STEP Lab Assistance
Need help with the STEP Lab equipment in the library? Ask the STEP Lab student workers in the STEP Lab on the 1st floor or contact STEP directly at step@louisiana.edu, (337) 482-6420, or F.G. Mouton – Room 313.
Academic Mentoring Matters Tutoring Area in Library
Come check ou the new tutoring area for biology and chemistry. It's located behind the Reference Area towards the mural, to the right, and then just look for the Academic Mentoring Matters sign above.
Volunteers from the UL Lafayette Department of Biology's Mentoring Matters program will be in the library throughout the semester to tutor students who need help with their biology and chemistry coursework.
Information about hours and classes are posted in the tutoring area.
Writing Lab Library Hours
Tutors from the UL Lafayette Writing Lab will be in the library this semester during morning and evening hours to assist students with papers and other written assignments at any stage in the writing process.
Monday & Wednesday | 9 a.m. – noon
Monday – Thursday | 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
The tutoring station will be located at a table in the Reference Area on the 1st floor near the mural.
Portable Power Stations Now Available for Check Out
The library now has four portable power stations with a 4-in-1 data transfer and quick charging cable (2 iP (Lightning) + Type-c + Micro) available to borrow for up to four hours. These rechargeable battery-powered generators have an AC outlet, DC input and output, and USB charging ports to power your devices.
Inquire at the Circulation Desk.
Event: Book Talk with Bryan Washington -- Jan. 27
Join us on Jan. 27, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. at the Ernest J. Gaines Center for a book reading with the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence recipient Bryan Washington as he reads from his new novel Lot.
On Jan. 30, 2020, Bryan Washington will be awarded the 2019 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence. Washington’s work has appeared in the New Yorker, The New York Times, Boston Review, and more.
Library Seeks Feedback About Research Guides
Librarians are here for you. With the start of a new semester, we'd like to know what kinds of research guides you would like to see. The guides can meet the research needs of a particular department, course, assignment, subject, or how-to.
Email reference@louisiana.edu
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Library Hours
Jan. 18 – 20, 2020
Saturday, Jan. 18 | 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 19 | 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 20 | 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.
Spring Semester Library Hours
Jan. 15 – May 8, 2020
Monday – Thursday | 7:30 a.m. – midnight
Friday | 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Saturday | 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday | 2 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Closures:
Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Monday, Jan. 20
Mardi Gras | Saturday, Feb. 22 – Tuesday, Feb. 25
Spring Break | Friday, April 10 – Monday, April 13
Spring Break | Saturday, April 18
Reduced Hours:
Lafayette Reads Together 2020
Join Dupré Library and the Lafayette Public Library for Lafayette Reads Together 2020, a community-wide reading program to get the community reading, sharing, and discussing the same book.
View the Lafayette Reads Together 2020 Guide for more information about this program and event details.
Stop by on Jan. 21, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. to get a free copy of Dry by Neal and Jarrod Shusterman.
New & Improved Credo Reference
Credo Reference, now a part of Infobase, has been relaunched with a reimagined search experience that forefronts the Mind Map function. Credo's editors carefully designed these enhancements in keeping with their vision of helping students start their research while building better research skills.
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