Odum Library Blog

Odum Library will close at 3:00 pm Friday, December 16, 2016 and reopen at 8 am Tuesday, January 3, 2017 in observation of Holiday Break. Decmber 12-15, the library will close early at 5:30 pm.

Library questions submitted via website forms or email as after the library closes at 3:00 pm, Friday, December 16 will not receive a response until the library reopens on Tuesday, January 3, 2017.

GIL Express requests will not be available from 12/11/2016 through 1/1/2017 for the winter break.

ILL requests submitted after Friday, December 16 will not be processed until the Library reopens on Tuesday, January 3, 2017.

Odum Express Delivery Service to faculty departmental offices is suspended from Friday, December 9, 2016, and will resume on Tuesday, January 3, 2017.

Odum Library will close at 5:30 pm Monday, December 21, 2015 and reopen at 8 am Monday, January 4, 2016 in observation of Holiday Break.

Library questions submitted via website forms or email as after 12 noon on Monday, December 21, will not receive a response until the library reopens on Monday, January 4, 2016.

GIL Express is unavailable from December 14, 2015 through January 1, 2016.

ILL requests submitted after Monday, December 21 will not be processed until the Library reopens on Monday, January 4, 2016.

Odum Express Delivery Service to faculty departmental offices is suspended from Friday, December 11, 2015, and will resume on Monday, January 11, 2016.

November has brought a few hints of cooler weather, Daylight Savings Time, Veterans Day, and Native American Heritage Month. As the days grow shorter, keep in mind upcoming schedule changes during the Thanksgiving break:

• Odum Library will close at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 24, and reopen Saturday, November 28, at 9:00 a.m.

Other significant November events:

• November 16-20, American Education Week
• November 19, the anniversary of the Gettysburg Address
• November 26, Thanksgiving

Once VSU students return to classes on November 30, the days of the semester grow shorter as well. Classes end on Monday, December 7, and final exams end Friday, December 11, with graduation on Saturday, December 12.  After that, it’ll be January 11, 2016, before students start classes again. Take care and enjoy your holidays!

Need a quiet and safe place to study all night for finals?  Don’t fret over noisy neighbors or persistent partiers! Odum Library will be open nonstop from noon on Sunday, May 3rd, to 9:00 Friday evening, May 8th.

Odum Library will close at 3:00 pm Friday, December 19, 2014 and reopen at 8 am Monday, January 5, 2015 in observation of Holiday Break.

Library questions submitted via website forms or email as after the library closes at 3:00 pm, Friday, December 19 will not receive a response until the library reopens on Monday, January 5, 2015.

GIL Express is unavailable from December 15, 2014 through January 1, 2015.

ILL requests submitted after Friday, December 19 will not be processed until the Library reopens on Monday, January 5, 2015.

ILLiad login will be unavailable on January 3, 2015, from 12:01 am to 3:00 pm,  approximately 15 hours.

Odum Express Delivery Service to faculty departmental offices is suspended from Friday, December 19, 2014, and will resume on Monday, Jan. 5, 2015.

The library’s online catalogs, GIL-FIND@VSU and Classic GIL@VSU, will be unavailable for several hours, starting at 5 pm on Saturday Dec. 20, for a scheduled upgrade.