The stairwell between Hagerty’s first and second floors is temporarily closed for reflooring. Please use the elevators to get between floors. We expect the stairs to reopen for use on Thursday the 17th.

Thanks for your patience while we beautify!

Workers are currently repairing and reflooring the stairs between Hagerty’s second and third floors. This means that the steps are covered with smelly, sticky glue. Please be sure to observe the barriers to these steps so as to avoid undoing the careful work that’s being done there, and also to avoid getting glue on the bottom of your shoes and tracking it through the library.

If you need to get to the third floor, please use the elevator, which is now open to all levels of the Hagerty building.

Thanks for your cooperation and patience.

Hagerty Library’s first floor is getting new carpeting this week. Different areas of the floor will be occupied by carpeters, meaning furniture may be moved, noise may be made, and smells may ensue.  Please stick with us while we improve the library.

Thanks for your cooperation.

Portions of the stairways in Hagerty Library will be closed throughout the week as workers finish the flooring project. When you come to a closed section of the stairway, please use the elevators.

All work will be done after 5pm this week.

Thanks for your cooperation and patience while we make improvements.

Yes.

We’re making a some noise in the library over break. We know, we know, we’re supposed to be quiet, but we have a good excuse: renovations.

During the break workers will be installing new lighting fixtures and ceiling tiles, and also doing some painting around Hagerty–especially on the second floor. It makes some noise, but we figure better now than when you’re trying to concentrate on school work.

Workers are also preparing to begin new carpet installation in January. We will keep the noise to a minimum and ensure that the carpeting process is as seamless as possible.

Thanks for your patience with the noise while we improve the library.

If you were on Hagerty’s first floor yesterday evening, you may have noticed that some work was being done on the ceiling tiles near the back of the building. This work will continue through the week around the perimeter of the first floor.

Fear not–work on the ceiling tiles will be suspended during exam week in order to avoid disturbing students. Until then, we appreciate your patience; we may have to ask you to move tables to make room for ladders.

Ah, Fall…how sweet it is.

Hagerty’s welcoming you back with candy. Meet us in the café between 5 and 6 today, check out the new interior design and food options, catch up with the library, and most important: eat candy.

See you there.

Starting Monday August 24th, part of Hagerty’s 2nd floor stacks will be closed for renovation. Need a book between HG185 and JN1? Let someone at the Circulation Desk know and they’ll get it for you.

Not sure what your book’s call number is? Look it up in the catalog. You’ll see a note that says: “Area under renovation–request this item at the Circulation Desk.” If you don’t see this note, or if your book is outside the range between C and JX, feel free to browse yourself.

As you may know, Hagerty Library has recently received many comments about its policy against meals in the building. These comments include complaints that food policy reflects disrespect and distrust toward students and ignorance of high tuition costs.

If you are angry about being asked to leave your food at the door, please take a breath, count to ten, and consider these facts:

• When the café reopens in the fall, full meals will be allowed 24/7.
• If you’ve ever spoken with a library staff member, you know that they are respectful, helpful people who want to help you get the most from your education.
• Tuition revenue that goes to the library is used to fulfill its education and research mission—not to maintain a dining area.
• The food policy has been in place since November 2008, after a loosening of the policy resulted in mice, cockroaches, litter, and filth.
• Prior to the new policy in November, we received frequent student complaints about the smells, garbage, and noise associated with food in a place that is intended to be a clean and quiet study area.
• There are many places nearby on campus that welcome you and your meals.

Even with the food policy in place, library staff members have arrived in the morning to find the previous night’s food garbage awaiting them. This garbage includes:

• Mountains of orange peels piled next to computers
• Pizza boxes on tables with mice underneath
• Entire bowls of soup spilled on the floor and left to seep into the carpet
• Much more

Please join us in keeping the library clean and safe. This is the only way we can continue to provide the resources and services you need for your Drexel career.

If you’ve walked into Hagerty Library recently, you’ve noticed that Bookmark Cafe is closed for renovations until the end of the summer.

“Where do I eat my meal?” you may ask. The answer is “outside of the library.” In order to keep the building clean, pest free, and accessible for all of our patrons, we must continue to enforce our food policy while the cafe is closed. This means that you can bring in small snacks and drinks in covered containers but not hoagies, french fries, pizza, egg sandwiches, or anything that could be construed as a meal.

This policy applies to all areas of Hagerty Library, *including classrooms.*

Starting on Monday, July 6th, public safety staff at the entry gates to the library will help us enforce our food policy by asking patrons to leave their meals at the door.  Please pitch in and help keep Hagerty clean and pest free by respecting the rules–and those who enforce them.

Here are some on-campus common areas where your meals are welcome with open arms:

Pearlstein Learning Center (Lounge at Starbucks)
Matheson Hall (basement study area)
Korman Hall (lobby)
Nestbit Hall (lobby)
Bossone Research Center (past the desk and to the left as you enter)
Rush Building (courtyard and lobby)
Handchumacher Dining Center
Creese Student Center (lobby)
LeBow Engineering Center (lobby)