Sept. 5 – 7, 2020
Saturday, Sept 5 | 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Sunday, Sept 6 | 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Monday, Sept 7 | CLOSED
Special Collections | Labor Day Weekend | CLOSED
All public service departments, including the Circulation/Reserve Desk, Interlibrary Loan, Reference Desk/Chat, Reference Online Center (ROC) Lab, and STEP Labs, close 15 minutes before the building closes.
The library will be OPEN and resume regular hours on Saturday, Aug. 29.
The library is closed Monday, Aug. 24 through Friday, Aug. 28 due to tropical storms Marco and Laura.
Virtual reference assistance is available during these hours. Access online library resources.
The library will close and move to virtual assistance at 1 p.m. on Monday through Tuesday.
Virtual assistance services will be unavailable on Wednesday and Thursday.
Virtual assistance will resume on Friday.
Special Collections will be conducting class instruction and tours virtually for the Fall 2020 semester. Professors/instructors may schedule a tour of the University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collections and Louisiana Collection.
For more information, contact:
Zachary Stein | Head of Special Collections
zachary.stein@louisiana.edu | (337) 482-6427
The My Account feature in the Dupré Library Catalog is working again.
Mon, 08/10/2020 – 3:01 p.m.
Professors and Instructors may schedule a class tour of the University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collections and the Louisiana Collection with the Head of Special Collections - scott.jordan@louisiana.edu.
When making appointments, list two possible dates/times. We will try to schedule the first choice. You will be notified of your confirmed appointment.
View Special Collections Hours. Any requested appointments made outside these hours will be reviewed on the following business day.
Stop in front of the library to grab a popsicle and information about modified services.
Aug. 13 – 15 | 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Aug. 16 | 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
** Masks Required **
The library will REOPEN for the Fall semester on Aug. 17, 2020.
Aug. 17 – Nov. 25, 2020
Monday – Thursday | 7:30 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Friday | 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Saturday | 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday | 1 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Reduced Hours:
Closures:
Research assistance will be offered online via the Ask a Librarian service during the following times:
Aug. 1 – Aug. 16, 2020
Monday – Thursday | 7:30 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Friday | 7:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday | CLOSED
Jessica Barton has been named the winner of the 2020 Jefferson Caffery Research Award. Her project, "Ambassador Jefferson Caffery (1886-1974): Latin American Posts", focuses on Ambassador Caffery's services in El Salvador, Colombia, Cuba and Brazil. Jessica utilized the Jefferson Caffery Papers (Collection 45) housed in the University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection.
