St. John's News

With major renovation taking place at St. John’s University’s Queens Library this summer, many Library resources and services will be physically unavailable/inaccessible.

The Chin Ying Asian Library will be unaffected and will be open Monday-Thursday 8:30am-4:30pm. Appointments are recommended. To make an appointment, call 718-990-8013.

With the caveat that any of the information below could change based on the vagaries of construction—and we will notify you as soon as we are aware of any changes—here is the current  information about what areas and resources at the Library will and will not be available.

Collections:

• Print: although some print materials will be stored in St. Augustine Hall for the summer, they will be in protected areas and not accessible to library staff or library patrons.
• Online: databases, ejournals, etc. will be accessible as usual via the Libraries’ website; click here for more information about electronic resources and services. 

Study areas will be available on the 1st floor of St. Augustine Hall in the Quiet Study Area and the Academic Commons; self-service computer workstations, printing, and copying will also be available. All floors other than the 1st floor are CLOSED.
 
On-site Library services indicated below will be available on the 1st floor of St. Augustine Hall. Hours may vary because of the construction schedule, but standard hours will be 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday-Thursday, and 8:30 to 3:00 on Friday. The Library will be closed Saturday and Sunday beginning May 17. Check our online calendar for more specific information.

• Info Desk: walk-up desk for general questions, directions, etc. located in the lobby of SAH, just outside the Freshman Center;
• Reference: in-person service at central service desk in the Academic Commons (St. Augustine Hall, 1st floor); Ask us! email reference as usual, including some hours that the physical location is not open; reference librarians can assist patrons in finding alternate libraries that own the material they need to use over the summer and will issue METRO cards for use of NY metro area libraries;
• Circulation/Reserves: Reserve material will be located in the Academic Commons (St. Augustine Hall, 1st floor); eReserves will be accessible as normal; circulation will be essentially unavailable, and should not be relied upon; Circulation staff will be able to issue WALDO stickers for faculty, administrators, and staff to use WALDO libraries;
• Interlibrary Loan: will be borrowing books and articles as usual, submit requests online; if an item owned by St. John’s is not accessible, ILL will borrow it from another library; come to the service desk in the Academic Commons (St. Augustine Hall, 1st floor) for ILL assistance;
• Instructional Services: our goal is to visit as many summer courses as possible to reach out to students in order to minimize any inconvenience they may experience during this period. To schedule a visit, faculty should send an email to infoliteracy@stjohns.edu, or call Prof. Charles Livermore at ext. 5330 or Prof. Benjamin Turner, ext. 5562; tutorials and other online instructional material is available as usual.

Closed:

• Media Center
• Instructional Materials Center
• Archives/Special Collections

We appreciate your understanding as we do our best to continue providing library services during renovations in St. Augustine Hall.