With final exams approaching, the Mendik Library has begun its Study Hall schedule. Our facility – including reading rooms, Group Study rooms, and computer labs – opens at 7 a.m. every morning, and remains open until 2 a.m. every day through the end of the exams period.

During Study Hall, the Library is staffed for Business Hours only:

Monday – Thursday: 8 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.

The Circulation Desk and the Reserve Collection are closed during non-business hours – late nights and early mornings. All Circulation transactions, including borrowing and return of books, as well as charge-out and charge-in of Reserve Collection items, must be completed during Business Hours.

Late night and early morning hours are for finals study by NYLS students only. Security guards patrol the Library space. Policies regarding food, drink and quiet study remain in effect.

During Study Hall we strive to maintain an atmosphere of quiet, free of distraction. We welcome your cooperation.

A reminder to the community that the Mendik Library will be closed from December 24, 2014, through January 4, 2015. (We will be open on December 22 and December 23 from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm.)

If you have any reference questions, please email us at reference@nyls.edu and a reference librarian will get back to you as soon as possible. As noted below, because the email system will be unavailable on December 29 and 30, any emails sent on those days may not reach us. If you do not receive a response, please resend your email.

Due dates on borrowed materials will be adjusted to January 5.

On Monday and Tuesday December 29 and 30, the Office of Information Technology (OIT) will be performing upgrades and maintenance on the NYLS network. On those two days, the following Library services will be unavailable:

• Reference and Circulation Services (email, phone, IM)
• All content on the Library’s Website
• The Online Catalog
• Access to Electronic Resources
• Mendik Mobile services

Our best wishes to everyone for a happy holiday season.

Effective Monday April 15, all study areas and computer labs in the Mendik Library will remain open late night and early morning hours.  The late hours extend to 2 a.m. every day, and the Library space reopens at 7 a.m. every morning.  This Study Hall schedule will remain in effect through the end of the exams period.

During Study Hall all areas behind the Circulation Desk, including the Reserve Collection and the Reserve Reading Room, will close at 11 p.m. on Monday through Thursday, and 10 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  The Library opens for business at 8 a.m. on weekdays, and 9 a.m. on weekends.

During late night and early morning Study Hall hours there are no librarians on duty; security guards patrol Library rooms and study areas.  All Circulation transactions, including borrowing and return of books, as well as charge-out and charge-in of Reserve materials, must be completed by regular closing time.  Policies regarding food, drink and quiet study remain in effect.

Late and early Study Hall is for NYLS students only; you’ll need your NYLS OneCard ID to stay at closing time, and to enter the Library after closing. Please have your ID ready to show the guard.

Students will be required to leave the Mendik Library when the facility closes at 2 a.m.  Study areas elsewhere on campus remain open 24 hours.