We apologize for any inconvenience caused by today’s power outage at W. W. Hagerty Library. The outage was caused by a transformer problem at 32nd street and PECO has since resolved the problem. The building was temporarily evacuated but has since reopened.

W. W. Hagerty Library will be closing at 10:30PM on Monday, April 2, 2012 due to a scheduled PECO power outage.

All facilities within W. W. Hagerty Library, including the Bookmark Cafe, will be closed from 10:30PM on Monday, April 2 until 7:30AM on Tuesday, April 3.

Thank you for your patience!

It’s that time again! To help you get through Finals Week, W. W. Hagerty Library and the Library Learning Terrace will be open 24/7 for current members of the Drexel community.

• W. W. Hagerty Library will be open 24/7 between Thursday, March 15 at 7:30 AM – Friday, March 23 at 10 PM.
• The Library Learning Terrace will be open 24/7 between Sunday, March 18 at noon – Friday, March 23 at 5 PM.

During this period only CURRENT Drexel students, faculty & staff can enter the building.  DragonCards are required for entry.

We’ll help you get through Finals Week with extended hours. If you like to study at 7 AM, 5 PM, Midnight or 2 AM – we’re open!

• W. W. Hagerty Library will be open 24/7 between Thursday, December 1 at 7:30 AM – Friday, December 9 at 10 PM.
• The Library Learning Terrace will be open 24/7 between Sunday, December 4 at noon – Friday, December 9 at 5 PM.

During this period only CURRENT Drexel students, faculty & staff can enter the building.  DragonCards are required for entry.

We know that in the first couple of weeks of fall quarter students are busy finding their way to class and getting on top of their homework.  Looking for some space to spread out and get your work done?  Visit the Library Learning Terrace!  You can work alone or in a group, connect to the super-fast DragonFly3 wireless network, and use the white boards to review notes or look at your homework a little differently.  Hours for weeks 1 & 2 are Monday – Thursday noon-8pm and Friday noon-5pm.  See you there!

Perhaps you’re wondering why the lower level of W. W. Hagerty has been closed…

“The Libraries escaped damage from both the earthquake and hurricane Irene, but unfortunately the tremendous amount of rain in the days following proved to be too much for the city’s drainage system, and we had some water damage in W. W. Hagerty’s lower level as a result. We are working with University Facilities to get the lower level re-opened as quickly as possible so that students can use the space, but also want to make sure that we are adhering to all appropriate safety measures,” Danuta A. Nitecki, Dean of Libraries said today.

The lower level is scheduled to re-open on Monday, September 19th. If, in the meantime, you need to access resources that are kept in the lower level, please alert a staff member at the circulation desk.

You may have noticed two new scanners in your library and we’d like to know what you think! These scanners are on trial while we see what might work best for our patrons.

You can help us make the decision by offering your opinion.

1. Which scanner did you like better (scanner A or scanner B)?
2. Do you currently use the Libraries scanners?
3. If you had the choice to scan or photocopy, which would you choose?
4. If you had the choice to scan to a PDF, scan to an e-mail or scan to a flash drive, which would you prefer?
5. How simple was the scanner to use?

The Library Learning Terrace is back open this week! Check out the hours, listed below:

Monday, August 8th – 10 AM – 10 PM
Tuesday, August 9th – 10 Am – 10 PM
Wednesday, August 10th – 10 AM – 10 PM
Thursday, August 11th – 10 AM – 10 PM
Friday, August 12th – 10 AM – 5 PM
Saturday, August 13th – Closed
Sunday, August 14th – 10 AM – 10 PM

There are a lot of great things in the Terrace: comfortable chairs, group spaces, individual spaces, whiteboards, and lots of windows. Everything is on wheels, so shift things around to accommodate your group, or create your own personal study nook.

…just remember, the same Libraries policies apply to the Terrace, so that means that you’ve got to leave your pizza, hoagie, Chinese food, burrito, etc. in the dining terrace. Snacks and bottled drinks are still OK!

Plumbing repairs are ongoing at the Library Learning Terrace, and so the space continues to be closed. We hope that repairs will be finished soon and that the Library Learning Terrace will be open later this week.

Thanks for your patience.

Drexel’s Library Learning Terrace was the focus of a recent TIME article by Tim Newcomb about a new trend in libraries. You can read his article at time.com.

We invite you post and share your comments below. What do you think – is a bookless library still a library?