LIBRARY CLOSING POLICY
Closing
procedures begin 1 hour before the stated closing time that is, if
the Library closes at midnight, then closing procedures begin at approximately
11:00 p.m., at which time labs and unoccupied study rooms will be
locked and all laptops must be returned.
At 30
minutes to closing patrons will be asked, "to proceed to the
checkout counter immediately if you intend to checkout any items before
leaving."
At 15
minutes to closing patrons will be advised again that the library
will be closing and, "Please immediately save and send any print
jobs to the printers and proceed promptly to the first floor for exit."
Anyone
coming in during this time should be able to notice that closing procedures
are underway, and staff may alert them that the Library will soon
close.
Since the
clocks in the building may not show the same time, the clock over the
main entrance to the library will be the "official" clock for closing
purposes, unless it is not functioning properly and is off by more than
5 minutes; in that case staff may take the time from the computer network
or call the local number for the correct time.