hours

Library services and research help will be available online during the week of Winter Intensives: January 11 - January 15, 2021. The building remains closed at this time. Hours and contact information are listed below.

Electronic collections including eBooks, streaming films, article databases, and more are available 24/7 from off-campus using your Bentley email address and password. For more information, visit our Getting Started @ the Bentley Library -- Online! page.

Bentley University has announced an extended winter break this year. The Bentley Library will be closed Thursday, December 24, 2020, through Sunday, January 10, 2021. All staffed services will be unavailable during the break.

Please note the changes to our online help hours for the period of time after classes end on December 17^th and before winter break begins on December 24^th.

The library will close for Bentley University’s Thanksgiving Break at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 24. Online Reference Services will resume on Sunday, November 29, from 1:00-9:00 p.m. (EST).

As we enter the sixth week of the trimester, we are seeing the number of people using the library at night increase. We're excited to announce that we have just extended our evening hours to be open until midnight Sunday-Thursday! We are also opening two hours earlier on Saturdays, at 10:00 a.m.

Please keep wearing your face coverings, maintaining physical distance, and abiding posted room occupancy limits and other guidelines. Your participation in following Bentley's safety protocols allows us to offer more hours and services. Thank you, Falcons!

The library's online help services will be closed nights and weekends during the period after summer session classes end and before fall classes begin - Monday, August 10 through Sunday, August 30. 

Library Services is available online:

In observance of the Independence Day holiday, the following special virtual service hours will be in effect Thursday, July 2 - Sunday, July 5. We will resume normal summer hours in all departments on Monday, July 6.

Online Help Hours

In observance of the Memorial Day holiday, the library's online help services will be unavailable Saturday, May 23 through Monday, May 25. We will resume our normal summer hours on Tuesday, May 26.

You can find detailed information on how to access the library's services and resources online—including special services for faculty—on the Bentley Library Coronavirus Updates & Remote Services page.

Hours Updated May 14, 2020

Bentley University has announced that classes will not be held March 16–20 as the university and students prepare to move to remote, online classes beginning Monday, March 23.

The Bentley Library will be open Sunday, March 15–Saturday, March 21 to accommodate faculty, staff and students who need access to our physical collections and resources.