Randall Bowman

Here are the library’s hours for the start of the semester:

Friday, August 26, is move-in day at Elon; the library will be open from 8 am to 5 pm. 

Saturday, August 27, the library will be open from 10 am to 5 pm. 

Sunday, August 28, the library will be open from noon until 11 pm.  The library will close to the public at 9 pm; Elon students and staff should use their Phoenix cards to enter the library from 9 to 11 pm.

Monday, August 29, the library will be open from 7:30 am until 11 pm.  The library will close to the public at 9 pm; Elon students and staff should use their Phoenix cards to enter the library from 9 to 11 pm.

Tuesday, August 30, the library will open at 7:30, and we will begin fall semester hours, including 24 hour access for Elon students and staff.

Belk Library’s Summer Lunch Series continues!  These sessions are open to all faculty and staff (as well as family members and university retirees).

Belk Library has more than just books and journals that Elon students use to do their work.  There are hidden gems that you can use.  These informal sessions won’t have homework…just useful tips.  And fun!  Please join us at lunchtime; we’ll provide the drinks and desserts!

Our next event is:

• “Summer Reading Recommendations: E-books and more”
• Date:  Monday, July 18
• Time: Noon
• Presenters: Shannon Tennant, Patrick Rudd, Betty Garrison
• Location: Belk 113
• Topics: the library has Kindles available for checkout, not to mention audiobooks and E-books, and NoveList for leisure reading recommendations. 

Please email Randall Bowman to RSVP.

For those of you still interested in the genealogy session, there will be another one in July!  Date TBA.

Here is the library’s schedule for the Fourth of July weekend.

Friday, July 1, the library will be open 8 am to 5 pm.

Saturday, July 2, the library will be open noon to 5 pm.

Belk Library will be closed on Sunday, July 3.

Monday, July 4^th, the library will be open 6 pm to 11 pm.  The library will close to the public at 9:00 pm; Elon Phoenix card holders can enter the library from 9 to 11 pm.

Tuesday, July 5, the library will resume regular summer hours.

Monday through Thursday: the library is open from 8 am to 11 pm.   The library will close to the public at 9 pm each night.  Students, faculty and staff with a valid Phoenix card can enter the library from 9 to 11 pm.

Friday: the library is open 8 am to 5:00 pm.

Saturday: the library is open from 9 am to 5 pm.

Sunday: the library is open in the evening from 6 pm to 11 pm.   The library will close to the public at 9 pm.  Students, faculty and staff with a valid Phoenix card  can enter the library from 9 to 11 pm. 

24 hour access for students and employees will return in the fall.

Belk Library would like to announce its Summer Lunch series: “Do you want to know a secret? What you don’t know about Belk Library”

Open to Elon employees…physical plant, staff, faculty, anyone that works at Elon!

Belk Library has more than just books and journals that Elon students use to do their work.  There are hidden gems that you can use.  These informal sessions won’t have homework…just useful tips.  And fun!

Please join us at lunchtime; bring your lunch, and we’ll provide the drinks and desserts!

 “Skeletons in the closet: Genealogy for beginners”

• Date:  Monday, June 20
• Time: Noon
• Presenters: Randall Bowman and Jamane Yeager
• Location: Belk 113
• Topics: Are you interesting in exploring your family’s history?  Join us for an introduction to genealogical research.  Topics will include using tools such as Heritage Quest, Ancestry Library, Familysearch.org; also, other good places to look.

“Summer Reading Recommendations: E-books, audiobooks, and good reads”

• Date:  Monday, July 18
• Time: Noon
• Presenters: Shannon Tennant, Patrick Rudd, Betty Garrison
• Location: Belk 113
• Topics: the library has Kindles available for checkout, not to mention audiobooks and E-books, and NoveList for leisure reading recommendations. 

Please email Randall Bowman to RSVP.

Monday, May 16, to Thursday, May 19, the library will be open 7:30 am to 11 pm each day.  The library will close to the public at 9:00 pm each night; Phoenix card holders can enter library from 9 to 11 pm.  24 hour access for Phoenix card holders will return in the fall.

Friday, May 20, the library will be open 7:30 am to 9:00 pm.  The library will close to the public at 5:00 pm.

Saturday, May 21, is Commencement day at Elon.  The library will be open 9 am to 5 pm.  Please be aware that parking on campus will be limited in the morning and early afternoon.

Sunday, May 22, the library will be open 6 pm to 11 pm.  The library will close to the public at 9 pm.

Monday, May 23, to Thursday, May 26, the library will be open 8 am to 11 pm.  The library will close to the public at 9:00 pm each day.

The library will be closed on Friday, May 27, for Staff Appreciation Day.

Saturday, May 28, the library will be open noon to 5 pm.

The library will be closed on Sunday, May 29.

On Monday, May 30 (Memorial Day), the library will be open 6 pm to 11 pm.  The library will close to the public at 9 pm.

Tuesday, May 31, the library will resume regular summer hours.

From now to Sunday, May 15, all library computers are reserved after 3:00 pm for Elon students, faculty, and staff.

Friday, May 6, the library will be open 7:30 am to midnight.  The library will close to the public at 5:00 pm.  There will not be 24 hour access for Elon students Friday night.

Saturday, May 7, the library will be open 9 am to midnight.  The library will close to the public at 5:00 pm.  There will not be 24 hour access for Elon students Saturday night.

Sunday, May 8, the library will be open 10 am to 1:00 am.  The library will close to the public at 9 pm.  24 hour access will be available for Elon students Sunday night.

Monday, May 9, to Sunday, May 15, the library will be open 7:30 am to 1:00 am each day; the library will close to the public at 9:00 pm each night.  24 hour access will be available for Elon students each night.

Monday, May 16, to Thursday, May 19, the library will be open 7:30 am to 11 pm each day.  The library will close to the public at 9:00 pm each night.

Friday, May 20, the library will be open 7:30 am to 9:00 pm.  The library will close to the public at 5:00 pm.

Saturday, May 21, is Commencement day at Elon.  The library will be open 9 am to 5 pm.

Belk Library is now using QR Codes; in our latest podcast, Lynne Bisko explains to Patrick Rudd what a QR code is, and how a mobile device can be scan codes in Belk Library to get more information about library services and equipment.  Find it at: http://belklibrarypodcast.blogspot.com/

Monday, April 18, to Thursday, April 21, the library will be open regular hours.  The library will close to public each night at 9:00.  24 hour access will be available for Elon students and employees with a valid Phoenix card.

Friday, April 22, the library will be open 7:30 am to 9:00 pm.  The library will close to the public at 5:00 pm.

Saturday, April 23, the library will be open from 9 am to 5 pm.  The library will close at all patrons at 5:00.

 Sunday, April 24, the library will be open from 2:00 pm to 11:00 pm.  The library will close to the public at 9:00 pm, and then to students at 11 pm.  There will be no 24 hour access for Elon students Sunday night and early Monday morning. 

 Monday, April 25, the library will open at 9:00 am, and will resume its regular schedule.

Barbara Gordon, Associate Professor of English at Elon University, is the co-author of a new book about breast cancer: Breast Cancer Recurrence & Advanced Disease: Comprehensive Expert Guidance, published by Duke University Press. In this interview, Randall Bowman talks with Dr. Gordon about her own experience with breast cancer, and how her search for information about the disease led her to write this book.  Find the podcast at: http://belklibrarypodcast.blogspot.com/