Dec. 12, 2015 – Jan. 12, 2016
Monday – Thursday | 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Friday | 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday | CLOSED
Winter Break | Dec. 19, 2015 – Jan. 3, 2016 | 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.
Therapy dog teams will visit on Wednesday, Dec. 9, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. to provide much-needed stress relief to UL Lafayette students during finals week.
Dogs and their handlers from Pets for Health and Pet Partners will visit students on the 1st and 2nd floors.
The 3rd floor will remain a quiet area during the event for students who may have allergies or who wish to continue studying.
All students are invited and welcome to attend.
The digital archive of the Times-Picayune and Daily Picayune (New Orleans) includes full-text and full image of articles from 1837 through 1988.
Research Databases can be accessed using your ULID and password.
Questions? Ask a Librarian.
Nov. 25 – 27, 2015
Wednesday, Nov. 25 | 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 26 – Friday, Nov. 27 | 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.
Dr. Keith Clark, Professor of English and African American Studies at George Mason University and a prominent Gaines scholar, will present the 3rd Annual Ernest J. Gaines Lecture. Dr. Clark's lecture is titled "'This gon' be my place': Ernest J. Gaines and the Manifold Meanings of Home."
The lecture will be on Friday, Nov. 20, at 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., in the Ernest J. Gaines Center.
On the Friday after Thanksgiving, Louisiana celebrates Acadian Day. Former Gov. Edwin Edwards established the holiday in 1987 to commemorate the Acadian people's arrival in Louisiana, and each governor since then has continued the tradition of observing the holiday. Acadiana is a region full of rich history and culture, thanks to the settlers who made South Louisiana their home.
The library will be OPEN 24 HOURS for finals from Sunday, Nov. 29 at 2 p.m. until Friday, Dec. 11 at 4:30 p.m.
All public service departments, including the Circulation/Reserve Desk, Interlibrary Loan, Reference Desk/Chat, Reference Online Center (ROC) Lab, and STEP Labs, close at their regular hours:
Monday – Thursday | 7:30 a.m. – 11:45 p.m.
Friday | 7:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Saturday | 10 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Sunday | 2 p.m. – 10:45 p.m.
All UL Lafayette faculty are invited to attend a Librarian & Faculty Meet and Greet reception on Tuesday, Nov. 17, from 2 to 5 p.m.
The event is an opportunity for faculty to meet their departmental librarians, learn about the services the library offers, and share any needs or suggestions with library faculty.
The reception will be held in the staff lounge on the 2nd floor.
UL Lafayette Writing Lab Tutors will be in the Reference Area on the 1st floor.
Mondays – Thursdays | 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Sundays through November | 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Writing Lab tutors help students at any stage of the writing process. Find more information about services at the Writing Lab.
Join us for a book talk with author Dwaines Lawless, whose novel Cajun Moon focuses on traîteuses in Cajun culture. She will discuss traîteuses and the role they play in Acadiana throughout her novel. Lawless, a University of Louisiana at Lafayette alumna, received her Masters in Education from the University of Texas at Austin.
Thursday, Oct. 22 | 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
The event will take place in the Gaines Hallway on the 3rd floor. It is free and open to the public.
