Library Move Update

Beginning Thursday morning (6/15) all remaining contents of the old Library will be moved from the 240 Church Street building to the 7th floor of 40 Worth Street.    The 7th floor will house the library staff offices, significant new areas of student study space, group study rooms and computer training labs.  We hope to have the floor open and ready for all uses early in the week of June 19.

During this time access to the Library collection, facilities and study areas on the 4th and 14th Floors at 40 Worth Street should be uninterrupted.  The Reference, Circulation, and Interlibrary Loan departments will be open regular hours throughout this period.  The Reference Desk will be staffed as usual.  Additional study space also remains available in the Stiefel Reading Room in the A Building.

We expect the following interruptions of service, which may persist into the week of June 19:

            Telephone Service for Staff Who Are Moving:  This applies to all Reference Librarians, Technical Services Librarians and Library Administrative Staff.  Starting Thursday June 15, please use our reference desk number (212-431-2332) or circulation desk number (212-431-2333) when trying to reach any staff member. Your messages will then be passed on to the appropriate person.  Beginning next week, Library staff will all have the same phone numbers at 40Worth.

            Online Catalog and Subscription Databases: The public catalog and access to the Library’s subscription databases from off-campus will not be available beginning Friday (6/16) at 12:00 noon.  We hope to restore all catalog service by Monday 6/19.  The reference librarians [(212-431-2332) or e-mail at reference@nyls.edu] will be able to determine our book holdings and, if you are on-campus, direct you to alternative access for many of our subscription databases.

            Circulation Services: Book check-outs, renewals and returns will function normally, although we will not have access to Circulation Account Records between Friday afternoon (6/16) and Monday morning (6/19).

We apologize for the inconvenience and look forward to welcoming you to our new spaces next week.