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.