The Youth Collection has moved to a temporary location on the first floor on the east side of the building.  The Collection will remain on the first floor until the refurbishment project is completed in their area on third floor.  Their third floor home will receive new furniture, wall paint, carpet, and shelving over the course of the fall semester.

If you have any difficulty locating Youth Collection materials please be sure to ask the friendly folks in the Youth offices on the first floor, or stop by the Circulation Desk or Reference Desk on the second floor.

Beginning bright and early Monday August 1 the Youth Collection will begin its move from its current location on the third floor to a temporary location on the first floor.  If you have difficulty locating a Youth book or item during the move please see the helpful folks at the Circulation Desk.

The current Youth Collection room will be renovated over the fall and part of the spring semesters.  When it reopens in the spring it will be sporting a new look, including shelving, carpet and wall paint.  There may be some other surprises too!

The temporary location of the Collection will be along the east side of the first floor, in the the area which formerly held the current periodicals.

UNI's summer session is quickly drawing to a close.  Soon we will all begin preparing for a great fall semester!  Rod Library will be open the following hours during the August interim.

July 30 - July 31, Saturday - Sunday, Closed
August 1 - 5, Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

August 6 - 7, Saturday - Sunday, Closed
August 8 - 12, Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

August 13 - 14, Saturday - Sunday, Closed
August 15 - 19, Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

August 20, Saturday, 12:00 noon - 5:00 p.m.
August 21, Sunday, 12:00 noon - 9:00 p.m.
 

Work began in earnest this week on the fourth floor ceiling ducts.  Eller Insulation is insulating portions of our air ducts to prevent condensation forming and dripping onto our ceiling tiles.  The drips have stained the ceiling tiles and at times have damaged books.  There may be some extra noise on the fourth floor during this time and a bit of dust as they remove and replace ceiling tiles.  They should be all finished up within a week and a half.

If you need assistance locating a quiet place to study please see the helpful folks at the Circulation Desk by the Library's entrance.

Thank you for your patience!

The Library will be open the following hours over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

• July 1, Friday, 7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
• July 2, Saturday, 12:00 noon-5:00 p.m.
• July 3, Sunday, 12:00 noon-5:00 p.m.
• July 4, Monday, Closed
• July 5 we return to our normal summer hours

Have a happy and safe 4th of July!

Dean of Library Services Marilyn Mercado retired from the University on June 30, 2011, after more than 22 years of dedicated service to Rod Library and UNI and 10 years as Dean. Rod Library faculty and staff thank her for her years of service and her leadership and wish her well in her retirement. She will be greatly missed!

Associate Professor Katherine Martin, Head of the Collection Management and Special Services Department, was named Acting Dean effective July 1. Rod Library welcomes Kate to her new position! She has been a Library faculty member since 1982 and a Department Head in Rod Library since 1991.

A search for a permanent Dean will begin this fall.
 

Rod Library will be closed this weekend, May 7 and 8.  We will begin our regular summer schedule on Monday May 9.

Happy Mother's Day!

The Library will offer extended building hours this week and next week.  Our open hours will be:

April 27 - 28, Wednesday - Thursday, 7:30 a.m. - 2:00 a.m.
April 29, Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 12:00 midnight
April 30, Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 midnight
May 1, Sunday, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 a.m.
May 2 - 3, Monday - Tuesday, 7:30 a.m. - 2:00 a.m.
May 4, Wednesday, 7:30 a.m. - 12:00 midnight
May 5, Thursday, 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
May 6, Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Good luck to everyone on your finals and end of semester projects!  Have a great summer!

Rod Library is conducting a survey to help us tailor our mobile website to fit the needs of our mobile users.   The survey takes about 5 minutes to complete and will be available until Feburary 16th. Thanks for your help!

Mobile Website Survey (survey is closed)

We are continuing to develop our mobile website to better meet the needs of our users.  Please take the Mobile Website User Survey and tell us what you want to see on Rod Library's mobile site. The survey will be available from January 28 through February 14, 2011.

Thank you for your help!