So the administration definitely listens. A week ago, Dr. Elliot Hirschman chose to present to the president and other members of the President Council, a pilot program (that extends the library hours by 2 hours one the week before final exam) to keep the library open for longer hours at least a week before the exams. He gave SGA senators who have been working towards this goal a chance to speak to the council and present our case. We did so and they were impressed. The President’s council decided to fund the extra $1500 cost of opening the library for later hours from May 4th – May 19th. They want to look at this two week test period and other statistics on library usage to decide whether or not to extend the library hours in the future.
So this two week period will be a test run. We as students need to show them that
1. We’re thankful that they paid attention to our needs.
2. We actually do need these longer hours, not only during the exam week but otherwise as well.
So, we need to make sure that every UMBC student is aware that the library will be open for longer hours during those two weeks. We need to use the space and show that we need the space.
Here are the exact dates and hours of services:
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| | May 4th 8am – 2am | May 5th 8am – 2am | May 6th 8am – 2am | May 7th 8am – 2am | May 8th 8am – 10pm | May 9th 10am –10pm |
| May 10th Noon – 2am | May 11th 8am – 2am | May 12th 8am – 2am | May 13th 8am – 2am | May 14th EXAM DAY 8am – 2am | May 15th EXAM DAY 8am – 10pm | May 16th 10am– 10pm |
| May 17th Noon – 2am | May 18th EXAM DAY 8am – 2am | May 19th EXAM DAY 8am – 2am | May 20th EXAM DAY 8am – 9pm | May 21st 8am – 5pm | | |
The atrium is still open 24/7
Hours of service desks
Library Media
Monday-Thursday 8:30am – 11pm
Friday 8:30am – 6pm
Saturday 11am – 6pm
Sunday Noon – 11pm
Reference/Information
Monday – Thursday 9am – 9pm
Friday - 9am – 6pm
Saturday Noon – 6pm
Sunday Noon – 8pm
Gallery
M,Tu,W,F Noon – 4pm
Th Noon – 8pm
Serials
Monday – Thursday 8am – 10:30pm
Friday 8am – 6pm
Saturday 10am – 6pm
Sunday Noon–10:30pm
Slide Library – in room 216 in Fine Arts Building
Monday – Friday 9pm – 4pm
Special Collections
Monday – Friday 1pm – 4pm
Thursday, May 14th 1pm – 8pm