | 201 |
Science Addition | G16 |
Tucker | 024 |
Wilson | 2010 |
Elrod Commons | 114, 214, 206, 216 (Chavis Board Room), & 345 |
Looking for strong WiFi? Try these campus locations:
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.
Content in guide is subject to change.